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China coal mine blast death toll reaches 92
Sixteen miners remain trapped after a gas explosion in Hegang in Heilongjiang province
Fund focus: riding the Chinese dragon
Invesco Perpetual’s Asian fund targets sectors benefiting from the growth of China, which continues to prove its strength during the downturn
Chinese white weddings boost platinum
Chinese brides, who value platinum partly because it goes so well with a white wedding dress, are on course to snap up enough of the metal to make up for a fall in demand from the auto components industry
China’s banks face overseas pitfalls
Torture case brought in the US reveals the perils that could threaten the overseas’ expansion dreams of China’s government-owned entities
India losing English advantage to China
India is rapidly losing an economic advantage, with the number of Chinese able to speak English now on a par with its rival, a British Council study shows
Minsheng raises $3.9bn from Hong Kong IPO
China Minsheng Banking Corp will raise at least $3.9bn with its Hong Kong initial public offering – but without the support of a high-profile Chinese private equity fund
Fears of China property bubble
Asset price rises leading to rampant wasteful investment in the sector, undermining nation’s long-term growth says Soho China head
Lex: Rare earth elements
China has cornered the market in commodities that are arguably as important as oil to a modern economy
Block on Minsheng deal costs US $1.7bn
US authorities blocked Minsheng, the Chinese bank, from acquiring a Californian lender in a deal that could have saved almost $300m of taxpayers’ money and $1.4bn from an industry insurance fund, say people familiar with the matter.
Opinion: China can build on the basis of sound finance
Only with proper firewalls between them can banks and capital markets function as two engines of economic growth. If one fails, the other can still carry on, writes Liu Mingkang
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China blurs bipolar view
The accepted view of the world order – a line that divides the ‘developed’ from the ‘developing’ worlds – has always been illusory. But now, in China’s case, it has become misleading, writes James Kynge
Comment
Obama seeks change Beijing can believe in
The only way to nudge China towards common goals is to draw it in so that its priorities coalesce with those of other nations, writes David Pilling
Dragonbeat
Trying to be like Chicago, Chongqing learns some tough lessons
Chongqing, the biggest city in west China, is sometimes referred to as “China’s Chicago”. But does it have what it takes to emulate the Windy City, asks Tom Miller
