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China quake spurs calls for private charities
Companies are calling for a law to allow them to set up charitable foundations independent from the government, a move that could open up space for civil society in Beijing
Beijing arrests ‘White House’ party chief
A Communist party official is under investigation for a suspicious death and overseeing construction of a lavish government office as China launches another anti-graft drive
Beijing go-ahead for CLSA venture expansion
Mainland regulators have given a Chinese securities joint-venture co-owned by CLSA brokerage and investment bank permission to trade stocks and to distribute research
Lex: China telecoms restructuring
Minority investors are no strangers to pulling the short straw, especially in Asian mergers and acquisitions. How much worse a deal can they expect when government calls the shots?
Chinese reap biggest Kyoto rewards
China has been by far the biggest winner from the Kyoto protocol, receiving tens of billions of dollars in investment to finance low-carbon technology
China telecoms move raises hopes of overhaul
Management changes as China Mobile absorbs Railcom is setting the stage for a long-awaited merger of sector players
Rio Tinto hits back at China in iron ore fight
Rio Tinto slammed Chinese steelmakers over increasingly aggressive negotiating tactics, after the China Iron & Steel Association called for its members to boycott spot sales of its iron ore
China hits at Baxter in heparin probe
Chinese regulators accused US drug company Baxter of failing to co-operate in an investigation over deaths linked to impurities in blood thinner heparin
Macao to limit casino growth
Macao is to rein in the growth of its gambling industry by extending a moratorium on the issue of casino licences and freezing land allocations to build gaming developments
China cracks down on market ‘ratholes’
China’s securities regulator has banned one fund manager from the country’s capital markets for life and another for seven years in a warning to the industry to clean up lax internal controls
