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Ore price expected to rise as demand for steel soars


Soaring demand for steel on the mainland will lead to a sharply higher price for iron ore next year, according to Macquarie Securities. "The annual contract price could be up by ...

Tycoon in fight to avoid small claims hearing


Three small shareholders taking on former Citic Pacific chairman Larry Yung Chi-kin in the Small Claims Tribunal over losses from their investment in the company may be denied their day ...

Zhou blames crisis for yuan inaction


The head of the People's Bank of China said yesterday the global financial crisis had halted efforts to make the yuan more convertible and the country was "passive" on the ...

Focus needed to realise methane's potential


Far below the vast portion of the earth's surface covered by the mainland is the world's third-largest estimated reserve of methane. For China, the gas is a source of badly needed ...

Sale of unlocked shares by state firms clouds outlook for market


State-owned companies are taking advantage of the strong stock market rally by increasing their sale of formerly locked-up shares, a sell-off that clouds the outlook for mainland ...

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Meilan will issue A shares to fund Sanya Airport purchase


Shares in Hainan Meilan International Airport, controlled by HNA Group, rose 3.3 per cent yesterday after the company unveiled plans to issue A shares to fund the long-awaited acquisition of its ...
 
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HK shares end lower as banks drop


Hong Kong shares closed 0.83 per cent lower on Friday tracking losses in other Asian markets, while lenders dropped on reports Beijing may raise bank reserve requirement ratios next year.
 
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VW board approves papers setting up Porsche takeover


Volkswagen's supervisory board signed off on contracts drafted for a takeover of Porsche in stages, clearing the way for Europe's largest carmaker to add the 911 sports car to its model line-up.
 
COLUMNS
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Star-studded cast in Nan Shan melodrama


MONEY MATTERS You couldn't ask for a better show. The backdrop: The love-hate tango between Beijing and Taipei. The cast: China's top stock manipulator who fled the country with billions in a crime that brought ...
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Minsheng takes to the waves to ensure visibility for float

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Another crisis lesson: Risk management creates risks

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Ma says media missing the point in pay issue

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Shunyi government arm pays record for Beijing housing site


A low-density housing lot in Beijing sold for 29,859 yuan (HK$33,893) per square metre yesterday - the highest unit price for a residential site on the mainland. Beijing Dalong Estates, the ...
 
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China, India add buzz to wireless broadband


The launch of 3G in China and India by the likes of China Mobile and Bharti Airtel could boost wireless broadband worldwide, sparking a boom in new offerings as millions of users sign up for services.
 
ANALYSIS
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Obama needs China to help him break global warming stalemate


It was a happy accident that Barack Obama found himself in Beijing on the day the United States Senate kicked climate change legislation into the spring. Obama needs Chinese President Hu Jintao's help ...
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Parts makers hop on to electric car wagon


NTN Corp knew its petrol engine parts would not be needed in Nissan Motor's Leaf electric car. So the component maker's engineers built a mock-up car to test a motor-and-brake system it had ...
 

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