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The Taj Mahal in India. Picture: THINKSTOCK

India’s five thoughts on China

India should cautiously welcome China’s recognition of their deepening relationship, but be guided by China’s capabilities as well as what its leaders say, writes Sanjaya Baru

Apple ‘under spotlight for potential antitrust offences’

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1 day(s) ago

EU looks into potential antitrust violations involving distribution of Apple’s iPhones and iPads

Lion Air, AirAsia rivalry intensifies

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1 day(s) ago

Lion Air aircraft orders underline privately held Indonesian group’s plans to emerge as pan-Asian low-cost carrier

Sichuan Hanlong billionaire chairman’s case derails deal

21 hour(s) ago

Missing chairman may be under investigation for harbouring a murder suspect, threatening $1.19bn plan to buy Sundance Resources

Myanmar town smolders after sectarian violence

MEIKHTILA BURNS: People carry weapons during riots in Meikhtila on Friday. Unrest in central Myanmar has stoked fears that last year’s sectarian bloodshed is spreading into the country’s heartland.  Picture:
4 day(s) ago

Buddhist-Muslim violence in Meikhtila leaves at least 20 dead and presents another headache for government trying to chart path to democracy

NEWS ANALYSIS: Hacking highlights dangers to Seoul of North Korea’s ‘cyber-warriors’

5 day(s) ago

Officials in Seoul traced Wednesday’s breach to a server in China, a country that has been used by North Korean hackers in the past

LETTER FROM CHINA: China’s new leaders on ‘painful’ reform path

Letter from China
4 day(s) ago

President Xi Jinping used continues unrelenting rhetoric of achieving the ‘China Dream’, writes Kobus van der Wath

China Construction Bank exceeds profit forecasts

1 day(s) ago

World’s second-largest lender by market value posts better-than-expected growth in fourth-quarter profit

Australian leader Gillard wins leadership vote unopposed

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Picture: REUTERS
5 day(s) ago

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stares down leadership crisis and ensures she will lead government until elections

Tornado kills nine, injures hundreds in southern China

5 day(s) ago

Strongest recorded tornado to hit southern Chinese city leaves at least nine people dead and 272 injured

Opinion

Beware of Chinese bearing ‘special offers’

Sceptics counter that Brics is primarily a vehicle for Chinese interests

South Korean police probe major hacking attack

6 day(s) ago

Army raises alert level on concern about possible North Korean involvement in attack that brought down servers of three broadcasters, two banks

Suntech default likely to affect solar sector

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6 day(s) ago

Suntech Power Holdings’ default notice brings China a step closer to consolidating its solar industry

NEWS ANALYSIS: Miners press Canada to change policy on uranium mines ownership

7 day(s) ago

Two of the world’s biggest uranium miners are pressing Canada to change a Cold War era policy that curbs foreign ownership of uranium mines, writes Rod Nickel

Price controls hurt China’s Sinopec

Workers carry out routine checks at a gas refinery in Suining, Sichuan province. Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Asia’s biggest refiner, joins PetroChina in posting lower profit for last year

Africa’s trade ties with China in spotlight as Xi visits

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Picture: REUTERS
2 day(s) ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping faces growing calls from policymakers and economists in Africa for a more balanced trade relationship

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