Heading for a fall. An investor watches on as Chinese stocks tumbled earlier this month.
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Beijing needs to learn to let go of untameable markets and allow the sector into the 21st century.
Ka-ching! The sound most countries heard when news of the nuclear deal with Iran broke.
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Most countries welcomed the deal as they jockey to boost trade with the Islamic Republic and gain from the eventual end of sanctions.
Aurelio Asiain
As it moved from the edge of the global order to the top of the heap, China realised it needed a nuclear arsenal to be taken seriously.
Sun Chang Jie and Li Ting, migrant workers in Beijing, with a picture of the children they’ve left behind.
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The suicides of four Chinese children left behind by their migrant worker parents could be an ominous sign of things to come.
A Chinese woman walks past a mural that says ‘China dream, my dream’.
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Chinese investors are learning to respect the power of the market, but the banking sector should know better.
Bad news for Chinese stock investors.
EPA/An Ming
Why the Shanghai stock exchange should be thought of more as a casino than as a proper stock market.
The latest coal mine approved in Australia is destined for exports.
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Experts respond to the recently-approved Shenhua Watermark coal mine.
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Three big lessons came out of the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. First, the Asian economies to our north could be a source of economic threat as well as opportunity. Second, economic crises…
The Greek debt crisis could deliver RBA Governor Glenn Stevens a bolt from the blue.
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China’s slowing economy is a greater concern than the Greek crisis, but booming property prices mean the RBA should hold firm.
Under pressure.
EPA/Alex Hofford
The pro-Beijing proposal Hong Kong’s democracy activists dreaded has been voted down. What now?
Trade Minister Andrew Robb continues to argue the case for the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership.
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While Australians understand the political benefits of free trade agreements, many remain divided on the economic merit.
Digging in: China’s UN climate pledge shows it is serious about doing the heavy lifting in going green.
China’s formal climate target shows that the world’s largest greenhouse emitter is determined to green its economy on an unprecedented scale - and that it can bring the rest of the world along for the ride.
Rewriting the rulebook: the DPP’s Tsai Ing-wen.
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If the 2016 presidential candidates are anything to go by, Taiwan’s relationship with Beijing could be in for a major defrost.
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey joined a large contingent of leaders at the AIIB signing ceremony this week.
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Western powers signing on for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank could more effectively shape China’s view of the world.
Will the US-China relationship devolve into Spy vs Spy?
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The protection of trade secrets is an area of concern for both countries and is more likely to lead to an agreement.
Wait till Vladimir hears about this.
EPA/Andy Wong
Neither Russia nor China like the EU, but they’ve each got their ways of dealing with its members.
An Afghan girl looks out of a damaged window of a shrine.
REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
As the US slows down its troop withdrawal and China increases its involvement in Afghanistan, a warning that if the country is to see peace again, foreign meddling needs to stop.
A deal ten years in the making.
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Political issues have left ChAFTA an imperfect agreement in which the government has been forced to pick winners and losers.
US President Barack Obama speaks at the US-Africa leaders summit. The number of US programs and initiatives on the continent has grown exponentially.
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Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to Kenya is a clear sign American military and economic involvement in Africa will continue to rise amid growing Chinese influence.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has thrown his support behind coal mining, arguing coal is ‘good for humanity’.
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Despite the divestment movement gaining ground, the share prices of our major coal miners suggest there’s still strong investor support.