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Gold adds sparkle to miners as dollar’s in the doldrums

09.11.09
The price of gold traded at a new record high of $1,107.12 an ounce on world markets today, in response to a weaker dollar ... more

King Kong: Why Hong Kong is booming again

06.11.09
Hong Kong used to be the place to go to seek your fortune when you'd failed in the City. But now only the most successful Londoners can afford to brave the high-risk, high-rise island... more

£109m New York art sale echoes the good old days

06.11.09
Art prices soared back to pre-crash levels in New York as bidders from Europe, China and Russia broke sales records for Impressionist and modern pictures... more

‘Could have been worse’ City says to BA and RBS numbers

06.11.09
Investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... more

Slump is over says OECD

06.11.09
Further evidence that Britain’s worst recession since the Second World War is over emerged, with upbeat figures issued by the OECD ... more

Europe needs Blair’s style of leadership says Mandelson

06.11.09
Lord Mandelson launches last-ditch push for Tony Blair to become EU President as he warns that Brussels needs strong 'leadership' to compete on the global stage... more

Street Smart restaurants help the homeless

05.11.09
If you eat at some of London's best restaurants in the run-up to Christmas this year, an optional £1 may be added to your bill. ... more

How Chinese envoy became a diplomatic judge of the X Factor stars

05.11.09
Chinese ambassador and X Factor neighbour Madam Fu Ying has revealed she is a huge fan of the contest and enjoys watching it at every opportunity. ... more

Tiger Woods's Eastern promise

04.11.09
Tiger Woods believes the inclusion of golf at the Olympics could help China become a golfing powerhouse sooner rather than later... more

Save these vital traces of human civilisation

04.11.09
I was sitting in the Chinese city of Xian, home of the terracotta army, trying to take a picture of its bell tower... more

Twinings cuts jobs as tea sales cool

03.11.09
Nearly 400 jobs are to go at Twinings as Britain falls out of love with posh tea ... more

China’s huge stimulus plan sends its economy soaring

22.10.09
China’s economy expanded a blistering 8.9% in the third quarter, fuelled by lavish government spending that has helped it spearhead recovery from the global recession ... more

Family appeals for life of drug smuggler in China

13.10.09
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By kowtowing to China we simply betray its people

01.10.09
Today's 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China sees huge celebrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the world's largest man-made space... more

Power shift as developing countries get a global role

25.09.09
Balance of world economic power irrevocably shifts as China and India were officially given roles in determing future of financial policymaking in the West ... more

An important day for climate change

22.09.09
Two great polluters take a step into the light today - China, the world’s fastest-growing source of emissions and the air transport industry... more

No signs of return to booming growth, says the Sage of Soho

14.09.09
Sir Martin Sorrell, dubbed the Sage of Soho for his views on the economy, warned he has yet to see signs of a sustainable upturn and there is little hope of a return to booming growth any time soon. ... more

Markets slip over fear of US-China trade war

14.09.09
Global stock markets fell amid concerns about the looming trade war between the US and China... more

China's output and sales on the up but Japan growth lags

11.09.09
Economic recovery in China looked to be gaining pace, but growth in Japan in the second quarter was weaker than initially thought... more

2012 Olympic hopeful sent to China to keep his eye on the ball

11.09.09
An Olympic medal hopeful from London has been forced to train in China to escape the hype surrounding his chances in 2012... more

Rio wary on recovery but it shrugs off China fears

20.08.09
Rio Tinto warned it remains “cautious” about the recent rally in metal prices as the mining giant tried to shrug off fears that its relations with commodities-hungry China are deteriorating ... more

Miners are sent reeling after China pulls off price-cut deal in Australia

17.08.09
Mining shares took a pummelling today on the back of a triple-whammy of woes ... more

Rio spy charges dropped

12.08.09
The Chinese government partially cooled its high-profile row with Rio Tinto today by dropping the central claim that the four arrested employees were stealing state secrets ... more

BHP wary over demand after a plunge in profits

12.08.09
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest miner, today gave a guarded outlook for global commodity demand, sending a worrying signal for weaker rivals, after a slump in metals prices triggered its first profit decline in seven years ... more

China puts plague town in quarantine

03.08.09
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Children catch police cheats

31.07.09
Police officers sitting exams in China this week were supervised by 18 schoolchildren. ... more

Healthy results show Chi Med’s going cheap

30.07.09
When Chi Med floated on AIM three years ago this column got excited ... more

US promise to cut deficit as Chinese raise bonds fears

28.07.09
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pledged to cut the country’s ballooning deficit as China raised fresh concerns about its $801.5 billion of government bonds ... more

China 'releases quarantined British pupils'

21.07.09
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Green’s Topshop has Oriental ambitions

16.07.09
Sir Philip Green has held detailed planning talks to open his Topshop fashion chain in China ... more

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