Merchant ships, which have been riding at anchor off our shores for months, are now building-up a full head of steam as they look to benefit from increased Chinese demand for raw materials ... more
Mining: Miners BHP Billiton, Xstrata, Rio Tinto and Brazil's Vale are bidding to develop Mongolia's prized $2 billion Tavan Tolgoi coal mine, government insiders say... more
Energy: The uphill battle facing Jim Leng, the new chairman of Rio Tinto, has been underlined with the mining giant reporting one of its biggest-ever quarterly falls in iron-ore production... more
Mining: Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese says the economic slowdown in China is quickening and heralded lower demand until at least next year... more
Mining giant Rio Tinto may secure a record price increase of more than 95% for iron ore shipped to Asian steel mills, according to Aussie investment bank Macquarie... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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