Tag: China

Digital tokens are abundant in the Chinese market, but the government is not allowed to use them. Want to know more? Here is why

Three Aussie ministers criticise China in joint statement, saying its actions have undermined international stability and security.

Seventeen-year-old Perth girl is among those arrested for trafficking. Police say the heroin has an estimated street value of $55-million.

Chinese officials angry at Australia as foreign minister calls for ‘procedural fairness and humane treatment’ of arrested Australian journalist.

Increased growth of Asian forest habitats favoured by bats could have played a direct role in the emergence of the pandemic.

Icy international relations are no barrier as China pitches in to help with tri-nation rescue of an ill Aussie in Antarctica.

The country, which is the biggest importer of Australian wines, has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 212% from Saturday.

Head of policy think tank says business community should be able to speak out on China without their loyalty being questioned.

Tit-for-tat as New Zealand’s decision to suspend extradition treaty with Hong Kong is matched by China’s own move.

Hong Kong residents offered five-year Australian visas following new law imposed by China that suppresses free speech. Extradition suspended.

The Chinese government has issued a warning to Australia.

Iron ore producers stay calm amid changes in Chinese customs regulations

"And perhaps most disturbingly, hostile intelligence services have directly threatened and intimidated Australians in this country," says ASIO boss.

SPECIAL FEATURE: From a market in China to the world - an animal infection has probably learnt to jump to humans and then spread within our species.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: If this alleged attempted interference by China is proved – if it is indeed provable – this would rise to the level of an unacceptable attempt to subvert Australia’s democratic processes.

Former prime minister Keating attacked The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in particular for their China coverage.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters he’d made the point ‘which was well received, that Australia is an independent, sovereign nation’.

‘It is inevitable that Australia will make more decisions that China doesn’t like,’ said Labor's Penny Wong.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: With Australia-China relations at a low point – due to Australia’s foreign interference legislation, the banning of Huawei from 5G network and other issues – there’s no indication when an invitation might come. Not that the Prime Minister wants to seem anxious.

Liberal MP Liu issued a statement following a politically disastrous interview with Sky on Tuesday night in which she repeatedly floundered when pressed on her connections to Chinese organisations.

SPECIAL FEATURE: How do the new US-China trade tariffs affect us and what are the consequences for the Australian dollar (AUD)?

The taskforce will have members from universities, national security agencies and the federal education department.

Dr Yang has been held in Beijing under harsh conditions, without access to lawyers or family for more than seven months before being formally arrested.

SPECIAL FEATURE: The operations of the Chinese Communist Party are generally opaque, especially to outsiders. But in recent years, the party’s reach and influence with the Chinese diaspora has become much more obvious, particularly in Australia.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Mass pro-democracy demonstrations have underscored the fact that Hong Kong residents are fearful of creeping mainland control. From Australia’s standpoint, the disturbances come at an awkward moment.

ANALYSIS; Even though the set piece theatre is about community building and cooperation, the reality is that China and the US have irreconcilable visions for the region and its future. The only question is how much they are willing to pay to prevail in the contest for Asia’s future.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, has let its displeasure over questions of influence in Australian politics be known.

Chinese drama is fun, and no harder than following Italian opera or Shakespearean dialogue. So says intrepid traveller JOHN BURKE.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: While it is too early to predict how Chinese and European leadership will manifest in practice, in the face of American obstruction they are arguably the world’s best hope, if not its only hope.

Maverick Aussie filmmaker urges the other superpower – ordinary people - to speak out before it’s too late in latest documentary, The Coming War on China.

If you want the next holiday on which you embark to be one that deserves to have pride of place on your bucket list, give any of these 12 classics a try.

She caught her husband driving around with his misteress and, well… the only option left was for her to destroy his BMW with a hammer. Let this be a lesson.

Wipeout! China’s famous bore was wilder than expected.

Enormous ice sculptures amaze at China’s world famous winter festival.

“It’s hard to confuse Tasmania and China, but I have.” - Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott.

During the traditional APEC ‘silly shirts’ family photo, Abbott and Putin appeared to avoid direct eye contact, despite standing barely a metre apart.

Swapping London and New York for higher incomes in Shanghai and Singapore is paying off for the many Aussies spread across the region. Indeed, more Australian expats earn top dollars abroad than other expat nationalities.

Australian leaders of all political stripes, past and present, reflect on the political legacy and legend of Gough Whitlam.

Tourism Australia reports that tourism figures are the best they've been since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with Chinese tourists leading the growth charge.

Like the experimental frog in hot water, Australia seems to keep sitting still while the water is literally warming up. While 125 world leaders are meeting in New York to engage in the climate change debate, Australia's leader will be absent.

Tourists in Australia spent more than AU$30 billion in the past year. Brits led the pack of international bookings and spenders, hot on the heels of the Royal tour.

Qantas confirms massive annual loss, totalling AUD$2.8 billion, as it scrambles to secure its future.

Hadrian’s Wall stretches 73 miles across northern England, and was once the northern most frontier of an empire which ruled a quarter of the world. I find out more about life up here with my very own Celt to guide.

Over a quarter of the Australian population are foreign born migrants, according to the last Census, and where they settle in the country may well depend on where they came from.

Queenslanders have been so diligent in feeding excess electricity from their home solar panels back into the grid that their electricity price remained at $0.00 for a few days last week.

Tony Abbott has used a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to rally behind the trading giant takes on a stronger presence in the Asia-Pacific.

The Great Barrier Reef and Uluru are getting less tourist attention and the Australian War Memorial is now named among the top 25 global tourist destinations.

The VoiceBox | Week 8: The (not-so) live shows kick off and now it’s Australia’s turn to vote.

The Abbott government has dismissed reports that the four pillars banking policy is at risk as Labor says any change would be irresponsible.

According to the 2014 survey of the Gender Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index Australian female entrepreneurs narrowly lost first place to the USA. Australians scored 80 points while their UK counterparts lagged behind with 54 points.