It's unclear what the impact would be in the event of another financial crisis, says Bank of England veteran Dr Paul Fisher.

• COMMENT

The arrest of Crown Casino staff in China reinforces the importance of Australian businesses understanding the playing field and the rules of the game when doing business in China.

Crown Resorts employees detained across several cities in mainland China are being transferred to Shanghai.

Police are preparing to charge the 18 Crown Resorts employees arrested across China, including three Australians, with organising gambling activities for mainland nationals overseas, Fairfax Media has learned.

Government raids on Crown Resorts' offices in China have sent the company's share price plummeting on Monday, cutting billionaire James Packer's paper wealth by about half a billion dollars.

• ANALYSIS

The Chinese Government appears to be looking for a showdown with Australian billionaire James Packer. His gaming empire, Crown Resorts, is reeling in response to the massive raids on its Chinese operations and the detention of 18 staff.

Chinese authorities have detained at least 18 employees of billionaire James Packer's Crown Resorts, including three Australians, in a coordinated police operation targeting the gaming giant's marketing activities on the mainland.

Several employees from casino giant Crown are believed to have been arrested and detained in China by local authorities.

China's producer prices unexpectedly rose in September for the first time in nearly five years, while consumer inflation quickened to 1.9 per cent from a year earlier, also beating market expectations.

​China's September exports fell 10 per cent from a year earlier, far worse than expected, while imports unexpectedly shrank 1.9 per cent after picking up in August, suggesting signs of steadying in the world's second-largest economy may be short-lived.

Qantas will resume direct fights between Sydney and Beijing in January, more than seven years after it axed services to China's capital.

Resurgent prices rather than volumes has prompted a key government forecaster to hike its view of Australia's resources and energy exports in the year ahead

• COMMENT

It's time for another China disaster story. The world seems to have a decided appetite for them.

When land costs more than finished homes, you're in dangerous territory, says Deutsche Bank's chief China economist. He reckons the bubble will burst in 2018.

As China's economy slows, so too has its workers' appetite for instant noodles.

China's drivers will increasingly demand rust-proof cars. That's good news for Australian producers of zinc, the anti-corrosion fighter that's already this year's top performer among base metals.

Australia might be missing out on up to $1 billion in uncollected taxes annually from Chinese agents who ship food back home.

The demise of coal has been effectively rebutted with the five-fold surge in the share price of Whitehaven Coal.

Seems Chinese tourists are packing more than just sunscreen and cameras as they squirrel money offshore. It's bad news for the global economy.

The investor group seeking funds to buy former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi's soccer club provided a false bank report during its initial deal negotiations, according to the lender whose name was on the documents.

The surge in the price of coking coal has by-passed miner New Hope which has reported rising losses - but that hasn't stopped it lifting the CEO's pay.

• COMMENT

Forget the US or Europe, because China is shaping up as the favourite to fall victim to a major banking crisis, according to a dire and frightening warning from the Bank for International Settlements.

Victory for the Republican firebrand in the US presidential election could be a game changer for China's economy, economist says.

The surge in coking coal prices has prompted analysts to upgrade earnings forecasts for coal miners 

• COMMENT

The fallout from Sam Dastyari's entitlement and stupidity is considerably greater than his unimportant political career.

China's imports unexpectedly rose in August for the first time in nearly two years, boosted by coal and other commodities.

How big a danger does China's fast-growing debt load present to the country, or the world?

China's surging economy set to swamp healthcare, education, tourism and financial services, experts say.

A new deal with China-based global e-commerce giant Alibaba aims to get more Australian products sold via the company's website.

The global steel glut is shaping up as a hot-button issue at the G20