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Forget politics – foreign investors are flocking to China
Foreign capital is pouring into China at record rates as investors ignore geopolitical tensions in their search for yield, bolstering Beijing’s plans to become a financial superpower.
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- Michael Smith
I left Britain to escape toxic press, Prince Harry says
Prince Harry said the invasive tabloid press coverage was destroying his mental health, prompting him to remove his family from the British monarchy.
- Michael Holden
Containers pile up at Myanmar ports as protests snarl trade
About 90 per cent of the 4000 container-truck drivers normally on the streets of Yangon have stopped work.
- Ann Koh and Khine Lin Kyaw
Biden’s $US15 minimum wage push hits Senate roadblock
The critical economic reform championed by Democrats and the President is in serious trouble.
- Jacob Greber
Jeweller in $2.5b alleged fraud can be sent to India
Shortly before Nirav Modi was arrested, he was filmed walking around London in a distinctive ostrich-leather coat,
- Updated
- Amy Kazmin
US strikes Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria
The strikes came after rockets hit a US military base in Iraq on February 15 and Baghdad’s Green Zone on Monday.
- Missy Ryan and Anne Gearan
Opinion & Analysis
Super Mario will give Italy more sway in Europe
The new Prime Minister will put Europe and the US at the centre of his foreign policy – a marked shift from his predecessor, who had aligned Italy more closely with China.
Contributor
Today the President came to my vaccination
The Indonesian government is in a race against time to get 181 million safe from the clutches of COVID-19. Today it was my turn.
Contributor
George Shultz’s warning from beyond the grave on spending
The US government’s ability to borrow in times of national crisis has been a priceless national asset. Now the well is finally in danger of running dry.
Joe Biden’s $US1.9trn package is a risky experiment
If the US President could ignore political timing, it would make more sense to go for a smaller support package now and propose a huge medium-term investment program later on.
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Jeweller in $2.5b alleged fraud can be sent to India
Shortly before Nirav Modi was arrested, he was filmed walking around London in a distinctive ostrich-leather coat,
- Updated
- Amy Kazmin
The many lives of Cold War double agent George Blake
I was beguiled when I met the notorious British spy in Moscow, but the charm wore off fast when I considered the man’s life.
- Simon Kuper
- Opinion
- Global economy
Joe Biden’s $US1.9trn package is a risky experiment
If the US President could ignore political timing, it would make more sense to go for a smaller support package now and propose a huge medium-term investment program later on.
- Martin Wolf
Yesterday
The many lives of Cold War double agent George Blake
I was beguiled when I met the notorious British spy in Moscow, but the charm wore off fast when I considered the man’s life.
- Simon Kuper
Georgia counties sue Trump for legal fees over failed vote fraud suits
The state says former US President Donald Trump’s legal actions were based on ‘unsubstantiated and frivolous claims’.
- Thomas Colson
Interest in Warren Buffett’s thoughts as strong as ever
The billionaire chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway has a chance to break his silence with the release of his annual letter this weekend.
- Katherine Chiglinsky
China claims to have ‘eradicated’ extreme poverty but questions remain
In a bombastic ceremony, Chinese leader Xi Jinping declared ‘complete victory’ over extreme poverty but facts and figures were hard to come by.
- Lily Kuo
- Opinion
- World politics
Super Mario will give Italy more sway in Europe
The new Prime Minister will put Europe and the US at the centre of his foreign policy – a marked shift from his predecessor, who had aligned Italy more closely with China.
- Melvyn Krauss
This Month
- Opinion
- First Person Pandemic
Today the President came to my vaccination
The Indonesian government is in a race against time to get 181 million safe from the clutches of COVID-19. Today it was my turn.
- Natalia Santi
CIA nominee to focus on ‘authoritarian adversary’ China
During questioning, William Burns said that if he were a US college or university president, he would recommend shutting down Confucius Institutes, Beijing-funded campus cultural centres.
- Patricia Zengerle and Mark Hosenball
Australian wine stopped at Chinese ports in latest trade spat
Chinese officials show no sign of backing down on bans on Australian exports with customs officials turning back 23,000 litres of Penfolds and other wines last month.
- Michael Smith
Biden to order sweeping review of US supply chain weak spots
Australian company Lynas Rare Earths has already benefited from the US President’s push to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals.
- David J. Lynch
Tiger crash site has million-dollar homes – and is known for accidents
Champion golfer Tiger Woods showed ‘no signs of impairment’ when authorities arrived at the scene, sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
- Ben Golliver
Elon Musk embraces celebrity as Tesla screens expire
Critics say the rigours of the CEO’s schedule, and the cult of personality that has developed around him, are starting to show in the car company he runs.
- Faiz Siddiqui
Paris is unrecognisable as curfew creates a city of fear
Apéro hour has become the latest victim of COVID-19 as the 6pm lockdown turns what was once the city of liberty into a city of fear.
- Andrew Hussey
China’s ‘adversarial, predatory’ leadership on radar: Burns
William Burns, President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the CIA, said “an adversarial, predatory Chinese leadership poses our biggest geopolitical test”.
- Timothy Moore
Senators revive bill to combat Chinese censorship of US companies
US officials have complained that the Chinese government has increasingly sought to suppress opposition to its ruling Communist Party by coercing US companies to take pro-Beijing stances.
- Michael Martina
Biden ramps up climate diplomacy amid ‘differences’ with Canberra
Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau say they’re determined to work on climate change as US envoy John Kerry suggests Australia is ‘not on the same page’.
- Jacob Greber
- Opinion
- Global economy
George Shultz’s warning from beyond the grave on spending
The US government’s ability to borrow in times of national crisis has been a priceless national asset. Now the well is finally in danger of running dry.
- Updated
- George Shultz, John Cogan and John B. Taylor
Oil embargo architect (and Carlos the Jackal kidnap victim) dies
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, with counterparts in other Arab oil exporters and Iran, turned off the taps to halt supplies to the US and other countries.
- Anthony Di Paola, Paul Wallace and Donna Abu-Nasr
- Opinion
- Global economy
Joe Biden’s $US1.9trn package is a risky experiment
If the US President could ignore political timing, it would make more sense to go for a smaller support package now and propose a huge medium-term investment program later on.
- Martin Wolf
- Opinion
- Trump's America
The tale of the untamable shrew
Donald Trump has the nastiest tongue ever heard in American politics. But unlike Shakespeare’s Kate, he won’t be persuaded to be more civilised.
- Maureen Dowd
