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China’s premier congratulates PM, ending years-long freeze
Beijing has urged Anthony Albanese to reflect on Labor’s past successes as the two countries forge a fresh start in bilateral relations.
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- Michael Smith
The refinery standing between Germany and a Russian oil embargo
A Russian-owned refinery, linked to a Soviet-era pipeline, is a reminder of Germany’s past and a stumbling block to efforts to cut off Russian oil.
- Melissa Eddy
Goldman’s CEO calls NYC subway shooting of employee ‘senseless’
A gunman killed Daniel Enriquez, who joined the company’s global investment research division in 2013, on a Q train headed into Manhattan from Brooklyn.
- Sridhar Natarajan
One mine auction draws 3448 bids in scramble for lithium
The 54.3 per cent stake in Yajiang Snowway Mining Development in China sold for about $420 million, nearly 600 times higher than the starting price.
- Annie Lee
Ukraine war set to unleash world food crisis
Worries about the worldwide social and economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war dominate the first day at Davos.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Don’t let Taiwan dominate relations with China, Kissinger warns
The architect of America’s 1970s rapprochement with Beijing says changing the script on Taipei could risk “sliding into military conflict”.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Opinion & Analysis
Globalised Asia is uneasy with trade sanctions
Asian states are generally loath to alienate a major power, especially a major commodity exporter. Those that depend on Russian imports worry about the effects of shortages and price increases at home.
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Is the world’s financial system about to crash? This expert thinks so
It is entering dangerous waters again, warns Columbia professor and author Adam Tooze, a rising star of the Davos circuit and a guru of the Lehman crisis.
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Albanese’s first foreign policy trip will set the tone with China
Regional security will be top of the agenda for the new Australian prime minister’s first overseas trip, but China says this doesn’t augur well for Beijing-Canberra relations.
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Pessimism engulfs the Chinese economy as foreign investment fades
Political and regulatory issues are conspiring to eviscerate the dreams of many multinationals, and direct investment into China by foreign companies is falling off a cliff.
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- Business investment
Pessimism engulfs the Chinese economy as foreign investment fades
Political and regulatory issues are conspiring to eviscerate the dreams of many multinationals, and direct investment into China by foreign companies is falling off a cliff.
- James Kynge
Quad plans system to track illegal fishing by China
The system will allow the US and its partners to monitor illegal fishing even when fishing boats have turned off the transponders that are typically used to track maritime vessels.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
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- China relations
Biden’s China strategy cannot work with weapons alone
The US focus on military alliances will drive out other kinds of diplomacy that may help reduce US-China tensions.
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- Edward Luce
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Globalised Asia is uneasy with trade sanctions
Asian states are generally loath to alienate a major power, especially a major commodity exporter. Those that depend on Russian imports worry about the effects of shortages and price increases at home.
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Is the world’s financial system about to crash? This expert thinks so
It is entering dangerous waters again, warns Columbia professor and author Adam Tooze, a rising star of the Davos circuit and a guru of the Lehman crisis.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Yesterday
Biden says US committed to military action to defend Taiwan
Joe Biden was talking tough on China on his first visit to Asia as president, warning the United States was committed to taking military action to defend Taiwan.
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- Michael Smith
Air Force flies emergency infant formula into the US
US President Joe Biden authorised the use of Air Force planes for the effort, dubbed ‘Operation Fly Formula’, because no commercial flights were available.
- Michael Conroy
Ukraine rules out territorial concessions, as Russia steps up attacks
Russia has stepped up its pounding of the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air strikes and artillery fire to win control of the eastern front.
- Conor Humphries and Max Hunder
ASEAN hopes for regional tilt under Malaysian-born Wong
Labor’s thinking is that it can work with ASEAN nations on many fronts - including a consistent approach to dealing with an increasingly aggressive China.
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- Emma Connors and Natalia Santi
- Opinion
- Anthony Albanese
Albanese’s first foreign policy trip will set the tone with China
Regional security will be top of the agenda for the new Australian prime minister’s first overseas trip, but China says this doesn’t augur well for Beijing-Canberra relations.
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- Business investment
Pessimism engulfs the Chinese economy as foreign investment fades
Political and regulatory issues are conspiring to eviscerate the dreams of many multinationals, and direct investment into China by foreign companies is falling off a cliff.
- James Kynge
Biden seeks to shore up support for Asia-Pacific economic plan
Although far less sweeping than the TPP, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework will set standards for the digital economy, clean energy and supply-chain resilience.
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- Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Quad plans system to track illegal fishing by China
The system will allow the US and its partners to monitor illegal fishing even when fishing boats have turned off the transponders that are typically used to track maritime vessels.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
Accountant retires on cruise ships to avoid the cost of land living
Angelyn Burk calculated that it would be cheaper for her and her husband to spend their retirement perpetually on the ocean rather than in a house.
- Sydney Page
Manchester City win Premier League in incredible comeback
No wonder thousands of Manchester City fans flooded onto the football field at the final whistle, defying new orders against pitch invasions.
- Rob Harris
Elon Musk denies claims of sexual misconduct after $US250,000 payout
A report alleges that the billionaire’s aerospace firm, SpaceX, paid a flight attendant the large sum to settle a claim that he exposed himself to her in 2018.
- Aaron Gregg
This Month
Quad leaders congratulate Albanese ahead of key meeting
The United States, Japan and India congratulated Labor on its election win as the leaders of Australia’s key allies prepare to meet on Tuesday.
- Michael Smith
China’s media welcomes Morrison defeat, cautious on Labor
China’s state-controlled media is cautiously optimistic that a Labor government will mend ties with Beijing.
- Michael Smith
Lifeline for Netanyahu as Israel’s government loses majority
Should Benjamin Netanyahu return as prime minister, analysts say Israel would get a government alliance that would be among its most right-wing in history.
- Patrick Kingsley
French foreign minister rejoices in Morrison’s loss
Scott Morrison’s decision to cancel the French submarine project showed “brutality and cynicism”, according to Jean-Yves Le Drian.
- Albertina Torsoli
In biggest victory yet, Russia claims to capture Mariupol
Ukraine forces surrender to an unknown fate after holding out in beseiged steel plant for three months.
- Elena Becatoros, Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Ciaran McQuillan
The $20,000 EV is here and it’s cute. But only in Japan
The tiny electric vehicles could get even cheaper, but their main drawback is small batteries.
- River Davis and Tsuyoshi Inajima
Baseball’s last link to Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio dies
Roger Angell, whose writing about baseball in The New Yorker was original, spellbinding and impossible to imitate, has died, aged 101.
- Matt Schudel and Bill Trott
