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Q+A - How will Rio case impact foreign business in China?

Reuters - 5 hours 26 mins ago

SYDNEY (Reuters) - China has shaken global commodities and currency markets and sent a tremor through its relations with Australia by detaining a senior Australian mining executive and three of his subordinates on spying allegations. More »

Brit backpacker's father joins Aussie bush search
ITN - 6 hours 21 mins ago
The father of a young British backpacker missing in the Australian bush has joined the search for his son. More »
Rio Tinto says surprised by China allegations
Reuters - 8 hours 12 mins ago
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rio Tinto said Friday that it was surprised at allegations made by Chinese authorities relating to employees arrested in Shanghai. More »
Australia says Rio arrests linked to iron ore talks
AFP - 8 hours 58 mins ago
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia on Friday said China's arrest of a top Rio Tinto executive was over alleged bribery during fraught iron ore negotiations, as Chinalco denied the move was payback for a collapsed deal. More »
China exec probed for leaking price strategy to Rio - source
Reuters - 9 hours 14 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese steel executive detained along with four Rio Tinto employees is under investigation for having leaked China's "bottom line" in iron ore price negotiations, a source with knowledge of the probe said on Friday. More »
Rio Tinto arrests tied to iron ore talks: Australia
AFP - 10 hours 59 mins ago
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia said China's arrest of a top Rio Tinto executive for alleged spying was linked to fraught iron ore negotiations, as Chinalco denied the move was payback for a collapsed deal. More »
Australia to gain access to Rio Tinto 'spy' in China
AFP - Today, 05:37 am
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia was to gain its first access to a top mining executive accused of spying in China, as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd rejected calls to intervene in the highly sensitive case. More »
China says has proof Rio Tinto staff stole state secrets
AFP - Yesterday, 04:31 pm
SHANGHAI (AFP) - China said Thursday it had evidence proving detained Rio Tinto staff stole state secrets, as the affair threatened to boil over into a diplomatic row with Australia summoning the Chinese ambassador. More »
Brit backpacker missing in Aussie bush
ITN - Yesterday, 03:26 pm
Police are searching for a young British backpacker who has gone missing in the Australian bush. More »
Rio spying case shows risks of doing business in China
Reuters - Yesterday, 11:48 am
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's booming economy is a magnet for foreign firms, but the saga of four Rio Tinto executives detained for spying shows the risks of doing business in a tightly controlled country run as a one-party state. More »