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Claims China's investment pressuring Australian government

13:38:02, 5 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Australian treasurer clarifies foreign investment rules

21:16:16, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Australia's federal treasurer has delivered what he has described as a major speech on foreign investment, in which he has sought to clarify Australia's investment regime.

Delay in Cook Islands sporting complex loan

14:52:53, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News

The Cook Islands government says there has been a delay in the signing of a $US9.88 million Chinese loan.

Historic Chinese flight heads to Taiwan

13:37:33, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News

The first direct flight between Taiwan and mainland China since 1949 has landed.

US president confirms Olympic attendance

12:14:13, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News

The White House has confirmed that US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of next month's Olympic Games in China.

China moves to secure future grain supply

22:36:47, 3 July 2008, Radio Australia News

China's premier, Wen Jiabao, says the country faces serious challenges in ensuring it will have enough grain to feed its population in the decades to come.

Conference discusses Australian PM's China interest

19:05:14, 3 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Australia's former defence secretary, Ric Smith, says the prime minister's interest in China brings both benefits and risks.

More than 500 arrested in British human trafficking crackdown

07:48:04, 3 July 2008, Radio Australia News

British police have arrested more than 500 suspects in an operation against human trafficking in the sex industry.

China mine collapse death toll rises

22:34:12, 2 July 2008, Radio Australia News

The death toll from a coal mine accident in northwestern China has risen to 18.

China athletes banned for drug taking

19:31:35, 2 July 2008, Radio Australia News

A number of Chinese athletes have been banned after being found guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs during a crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

Bush urged to reconsider Olympic attendance

13:18:37, 2 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Two United States Congressmen are urging the president, George W Bush, to rethink attending the Beijing Olympic Games after they were prevented from meeting Chinese human rights activists.

Olympic games could intensify water shortage in north China

01:43:23, 2 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Environmental NGO, Greenpeace fears that the Beijing Olympics will intensify water scarcity in north China.

Cars, factories limited in Beijing from July 20

23:00:40, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Beijing is stepping-up its traffic and pollution reduction measures ahead of the Olympic Games.

China says swimmer lifetime ban shows 'zero tolerance' drug policy

12:21:58, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Chinese officials say a lifetime ban on one of their swimmers for taking drugs shows that a 'zero tolerance' policy is in place for the Beijing Olympics.

Dalai Lama's representatives to meet Chinese officials

01:48:36, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Senior envoys from the Dalai Lama are preparing to meet with Chinese Government representatives.

China, Tibetan exiles resume talks

22:48:30, 30 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Envoys from the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government are preparing to resume talks.

China vague on Zimbabwe embargo support

17:34:35, 30 June 2008, Radio Australia News

China doesn't appear to support United States calls for a United Nations arms embargo on Zimbabwe.

China Tibet talks to resume in July

01:21:31, 30 June 2008, Radio Australia News

China says it will resume talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama in early July.

Chinese officials sacked over tiger hoax

16:16:29, 29 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Up to 13 Chinese forestry officials have been sacked over a series of fake photos supposedly showing an endangered South China tiger.

Tropical storm Fengshen kills nine in China

12:37:58, 28 June 2008, Radio Australia News

China's media says tropical storm Fengshen killed nine people as it tore across the country's south.

Panda breeding centre planned for south China

14:39:07, 27 June 2008, Radio Australia News

South China may get its first panda breeding centre, taking over some of the animals driven from their home by last month's powerful earthquake in the country's far southwest.