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Amid the frenzy, Colombians were already beginning to ask them-selves if the tragedy could have been averted or at least limited in its scope. In an article headlined A PREDICTED DISASTER, the respected Bogotá daily El Espectador disclosed on Friday that the Colombian National Institute of Geological-Mining Investigations...
"In 25 to 30 years, Australia will be to China much as Hong Kong once was," says the government official, who has been dealing with China for two decades. "There will be 5 to 10 million tourists coming here from the mainland each year. Our universities will be dependent on...
Follow the ore. In the ocher landscape of the Pilbara, in Australia's remote northwest, you'll see what China's appetite for minerals can do to a region - and for mining companies and their shareholders. In 2004, Australian iron-ore exports to China increased by 41%. In such a...
There's a swagger among miners from Mount Isa to Perth, and it's largely thanks to China. Last year, exports to the country soared: nickel by 88%, coal 72%, copper 35%. No longer do miners feel outdated and outsmarted by the dotcom people. China's growing metal consumption is...
Australians have a fairly positive image of China and a curiosity to know more about it. But there is a distinct cultural gap. Basic questions pop up all the time that people don't quite know how to answer. Is China still a communist country? Yes, and it retains many...