China's talks with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Vale were clouded this year by Rio Tinto's rejection of a deal with Chinese aluminum firm Chinalco and the country's detention of four Rio Tinto employees accused of stealing State secrets. Full coverage

China's young sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation (CIC), said on Friday that it reaped the benefits of investing cautiously during the global financial crisis.

As workers passed through the gates of the Tonghua Iron and Steel Group yesterday, there was little evidence of the violence that erupted 13 days ago, leading to the death of an executive.

China's jobless situation is "very grave", with more than 16.5 million people out of work due to the global crisis, a senior labor official said yesterday.

Chinese tire industry players are gearing up to challenge a special remedy proposal against tire exports to the United States.