3rd November 09

The New York Times

China Dismisses Minister of Education

BEIJING — Facing rising criticism over the quality of schools and a crush of jobless college graduates, China’s legislature announced Monday that it had removed the minister of education after six years on the job and replaced him with a deputy.

Risks and Rewards on China's New Stock Board

SHANGHAI — The opening of a Nasdaq-style stock board in China is already being seen as a watershed moment for the country’s capital markets, providing new but volatile opportunities for mainland Chinese investors and an alternative source of financing for start-up companies.

The Australian

Different ore price for China

RIO Tinto says iron ore sales to China could be priced differently to other markets from next year and that it is confident about better prices from the Asian giant and continuing Chinese economic growth.

The Age
China softens North Korea nuclear stand
JOHN GARNAUT, BEIJING

CHINA will no longer risk damaging ties with its traditional ally North Korea by pushing it to scrap its nuclear weapons program, an International Crisis Group report says.

iPhone comes to China without key feature

Apple's iPhone made its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.

Asia Times Online

Chinese general on a long march
By Peter J Brown

The United States and China are warming up - at least symbolically - their military ties ahead of United States President Barack Obama's first official visit to China in mid-November. In late October, General Xu Caihou, the second-highest ranking officer in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), started a long trip to the US. At the age of 66, Xu serves as vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), and as a member of the politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.