Five factory workers were killed when a sinkhole measuring 10 metres in diameter opened outside an industrial park in Shenzhen, the southern Chinese town near Hong Kong.
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Over a dozen dead from China explosives factory disaster
The death toll from an explosion at Poly Explosives in Caofan township, in China’s Zhangqiu City, has reached 13.
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Volkswagen to build plant in China
VW is currently vying with US rival General Motors to be the top foreign automaker in China, the world's biggest car market.
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Manufacturing group planning 3D printing centres in China
The China 3D Printing Technology Industry Alliance (AMA) is planning to build 10 innovation centres for 3D printing technology in 10 cities in China in the near future.
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Calls for tax on imported solar panels
Australia's only remaining manufacturer of solar photovoltaic panels, Tindo Solar has called on the government to implement an anti-dumping tax on imports of the panels from China.
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Calls to strengthen standards for NZ baby milk exports to China
New Zealand is being urged to strengthen the standards for infant formula manufacture and to thereby realise the full potential of its exports to the Chinese baby milk market.
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China manufacturing PMI dips in April
Manufacturing activity in China over April slowed slightly compared to the previous month but remains in positive territory, new purchasing managers' index data shows.
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Jay Weatherill defends size of China mission
SA Premier Jay Weatherill has stood by his decision to take a large group of government staff and public servants with him on his recent trade mission to China.
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3D printing, Maker movement on the rise in China
The use of 3D printing is reportedly increasing in China, being used for everything from individual desktop manufacturing to the creation of commercial aircraft parts.
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Falling demand hurts Chinese steel mills
The China Iron and Steel Association has told its members to lower expectations for the rest of the year, with weak demand and poor margins hurting profits for the country's largest steelmakers.
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Drop in HSBC manufacturing index indicates weak China recovery
China’s manufacturing output has hit a two-month low and raised concerns that the recovery of the world’s second largest economy will not be as strong as hoped.
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SA Premier Jay Weatherill to push trade in China
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has departed on a nine day trade mission to China and Hong Kong.
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Australia-China free trade talks stalled
Trade Minister Craig Emerson said on Thursday that free trade talks stalled because Australia will not lift its foreign investment review threshold.
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New mining manufacturer brings $150m to Newcastle
Valley Longwall International have opened a new service centre in Newcastle which will contribute an estimated to $150m to the local economy.
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China overtaking the US in semiconductor manufacturing
A number of reports by industry association SEMI show that the number and productivity of plants for making microchips is expanding in China as it declines in the US.
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Chinese convertibility good for exporters
The Australian dollar is set to be the third currency fully convertible against the Chinese yuan a move which will lower business transaction costs.
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Gillard signals strengthening ties with China
Australia and China are to implement a currency deal whereby exporters will be able to directly trade the Australian dollar with the yuan.
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Chinese investment favouring high-end manufacturing, non-mining
HSBC’s China Outbound survey has found that, when it comes to investing in Australia, the nation is favouring high-end manufacturing and non-mining categories over mining.
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Electronics entrepreneur had to look to China to develop lighting innovation
Inventor and TAFE educator Keith Higgins has criticised the lack of support in his home country, after he had to look to China for help developing his LED lighting innovations.
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China stretches lead over USA in manufacturing output
China went past the United States as the world’s biggest manufacturer in 2010, with UN research showing that the distance has continued to grow since then.
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