Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan on Friday sought to quash speculation that Canberra was trying to block or slow down Chinese investment in mining. Mr Swan told members of the Australia-China Business Council that the government was closely ...

CANBERRA/SYDNEY, June 26 (Reuters) - Australia played down reports on Thursday that it might tighten foreign-investment rules to curb Chinese takeovers of local resource firms, as it emerged that China's Sinosteel was pursuing a second iron ore miner ...

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...applications to buy into Australian resource firms, despite media reports Canberra was pressuring China to back away from such investment.

...applications to buy into Australian resource firms, despite media reports Canberra was pressuring China to back away from such investment.

CANBERRA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Australian Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said here on Sunday that no Chinese companies had been told to withdraw investment applications to buy into Australian resources companies. ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Sunday no Chinese companies have been told to withdraw applications to buy into Australian resource firms, despite media reports Canberra was pressuring China to back away from such investment. China's miners and ...

...applications to buy into Australian resource firms, despite media reports Canberra was pressuring China to back away from such investment.

CANBERRA-No Chinese companies have been told to withdraw investment applications to buy into Australian resources companies, the Federal Government says.Resources Minister Martin Ferguson today ...