Would you like opium with that?
THERE’S food addiction, and then there’s this. Three dozen restaurants in China have been discovered sprinkling powdered opium poppies on their dishes.
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New low in Australia’s worst scam
AUSTRALIA’S biggest scam keeps getting crazier. Now sellers are getting rich off a product that should be worthless.
The workers making $225k a year
WAITING on people on hand and foot might not seem like the best job in the world, but butlers actually make much more money than you’d think.
Market chaos: ‘It’s a perfect storm’
A TOP economist has warned the “manic depressive” nature of financial markets is creating a perfect storm for investors, that could have much worse to come.
Dollar unchanged after China data
THE Australian dollar has held on to most of the gains made after weak Chinese economic data raised hopes of further stimulus measures from Beijing.
Dollar slips ahead of China GDP
THE Australian dollar is softer ahead of crucial Chinese economic growth numbers.
Australian market set to open lower
THE Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell sharply with the S&P 500 sinking to its lowest since October 2014.
Aussie dollar hits seven-year low
THE Australian dollar has tumbled to a seven-year low as risk sentiment soured in the wake of plunging oil prices and Chinese stocks.
Aussie parents will be first in line
BLACKMORES has launched its long-awaited baby formula range in pharmacies across the country today, vowing to “prioritise Australian mums”.
Harry’s Cafe de Wheels rolls into China
GREAT READ: Sydney’s iconic Harry’s Cafe de Wheels is expanding into China, with a deal signed to build up to 300 of the famous pie carts across the country over the next 15 years.
China flying to Moon’s dark side
CHINA will launch a mission to land on the dark side of the Moon in what will be a first for humanity, as it revealed its plans for outer space.
Dollar up on global turnaround
THE Australian dollar is higher amid a turnaround in global market sentiment following gains in Chinese stocks and most commodities.
Dollar down after China equities fall
THE Australian dollar is down as Wall Street suffers following further losses on Chinese stock markets.
‘It will turn very ugly indeed’
IT’S going to be a “cataclysmic” year. A jittery stock market and China fears are pushing the world to the brink of another crisis.
Dollar steady ahead of China data
THE Australian dollar is treading water as nervous investors await key Chinese trade figures.
Australian market set to open lower
THE Australian market looks set to open lower after another losing session across major international markets on continuing China worries.
Dollar edges slightly higher
THE Australian dollar has nudged higher as risk appetite firmed slightly after China guided its currency higher.
Share market’s $103b wipe-out
THE Australian share market has dropped to the lowest level in two-and-a-half years, as China trouble hits home.
Could China cause a second GFC?
BILLIONAIRE investor George Soros has issued a warning that we could be about to repeat the global financial crisis that caused havoc in 2008.
Australian share market sinks lower
THE Australian share market is on the back foot for a sixth straight day as local investors wait anxiously for the start of trade in China.
Investors anxiously watch China’s market
IT took just 15 minutes for the Australian dollar to rise after earlier falling to a three month low as local markets respond to China’s trading halt.
China wipes $87b off Aussie market
INVESTORS plunged deeper into sea of red with the market shedding $87 billion of value over its four-day horror start to 2016 as China suspended trading for the second time.
Weirdest place you’ll see baby formula
THERE is a baby formula shortage in Australia but boxes of it are stacked up against a wall in a Melbourne travel agency and are being exported.
Australian dollar falls on China data
THE Australian dollar has hit another post Christmas low, as the fallout from Monday’s weak Chinese manufacturing figures overshadows currency markets.
Waterfalls awesomely frozen in time
TOURISTS are flocking to see this spooky yet spectacular looking quirk of nature in the Taihang Mountains of China.
Tycoon, 27, snaps up $52m pad
IT has been home to some of the biggest names in Australian business but now Villa Igiea in Vaucluse has been purchased by a young property tycoon from China.
Global markets chaos after China slump
TRADING floors began the new year in chaos as Chinese stocks plummeted by seven per cent, wiping out global markets.
Two hearts find destiny on Australia Day
ALICIA Sun and Lawrence Chen might have both grown up in China but it was a decision to move halfway across the world that brought them together.
‘Strapped to tables, forced to abort’
CHINA has officially ended its controversial one-child policy. But critics say it’s not the end of forced abortions.
The tiny island at war with China
A DISPUTED Philippine-held island in the South China Sea could be the new battleground in the fight to lay claim on the strategic waters.
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