Lecturer offered exam pass for sex

A lecturer found to have pressured failing Chinese students for sex is unlikely to be the only academic to exploit the vulnerability of students.

Dior campaign sparks online debate

A Dior ad campaign depicting rows of identical Chinese men and women in 60s and 70s clothes has sparked debate online, with bloggers torn between labeling them racist, artistic or just plain silly.

The Office to set up Chinese branch

BRITISH comedian Ricky Gervais has announced he is about to start work on a Chinese version of his cult TV hit show.

Food security plan essential for the national interest

As TV programs from Masterchef to Food Safari show, we Australians love our food. But many of us, including our governments, are complacent about where it is grown and who produces it. While people discuss the threat of obesity in the suburbs and in the seat of power, nobody talks about the threat of global food scarcity.

Smoothing path to Chinese palate

UNTIL recently, it was not uncommon for Chinese drinkers to dilute wine with cola or other soft drinks to soften the taste

Winemakers thirst for Chinese palates

SIMON Tam has some harsh words for Australian winemakers eagerly eyeing the Chinese market.

Rights and reform should be on agenda for Chinese Vice President

Bob was working to keep human rights and democratic reform on the agenda when the Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visited Australia in late June. Bob held a media conference with Mr.

PM counts on $30bn of revised mine tax

THE Rudd government is hoping to announce progress on Queensland’s coal-seam gas industry during a visit by Chinese customers.

Wrongful removal doesn’t stop adoption

THE NSW government’s welfare agency seized a baby girl from her Chinese immigrant parents and adopted her out to an Australian-born couple.

Turning a blind eye to China

He was a mentally unstable father of five living on the streets of Poland when he was unwittingly lured to smuggle 4kg of heroin into China, say the relatives of Briton Akmal Shaikh, who was executed by lethal injection at the end of 2009.