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Rio Tinto chief pledges closer relationship with China

Business | Metallurgical industry
2009-8-21

RIO Tinto chief Tom Albanese pledged a closer relationship with China, saying it is of great importance to the company. "From a more personal perspective, I am committed to building our relationship with China,"...

Rio profit dips on price falls

Business | Metallurgical industry
2009-8-21

MINING giant Rio Tinto said sharp falls in metals and mineral prices were behind first-half profit dropping by nearly two-thirds. The world's third-largest miner yesterday reported a net profit of US$2.5 billion...

Arrested Rio workers appear well: attorneys

Business | Metallurgical industry
2009-8-20

THREE arrested Chinese employees of Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto appeared healthy and calm, their lawyers said yesterday after visiting them earlier this week - the first such meetings since they were picked up...

Another Chinese executive taken in Rio case

Business
2009-8-17

ANOTHER executive from a major China steel producer is under investigation for his role in the commercial espionage case involving the world's second-largest iron ore miner, Rio Tinto. Wang Hongjiu, an executive...

China pledges fair ruling on Rio case

Business | Metallurgical industry
2009-8-13

CHINA yesterday rebuffed Australia's concerns over the handling of the case involving four employees of the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto who were formally arrested on charges of infringing trade secrets...

Charges laid against four Rio employees

Business
2009-8-12

FOUR employees of the Shanghai office of the world's second largest mining giant are facing charges of trade secrets infringement and commercial bribery. A statement released by China's Supreme People's Procuratorate...

Prosecutors nod Rio Tinto employees' arrest over trade secrets

Business | Metallurgical industry
2009-8-12

PROSECUTORS have approved the arrest of four employees of the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. on charges of trade secrets infringement and bribery, according to a statement of China's Supreme People's...

Watchdog on secrets: Rio caused 'huge loss'

Business | Lawsuits and scandals
2009-8-10

CHINA'S state-secret watchdog has accused mining multinational Rio Tinto of engaging in commercial spying over six years, saying data on the company's computers showed the espionage came at a "huge loss to China." ...

Rio Tinto defends detainees

Business | Metallurgical industry
2009-7-18

TROUBLED mining giant Rio Tinto yesterday publicly backed its four employees detained in Shanghai for allegedly stealing state secrets, saying they had committed no crime and defending their integrity. "Rio Tinto...

China on alert over interference in spy case

Business | Metallurgical industry
2009-7-17

CHINA has warned against stirring up the spy case against four Rio Tinto employees, including an Australian citizen, saying it is not in the interests of Australia. "We resolutely oppose anyone deliberately whipping...