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Verdict due after China trial of Rio Tinto workers (AP)

March 28th, 2010

Security personal walks down the stairs out of the Shanghai Number One Intermediate People's Court on the morning of Rio Tinto trail March 22, 2010. REUTERS/Nir EliasAP - A Shanghai court is due to rule Monday on bribery and commercial secrets charges against four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto — a case seen as a…

Shanghai trial of Rio Tinto staff ends, no verdict (AP)

March 24th, 2010

One of lawyers of defendants of four employees of Rio Tinto is driven away from the Shanghai's No. 1 People's Intermediate Court, where the final day of a trial of four Rio Tinto employees on politically sensitive charges of stealing commercial secrets is taking place, Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Australian executive Stern Hu and three Chinese coworkers have been detained since last July in a case many thought linked to Beijing's anger over high prices it was paying for iron ore — a key commodity in China's booming economy. Rio Tinto, based in London and Melbourne, is one of the top suppliers of ore to China and a key industry negotiator in price talks with China's state-owned steel mills. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - The trial in Shanghai of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto on charges of taking bribes and stealing commercial secrets ended Wednesday as expected, though no verdict…

Rio Tinto exec facing commercial secrets charges (AP)

March 24th, 2010

Commuters ride bicycles past the Shanghai's No. 1 People's Intermediate Court, where the final day of a trial of four Rio Tinto employees on politically sensitive charges of stealing commercial secrets is taking place, Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Australian executive Stern Hu and three Chinese coworkers have been detained since last July in a case many thought linked to Beijing's anger over high prices it was paying for iron ore — a key commodity in China's booming economy. Rio Tinto, based in London and Melbourne, is one of the top suppliers of ore to China and a key industry negotiator in price talks with China's state-owned steel mills. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - The trial of four employees from Australian mining giant Rio Tinto was set to end Wednesday as a Shanghai court wrapped up closed sessions on industrial espionage charges.


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Envoy says Rio Tinto exec admits to some charges (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

Tom Connor, Australia's Consul-General in Shanghai, center, speaks to journalists after the trial of an Australian citizen outside of the Shanghai's No. 1 People's Intermediate Court Monday, March 22, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Australian citizen Stern Hu and three other employees of mining giant Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as the head of the mining giant said his company was trying to resolve its troubles with China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - An Australian executive and three Chinese officials with mining giant Rio Tinto pleaded guility to accepting bribes in a Shanghai court, lawyers said Monday in a case that…

China begins trial of 4 Rio Tinto employees (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

A man walks in the Shanghai No. 1 People's Intermediate Court Monday, March 22, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Australian citizen Stern Hu and three other employees of mining giant Rio Tinto face trial Monday in the Shanghai court on charges of stealing business secrets and offering bribes, amid doubts over whether their prospects for a fair hearing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - An Australian executive and three other employees of Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as the head of the mining…

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