Michael Thurston

Senate confirms first US envoy to Myanmar in 22 years

The US Senate on Friday confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee to be the first US ambassador to Myanmar in more than two decades, the latest step in greater engagement with a nation undergoing dramatic reforms.
 

BHP chief confident on China

BHP Billiton chief Marius Kloppers on Sunday expressed confidence in China's economic management and denied that his firm had caused a Chinese bid for arch-rival Rio Tinto to fail.
 

BHP offered to swap China info with U.S.: WikiLeaks

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton once offered to trade intelligence with Washington on China, its most important market, an Australian newspaper said on Tuesday, citing leaked U.S. cables obtained from WikiLeaks.