Iron ore is seen in stockpiles at Rio Tinto Parker Point ship loading terminal in Dampier Port in this undated handout photograph obtained August 20, 2009. Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest miner, reported a 54 percent drop in first-half earnings on Thursday, its biggest half-year slump on record as aluminium prices and demand collapsed. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Iron ore is seen in stockpiles at Rio Tinto Parker Point ship loading terminal in Dampier Port in this undated handout photograph obtained August 20, 2009. Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest miner, reported a 54 percent drop in first-half earnings on Thursday, its biggest half-year slump on record as aluminium prices and demand collapsed.

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  1. Visiting Chinese Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang greets well-wishers waving Chinese and Australian flags as he arrives in Sydney on October 29, 2009. China's Vice-Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Australia late on October 29 for a fence-mending visit following months of trade and diplomatic tension. Li will touch down for talks with Mandarin-speaking Prime Minister Kevin Rudd seeking an upturn in relations which plummeted after China's arrest of Rio Tinto mining executive Stern Hu.
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