SHANGHAI, July 17 (UPI) -- Rio Tinto, the multinational mining and resources group, denied charges of bribery and espionage lodged by China against four staffers, the company said Friday.
BEIJING, July 15 (UPI) -- Rio Tinto employees allegedly bribed 16 Chinese steel mill executives, a source said in the widening investigation of the Anglo-Australian mining company.
BEIJING, July 14 (UPI) -- China, after detaining four Rio Tinto mining company employees on spying charges, has expanded its investigation against seven steel industry executives.
SHANGHAI, July 8 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities have detained an Australian executive of international mining firm Rio Tinto on suspicion of espionage, the Australian government said.
HONG KONG, July 8 (UPI) -- Rio Tinto, the world's second largest mining company, says Chinese authorities in Shanghai have detained four employees.
LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- British mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. said in London Monday Australian rival BHP Billiton Ltd.'s unsolicited $150 billion stock takeover bid was too low.
