BEIJING, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Mining giant Rio Tinto, four employees of which are held in China, faced a new accusation its commercial spying cost China more than $100 billion in six years.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Employees of the British-Australian mining conglomerate Rio Tinto engaged in commercial espionage for at least six years, Chinese officials said Sunday.
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.
HONG KONG, July 8 (UPI) -- Rio Tinto, the world's second largest mining company, says Chinese authorities in Shanghai have detained four employees.