State-run Coal India Ltd. is considering cutting output at some mines, aligning it with a steep drop in demand from power generators amid a countrywide lockdown, according to people with knowledge Continue Reading
In China, international flights have been cut back so severely that Chinese students abroad wonder when they will be able to get home. In Singapore, recently returned citizens must share Continue Reading
China will extend the subsidies and tax exemption provided for the purchase of new energy vehicles, which was due to be removed by the end of this year, for another Continue Reading
China’s refined oil product consumption over January-February slumped year on year amid the coronavirus outbreak, leading to a surge in exports of gasoline and jet fuel over the same period. Continue Reading
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is postponing this year’s planned drilling campaign offshore Canada’s east coast because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese state-held oil firm told CBC News Continue Reading
Strict lockdowns in Moscow have been followed up by regions across the country The Russian parliament has approved an “anti-virus” package of laws including up to seven years in prison Continue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Authorities in Moscow unveiled a smartphone app designed to keep tabs on people who have been ordered to stay at home because of the coronavirus and Russia Continue Reading
Protest movements across the Middle East and North Africa, from Algeria to Lebanon and Iraq, have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fear of the virus’ spread has Continue Reading
Even before the new coronavirus, Japan’s economy was in trouble . Exports were plummeting on slowing demand from China, and a tax increase at home was keeping shoppers out of Continue Reading
In a world awash in oil and gas, you’d think it couldn’t get any worse. Well, it can: China just announced that it had extracted a record amount of what Continue Reading
China’s oil major Sinopec reduced its capital spending plan for 2020 and said it expected lower run rates this year because of the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reported , citing a Continue Reading
The World Bank is estimating that the cornavirus outbreak will cause economic growth to slow significantly this year in China and other East Asian-Pacific countries, throwing millions into poverty. Under Continue Reading
A rebound in China’s manufacturing sector and a shift by government leaders to loosen the reins on borrowing suggest the worst may be over for an economy suffering its biggest Continue Reading
China pushed its annual college entrance exam back by one month, a sign the government remains worried about the possibility of a second wave of coronavirus infections as cases rise Continue Reading
China is burning more coal in yet another sign that the first country hit by a coronavirus outbreak is returning to a level of normalcy. Daily coal burn at select coastal Continue Reading
GCL System Integration Technology Co. plans to build the world’s biggest solar-panel manufacturing plant, with capacity to meet half of global demand. The Chinese manufacturer plans to invest 18 billion yuan Continue Reading
An official gauge of China’s manufacturing activity rebounded strongly in March as work resumption picked up, though economists warned that business activity remains far from normal following a devastating coronavirus Continue Reading
Some regulators have declared moratoriums on cancellations and nonrenewals of policies. And some are urging car insurers to lower people’s bills. These states note that policyholders now working from home Continue Reading
The spreading coronavirus pandemic may too heavy of a burden for the already struggling coal miners in the United States, with three companies announcing operations halts due to measures to Continue Reading
A U.S. Navy ship outfitted with 1,000 hospital beds pulled into New York Harbor. Tents sprung up in New York City’s Central Park. The Javits Center, a 1.8 million-square-foot convention Continue Reading
Most Americans are now only allowed out to get supplies or exercise About three out of four Americans are now, or about to be, under some form of lockdown, as Continue Reading
The ski pistes are open, the restaurants are doing ample business and the malls are awash with shoppers. Welcome to Sweden, the last holdout among the small number of Western Continue Reading
The rush to what is essentially a new wartime footing began consciously and urgently in the first quarter of 2020 between some of the most powerful geopolitical players of the Continue Reading
India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Monday, as it struggled to keep essential supplies flowing and Continue Reading
India scrambled to squelch an exodus of desperate migrant workers from its cities, warning they could be sent to quarantine camps and assuring that food and other staples would be Continue Reading
The supply of thermal coal in India has been declared as an essential service and officials are to maintain its critical dispatch during the country’s lockdown period, Union Minister of Continue Reading
Since last week, emails from foreign clients have been flooding into export manager Grace Gao’s in-box, asking to delay orders already made, putting goods ready to be shipped on hold Continue Reading
China’s central bank unexpectedly cut the rate on reverse repurchase agreements by 20 basis points on Monday, the largest in nearly five years, as authorities ramped up steps to relieve Continue Reading
A hidden pile of debt threatens dozens of emerging-market countries as the global economy stalls and commodity prices tumble. An estimated $200 billion of emerging-market debt owed to China has Continue Reading
The Seattle area, home of the first known coronavirus case in the United States and the place where the virus claimed 37 of its first 50 victims, is now seeing Continue Reading
Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The alarm system was ready. Scarred by the SARS epidemic that erupted in 2002 , China had created an infectious disease reporting system that officials Continue Reading
From the stage of an evangelical superchurch, the leader of the gospel choir kicked off an evening of prayer and preaching: “We’re going to celebrate the Lord! Are you feeling Continue Reading
A day after President Vladimir Putin announced a nine-day paid national holiday in a bid to stem the spread of Covid 19, hotel reservations in the seaside town of Sochi Continue Reading
The global COVID-19 outbreak has taken hold in India slower than in other areas, though the number of cases in the country has spiked in recent weeks. The central government Continue Reading
Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef has suffered its third mass coral bleaching in five years, according to early results of aerial surveys over the World Heritage site. “I saw coral bleaching Continue Reading
China’s biggest oil and gas producer PetroChina said it would adjust its previously approved capital expenditure (CAPEX) for this year as Chinese state oil majors join other oil firms in Continue Reading
Dozens of people clashed on the Hubei border after the Chinese government lifted a two-month quarantine on the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, highlighting the challenges of undoing the unprecedented Continue Reading
When the novel coronavirus first emerged in China’s Hubei Province, foreign reactions to the country’s handling of the epidemic swung between extremes. At a press conference held in Beijing in Continue Reading
President Trump ordered General Motors Co. to sharply ramp up the production of ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, turning to a wartime presidential power that he had been reluctant to Continue Reading
The Trump administration is preparing to suspend collection of import tariffs for three months to give U.S. companies financial relief amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to administration officials. “Customs duties Continue Reading
As Jerry Ed Roth prepared for heart surgery this month, doctors told the former theater director that the procedure might buy him a couple extra years for his life. Late Continue Reading
A second wave of coronavirus cases is charting a path far from coastal Washington State, California, New York and New Jersey, and threatening population centers in America’s middle. Emerging hot Continue Reading
Brussels has rejected UK government claims that an “initial communication problem” meant that Britain missed out on participating in the joint procurement of ventilators, insisting that the UK was fully Continue Reading
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has surged by 919 to 9,134, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, easily the highest daily tally since the Continue Reading
The coronavirus pandemic has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a fresh opportunity to drive home for worried Russians a recurring theme of his long reign: Western liberal democracies are weak, Continue Reading
Parks are closing across the country but many Russians are not sure what all the fuss is about Russia is beginning what Vladimir Putin called a “non-working week”, to try Continue Reading
Pyongyang has secretly asked for international help to increase coronavirus testing in North Korea as the pandemic threatens to cripple its fragile healthcare system. After reports of the outbreak emerged from Continue Reading
Residents of China’s Xianning city eager to travel after a two-month lockdown faced an unexpected hurdle only hours after the borders were opened — they needed to pass a new Continue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he would have China’s support in fighting the coronavirus, as the United States faces Continue Reading
Japanese refiners are preparing to maintain their supply of oil products and refining operations even if Tokyo imposes a citywide lockdown to combat a spike in coronavirus cases, company and Continue Reading
