China said Friday that it would release more liquidity into the financial system as inflation worries showed signs of ebbing, replaced by concerns that the recovery is slowing more quickly than expected. Continue Reading
The fast spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant in Spain and some other parts of Europe is prompting authorities to reintroduce restrictions, fueling fears that a new wave of infections could disrupt Continue Reading
When the first gas from CNOOC Ltd’s new ultra-deep field in the South China Sea started flowing in late June to the world’s largest customized floating platform 1,500 meters above Continue Reading
After a yearlong run-up that pushed producer inflation to the highest level in more than a decade, China’s factory-gate prices rose at a slightly slower pace in June, raising hopes Continue Reading
Governments across the Asia-Pacific region are rushing to impose tougher lockdown measures to combat the spread of the highly infectious Covid-19 Delta variant. The sudden resurgence of coronavirus outbreaks is Continue Reading
Children are at extremely slim risk of dying from Covid-19, according to some of the most comprehensive studies to date, which indicate the threat might be even lower than previously Continue Reading
As the Delta variant sweeps the world, researchers are tracking how well vaccines protect against it — and getting different answers. In Britain, researchers reported in May that two doses Continue Reading
Why No Country Is Safe From the Delta Variant Excess deaths, seen as a more precise way of measuring total fatalities from the coronavirus, rose to their highest level since Continue Reading
Deaths in Indonesia from Covid-19 rose sharply on Wednesday, with reported daily fatalities nearly double the number from two days ago, as the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus overwhelms Continue Reading
China’s establishment of a national pipeline network, PipeChina, last October is creating a shift in China’s oil and gas industry, which aims to create greater competition and encourage new players Continue Reading
China’s crude oil imports last month rose by 8.81 percent month-on-month in June to average 10.54 million bpd, energy analytics provider OilX said in its latest monthly report, adding that Continue Reading
Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 this year as officials struggle to stamp out a growing cluster Continue Reading
Scientists and medical experts have accused the British government of ignoring what they say could be the most damaging consequence of removing almost all pandemic restrictions from July 19 — Continue Reading
Bloomberg News China’s top economic planning body has been put in charge of devising a plan for the world’s biggest polluter to cut greenhouse gas emissions, indicating that climate policies Continue Reading
China banning Australian coal imports might be one of the most peculiar commodity stories of 2021. At a time when commodity prices are climbing, Chinese authorities decided to drop Australian Continue Reading
The leader of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state on Wednesday ordered a week-long extension of Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdown, warning new cases are bound to rise as the country’s biggest Continue Reading
Highlights Indefinite lockdown to pressure Vietnam’s gasoline demand Nghi-Son refinery turned to export in June amid poor demand Economic activity to support gasoil demand in the interim Domestic demand for Continue Reading
The Delta variant of Covid-19 and a surge in infections among younger, unvaccinated people have catapulted Spain’s coronavirus rate to the highest in mainland Europe, according to Financial Times research. Continue Reading
Israel reported on Monday a decrease in the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in preventing infections and symptomatic illness but said it remained highly effective in preventing serious illness. Continue Reading
The fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus is driving up infections in developing countries that are dangerously short on Covid-19 vaccines to battle deadly surges and whose healthcare systems are struggling to Continue Reading
ENN LNG (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a unit of private Chinese gas distributor ENN Group, has agreed via a tender to buy about 26 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Continue Reading
A massive plume of methane, the potent greenhouse gas that’s a key contributor to global warming, has been identified in China’s biggest coal production region. The release in northeast Shanxi Continue Reading
The fast spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in much of the world is thwarting plans in many countries to lift lockdowns and reopen economies, a major setback to Continue Reading
The variant-driven coronavirus outbreak that public health officials across Africa had warned about for months is underway — and it’s happening without the urgently needed ramping up of the continent’s access Continue Reading
The vast majority of new coal-power plants being planned will struggle to make back their upfront costs, including all of those under construction in China, according to a new report Continue Reading
The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is surging through Asia this week, with record numbers of infections in Australia and South Korea, prompting some countries to tighten curbs Continue Reading
Following a joint statement with China addressing the climate crisis on April 17th, the US submitted a new ‘nationally determined contribution’ (NDC) at the virtual summit led by Biden on Continue Reading
While not a complete wash-out, the summer tourism season vital to southern Europe’s economies will be less than sizzling as the Delta coronavirus spreads and travel hurdles keep British and Continue Reading
The number of new coronavirus cases increased across Europe for the first time in 10 weeks, the World Health Organization said Thursday, ending a stretch that had raised hopes the Continue Reading
For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns. Continue Reading
Expansion in China’s factory sector slowed in June, as export demand weakened while supply bottlenecks held back production, official data showed Wednesday. Equally worrying, China’s services sector, a persistent laggard Continue Reading
Kim Jong Un said North Korea’s Covid-19 situation has become grave and admonished senior officials for lapses in the fight against the disease.Mr. Kim, speaking at a Politburo meeting, didn’t Continue Reading
A couple take a picture at an open air cinema on the Museum Island in Berlin, on June 16, 2021. He also told officials that he estimated the variant now Continue Reading
Southern European countries are in the unenviable position of having to restrict foreign tourism or risk the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, as economists warn of another disappointing Continue Reading
Countries across the Asia-Pacific region are scrambling to slow the spread of the more infectious Delta variant, reimposing restrictions and stay-at-home orders in a jarring reminder — for societies that Continue Reading
PetroChina to suspend July exports Gasoline exports to slump 98% to 30,000 mt New quota allocation delay Chinese oil companies are likely to slash their July gasoline, gasoil and jet Continue Reading
The rapid spread of the delta coronavirus variant has forced a growing number of countries to reimpose lockdowns and other public health restrictions, raising fears that the more contagious variant Continue Reading
Just when it looked like Iraq was becoming a regional leader it decided to halt a $2 billion pre-paid oil supply deal with China’s state-owned Zhenhua Oil Co. despite aims Continue Reading
The giant Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of China’s Yangtze river has begun generating electricity for the first time on Monday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The project’s first Continue Reading
Russia has introduced tough new restrictions including regional lockdowns and compulsory vaccinations in a belated response to a third coronavirus wave sweeping the country. President Vladimir Putin has rowed back from Continue Reading
The glaciers of the Tian Shan mountain range in northwestern China had lost about a quarter of their ice mass since the 1960s when this image was captured, in November Continue Reading
Highlights High throughput, low exports lead to weak product sales Zhejiang Petrochemical Co. delays startup of its fourth CDU The average utilization rate of China’s four state-owned refineries rose by Continue Reading
Tesla Inc. Model 3 vehicles at the company’s Gigafactory in Shanghai in 2019. Tesla Inc. plans to recall more than 285,000 electric vehicles sold in China to address risks associated Continue Reading
The Biden administration said Thursday it banned U.S. imports of a key solar panel material from Chinese-based Hoshine Silicon Industry Co (603260.SS) , but stopped short of imposing a ban Continue Reading
The first deepwater gas field fully operated by a Chinese company, Lingshui 17-2, started production on Friday, the country’s national offshore producer CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK) said. The gas project, in Continue Reading
The Biden administration banned the import of solar panels and other goods made with materials produced by a Chinese company that it accused of using forced laborers from China’s Xinjiang Continue Reading
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per Continue Reading
Some covid-19 patients say that after their immediate illness subsided, they suffered lingering symptoms for months, including fatigue, insomnia, brain fog and respiratory problems. This has become informally known as Continue Reading
At a silicon factory in China’s northwestern desert, Uyghur workers man electric furnaces that reach more than 2,000 degrees. Those with college degrees can earn about $600 a month running Continue Reading
The lack of available storage in China had limited the import of light cycle oil in May and June, ahead of the implementation of a new consumption tax on June Continue Reading
