Three separate teams of scientists on two continents have found that Omicron infections more often result in mild illness than earlier variants of the coronavirus, offering hope that the current Continue Reading
China is redoubling efforts to control new virus outbreaks with a lockdown of the 13 million residents of the northern city of Xi’an following a spike in coronavirus cases. The Continue Reading
China has locked down 13m people in the central city of Xi’an, as the country battles to contain increasingly frequent coronavirus outbreaks that threaten its economic recovery in the run-up Continue Reading
China has approved the merger of three leading rare earths companies, creating a state-owned powerhouse that will be the world’s largest producer of the strategic resource and strengthen government control Continue Reading
China’s independent refiners’ demand for bitumen blend has been slipping in recent weeks amid tepid margins for producing asphalt, largely due to seasonal slowdown in construction activity in winter, sources Continue Reading
Chinese property developers have been hit by record numbers of downgrades from international credit rating agencies this year, as Evergrande’s collapse fuels concerns over the health of China’s economy. The Continue Reading
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of Continue Reading
The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) antiviral COVID-19 pill for at-risk people aged 12 and above, making it the first oral treatment and which can be taken Continue Reading
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the largest Chinese importer of liquefied natural gas, has signed a deal with U.S. firm Venture Global LNG to buy LNG from a new Continue Reading
Highlights CNOOC deals cover 3.5 million mt/year of LNG Flurry of activity this year as end-user prices soar An affiliate of China’s largest LNG importer, CNOOC, has agreed to buy Continue Reading
