China’s inflation risks are building as producers pass on higher costs to consumers, reigniting a debate over whether the central bank has scope to ease monetary policy to support a Continue Reading
China’s imports of Iranian oil have held above half a million barrels per day on average for the last three months, traders and ship-tracking firms said, as buyers judge that Continue Reading
Factory gate prices in China rose at their fastest pace in 26 years in October, as crippling power shortages and record commodity prices hit the world’s second biggest economy. China’s Continue Reading
An unusually early and bracing start to winter in China is adding to unease over power and food shortages, undermining triumphant messaging about the stewardship of President Xi Jinping as the Communist Continue Reading
China’s state-owned power provider announced Sunday that power supply and demand in its service areas have returned to normal and rolling blackouts have decreased. Thermal coal futures on the Zhengzhou Continue Reading
China imported 8.9 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude last month, down from 9.99 million bpd in September 2021 Higher international oil prices and a crackdown on illicit import Continue Reading
Several countries including Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. are urging Chinese customs officials to pause the rollout of regulations on food imports, arguing the measures risk further disrupting global Continue Reading
South Korea is flying a military oil tanker to Australia this week to airlift 27,000 liters of urea solution, used in diesel vehicles and factories to cut emissions, amid a Continue Reading
More than 20 countries agreed to phase out coal power at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, but not Japan – a “leap backwards” for a country that once led Continue Reading
While the Australian government has dragged its feet on committing to a net-zero climate target in one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel exporters, the nation’s 10 million households are Continue Reading
