China Snaps up Emergency Arctic LNG Cargo
China has recently imported a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia via the so-called Northern Sea Route as an emergency shipment of gas amid the energy shortage in Continue Reading
Sinopec signs China’s largest long-term LNG contract with U.S. firm
China’s Sinopec has signed a contract with U.S. Venture Global LNG to buy 4 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually for 20 years. The deal is the largest Continue Reading
Analysis: Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic
As the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where, COVID-19 will transition to an endemic disease in 2022 and beyond, Continue Reading
‘Ordinary People Suffer Most’: China Farms Face Climate Woes
Wang Yuetang’s sneakers sink into the mud of what was once his thriving corn and peanut farm as he surveys the damage done by an unstable climate. Three months after Continue Reading
China to keep crude import quotas unchanged at 243 mil mt in 2022
China’s Ministry of Commerce will award up to 243 million mt of crude import quotas to the country’s qualified refineries in 2022, the ministry said on its website Nov. 2. Continue Reading
China’s Latest Delta Outbreak its Most Widespread Since Wuhan
More provinces in China are fighting Covid-19 than at any time since the deadly pathogen first emerged in Wuhan in 2019. The highly-infectious delta variant is hurtling across the country Continue Reading
China’s Economy Faces New Downward Pressure, Premier Li Says
China’s economy faces new downward pressures and has to cut taxes and fees to address the problems faced by small and medium-sized companies, according to the country’s Premier Li Keqiang. Continue Reading
Chinese stock up on food as temperatures fall and COVID-19 spreads
Beijing shoppers stocked up on cabbage, rice and flour for the winter on Wednesday, after the government urged people to keep stores of basic goods in case of emergencies, though Continue Reading
China targets 1.8% cut in average coal use at power plants by 2025
China flagged on Wednesday it is targetting a 1.8% reduction in average coal use for electricity generation at power plants over the next five years, in a bid to lower Continue Reading
China thermal coal prices rise after falling for 10 days
China thermal coal futures rebounded on Wednesday after falling for 10 days on an expected jump in fuel demand to meet heating needs amid forecasts for plunging temperatures. China’s National Continue Reading