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
