China’s Natural Gas Imports Surge As Economy Recovers
Natural gas imports into China rose 22.4 percent on the year in the first four months of this year to 39.45 million metric tons, Natural Gas World reports , citing Continue Reading
China administered total of 308.23 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of May 7
China administered total of 308.23 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of May 7 Staff members sit at desks to register people for a shot of a vaccine against the Continue Reading
Cruise giant Norwegian threatens to skip Florida’s ports
Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is threatening to keep its ships out of Florida after the governor signed legislation banning businesses from requiring that customers show proof of vaccination against Continue Reading
China’s Emissions Now Exceed All the Developed World’s Combined
China now accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than all of the world’s developed nations combined, according to new research from Rhodium Group. China’s emissions of six heat-trapping gases, including Continue Reading
The Chinese Government Needs to Become a Clean Energy Supermajor
China is turning to its state-owned coal power companies to helm the next stage of the country’s renewables push, as the sector becomes less attractive to other investors. Private firms Continue Reading
China trade surges as global demand recovers from pandemic
China’s trade with the United States and the rest of the world surged by double digits in April as consumer demand recovered, but growth appeared to be slowing. Global exports Continue Reading
Chinese Manufacturers Sidestep Trade Barriers by Buying Factories Overseas
For decades, France’s Valdunes SAS charged premium prices for the wheels it made for high-speed trains and other rail systems around the world. That strategy changed after a Chinese state-owned Continue Reading
China Faces Growth Headwinds From Manufacturing, Citigroup Says
China’s economic growth faces headwinds this year due to weaker-than-expected investment spending in the country’s vast manufacturing sector, driven by Beijing’s efforts to rein in pollution and by a profit Continue Reading
The Latest: EU ready to discuss vaccine technology sharing
European Union President Ursula von der Leyen says the 27-nation bloc is ready to talk about the U.S. proposal to share the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the Continue Reading
As Covid Ravages Poorer Countries, Rich Nations Spring Back to Life
The contrast could hardly be sharper. n much of the developed world, vaccine orders are soaring into the billions of doses, Covid-19 cases are easing, economies are poised to roar to Continue Reading
World’s largest green hydrogen project eyes Australian ammonia exports
The world’s largest developer of renewable hydrogen projects, InterContinental Energy, is targeting ammonia exports on a massive scale from its pioneer project in Western Australia, the company’s chief strategy officer, Continue Reading
Asian LNG Buyers Are Preparing For A Harsh Winter
Global markets have been hit hard by the economic downturn as a direct consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. LNG prices were among the commodities which decreased sharply as consumption evaporated Continue Reading
As Cars Go Electric, China Builds a Big Lead in Factories
The body for an electric Zeekr, made by Geely, inside the welding hall of a factory near Ningbo, China.Lorenz Huber for The New York Times Fueled with money from Wall Continue Reading
Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4
President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning Continue Reading
The Wider Ramifications Of A China-Aramco Deal
The Saudi government is indeed in advanced talks with several Chinese entities – sovereign wealth funds and oil companies – to sell a 1 per cent stake in its flagship Continue Reading
‘There are no vaccines’: Covid fears rise in Africa as inoculations stall
While India battles a catastrophic second wave of Covid-19 infections, health officials in Africa are watching with alarm as their immunization campaigns, heavily dependent on vaccine imports from the subcontinent, Continue Reading
Mexico coronavirus: The math geeks who figured excess deaths
The mystery surfaced early in the pandemic. Hospitals were jammed with coronavirus victims, but the official death count in Mexico City appeared suspiciously low. Sitting at her dining-room table one afternoon, Laurianne Despeghel, Continue Reading
Australian LNG Exports To China Are Bouncing Back
The relationship between Australia and China has been going through a difficult period lately. Altercations surrounding the origins of COVID-19 rage on, all the while China has found ways to Continue Reading
Next Generation of Covid-19 Vaccines Could Be Pill or Spray
The next generation of Covid-19 vaccines in development could come as a pill or a nasal spray and be easier to store and transport than the current handful of shots Continue Reading
Baidu rolls out paid driverless taxi service in Beijing
Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out its paid driverless taxi service on Sunday, making it the first company to commercialize autonomous driving operations in China. Unlike previous Baidu autonomous driving Continue Reading
Building Australia’s First-Ever Offshore Wind Farm
It is very hard to give up on one’s own resource bounty and Australia knows it only too well. Endowed with the world’s third-largest coal reserves coupled with ample hydrocarbon Continue Reading
Climate change: Australia wrestles with its coal mining dilemma
For more than 200 years, workers at the Port of Newcastle have loaded ships with coal dug out of nearby mines for transport to Asia and beyond. But with global Continue Reading
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. to hold discussions over vaccine patents at WTO, says White House official – The Washington Post
The United States this week will start talks with the World Trade Organization to potentially lift intellectual property rights on lifesaving coronavirus vaccines, as a devastating covid-19 outbreak in India Continue Reading
U.S. coronavirus cases drop as spring wave of infections ebbs
The spring wave of coronavirus infections that began in March is subsiding in most of the country, with 42 states and D.C. reporting lower caseloads for the past two weeks. Hospitals Continue Reading
China Snubs U.S. With Huge Iraqi Gas Deal
The China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) last week signed a 25-year deal with Iraq’s Ministry of Oil that gives it a 49 per cent stake in the Mansuriya non-associated Continue Reading
Work to remove oil from stricken tanker in China set to start on Friday
Work to siphon off the remaining cargo from a stricken tanker was expected to commence on Friday, the vessel’s manager said on Thursday, two days after hundreds of tonnes of Continue Reading
China’s Shale Industry Faces Numerous Challenges
China has bet on developing its vast shale gas resources to boost its natural gas supply as demand surges. Despite recent shale production surprises to the upside, China still has Continue Reading
Chinese manufacturing rises in April but growth might slow
Chinese manufacturing expanded in April but growth might be slowing after a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, two surveys showed Friday. A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by the business Continue Reading
Major Chinese Investors Could Buy Stake In Aramco
Major Chinese investors, including the sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) and Chinese national oil companies, are the ones looking to buy a stake at the biggest oil company Continue Reading
China says population grew in 2020 after report of decline
China’s population grew last year, the government said Thursday, following a report that a census might have found a surprise decline, possibly adding to downward pressure on economic growth. The Continue Reading
Vaccines Appear to Be Slowing Spread of Covid-19 Infections
Vaccines appear to be starting to curb new Covid-19 infections in the U.S., a breakthrough that could help people return to more normal activities as infection worries fade, public-health officials Continue Reading
China Makes Big Move On Battery Metals In Africa
Over the past few decades, China has been all over Africa, building railroads, airports, bridges, and power dams, doing what Africa’s colonial masters should have done eons ago. Trade between Continue Reading
Tanker Collision Off Major Chinese Hub Causes Million Barrel Oil Spill
A tanker spilled oil into the Yellow Sea offshore the Qingdao port in China on Tuesday after a bulk carrier collided with the A Symphony Suezmax tanker, Goodwood Ship Management, Continue Reading
China denounces illegal small hydropower station in southwest Yunnan
The Wenshan prefecture in China’s southwest Yunnan province, which has attracted top aluminium producers for its abundant water resources, has failed to crack down illegal hydropower station, the environmental regulator Continue Reading
China to report first population drop in five decades
China is poised to report its first population decline in five decades following a once-in-a-decade census, the Financial Times newspaper said, citing sources familiar with the matter. A population drop Continue Reading
China set to cap coal consumption, boost domestic oil & gas output in 2021
China is set to cap coal consumption in 2021 by reducing it to less than 56% of the country’s total energy mix, while planning to boost domestic oil and gas Continue Reading
S Korea’s LNG demand forecast to rise 15% through 2034: ministry
South Korea’s energy ministry said April 27 that the country’s LNG demand is expected to rise 15.1% through 2034 on the back of higher LNG demand for bunkering and hydrogen Continue Reading
Mass funeral pyres reflect India’s COVID crisis
Delhi has been cremating so many bodies of COVID-19 victims that authorities are getting requests to start cutting down trees in city parks for kindling, as a record surge of Continue Reading
Beijing Hopes U.S. Companies Will Push to Scrap China Tariffs
China hopes U.S. companies will press their government to cancel additional tariffs on China, cease “decoupling” and supply suspension, and stop suppressing Chinese companies, a top diplomat said. ie Feng, Continue Reading
China’s Economy Continues Booming After Record First Quarter
China’s economy continued to boom in April from the record growth in the first quarter, with strong exports and rising business confidence supporting the recovery. That’s the outlook of an aggregate index Continue Reading
China digital currency trials show threat to Alipay, WeChat duopoly
In China’s commercial hub Shanghai, six big state banks are quietly promoting digital yuan ahead of a May 5 shopping festival, carrying out a political mandate to provide consumers with Continue Reading
China says invited by IAEA to join group over Japan’s Fukushima water plan
China says invited by IAEA to join group over Japan’s Fukushima water plan An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power Continue Reading
China’s Swine Fever Lockdown Reshapes $300 Billion Pig Industry
China’s plan to control the transport of live hogs to rein in the spread of African swine fever is set to reshape the market and create regional price differences in Continue Reading
How to Add Gas to U.S.-China Climate Cooperation
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to reducing his country’s coal consumption beginning in 2026. That is later than many climate change activists had hoped, but it will still be Continue Reading
Covid-19 Is Still Raging in Much of the World as Global Cases Hit Record Highs
While hopes are rising that a rapid rollout of Covid-19 vaccines is helping to tame the pandemic in the U.S., in much of the world the virus is still surging. Covid-19 Continue Reading
The Latest: Pakistan reports highest daily death toll
Pakistan on Saturday reported its highest COVID-19 death toll in a single day. Authorities reported 157 deaths, bringing the overall fatalities to 16,999. A total of 5,908 additional cases pushed Continue Reading
Ravaged by Covid, Brazil Faces a Hunger Epidemic
Rail-thin teenagers hold placards at traffic stops with the word for hunger — fome — in large print. Children, many of whom have been out of school for over a Continue Reading
Biden climate summit shows rivalry with U.S. complicates China’s green push
In September, Chinese leader Xi Jinping won plaudits when he pledged to the United Nations that China would reach carbon neutrality before 2060. Earlier this month, Chinese and U.S. climate envoys Continue Reading
China administered total of 216.08 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 23 | Reuters
China administered about 4.86 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on April 23, bringing the total number administered to 216.08 million, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Saturday. Continue Reading
‘Excess Deaths’ in 2020 Surpassed Those of 1918 Flu Pandemic
The U.S. death rate in 2020 was the highest above normal ever recorded in the country — even surpassing the calamity of the 1918 flu pandemic. Death rate above and Continue Reading