A logistically risky and costly transfer of crude between tankers at sea highlights the steps at least one Chinese buyer is willing to take to ensure the smooth flow of Continue Reading
China’s commitment to Covid Zero means it’s all but certain to miss its economic growth target by a large margin for the first time ever. Economists’ median forecast for gross Continue Reading
Growing complacency about Covid-19 and politicisation of the pandemic response will cost lives as the world is hit by new waves of the virus in the coming months, Pfizer’s chief Continue Reading
Tesla Inc. is isolating thousands of workers in disused factories and an old military camp in China to ensure they’re Covid-19 free, part of a large-scale plan by the electric-car Continue Reading
China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a tool it could have adopted many months ago, the kind of vaccines that have proven to offer the best Continue Reading
Health workers at a hospital across a residential area under lockdown due to Covid-19 in Beijing on May 22. Beijing and Tianjin continue to ramp up Covid restrictions as cases Continue Reading
President Biden opened the second chapter of his Asia tour Monday with several moves — some choreographed, others apparently not — signaling a more confrontational approach to China in matters Continue Reading
Highlights Independent refineries attracted by heavily discounted Urals Prices are still above Beijing’s expectations to replenish SPRs Run rates at independent refiners recover as margins improve Hefty discounts on Russian Continue Reading
China’s state spending on industrial subsidies is much higher than in seven other major economies analyzed in the report. China spends much more in helping favored industries with state-directed funds, Continue Reading
New Australian PM says climate action “shouldn’t be controversial” Australia’s new leader has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy. Anthony Continue Reading
