Category: East Asia

Seven times since last March, Ruili—on China’s Myanmar border—has felt the full force of Xi Jinping’s Covid Zero policy.  China’s 1,300-mile border with Myanmar traverses some of the most rugged Continue Reading

China’s manufacturing steel demand rebounded in August and is expected to improve further in September and October on higher seasonal manufacturing activity, but market sources told S&P Global Commodity Insights Continue Reading

China, the world’s largest coal consumer, has domestic reserves of coal to last the next 50 years, according to annual reserves data from the Ministry of Natural Resources cited by Continue Reading

China’s imports of crude oil and coal imports from Russia exploded in August, data showed on Tuesday, but despite the jump in supply, Russia handed back its top oil supplier Continue Reading

One of the features of the crude oil market this year has been China’s weak imports and faltering exports of refined fuels. But despite the decline in oil imports, China Continue Reading

PBOC sets stronger-than-expected fixings for 21 straight days Move follows Federal Reserve’s third 75 basis point rate hike Bloomberg News China’s yuan is set for its longest losing streak since Continue Reading

Chinese refiners have plans to increase processing rates by 10 percent next month as they see demand increasing, especially from abroad. Refiners are hoping the government will issue another fuel Continue Reading

Despite lower crude oil refining and imports overall, China has increased its crude oil imports from Russia. Despite lower crude oil refining and imports overall, China has increased its crude Continue Reading

 China’s coal production has surged this year as the government seeks to improve energy security by reducing dependence on imports and amassing inventories at power plants. Raising domestic coal output Continue Reading