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Industry in period of low growth, overcapacity weighing on prices BEIJING - China's steel industry is operating on a profit margin lower than all other industries, touching 3.5 percent, pushing the industry to reform its structure, a senior official said on Sunday. "The ...
BEIJING - China will raise gasoline and diesel prices 310 yuan ($46) per ton and 300 yuan per ton, respectively, beginning Wednesday, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced Tuesday. This is the second increase in fuel prices in two months after the NDRC ...
China will soon publish a plan for what it called "newly developing energy industries" that will involve 5 trillion yuan ($739 billion) in investment through 2020, the China Securities Journal reported on Monday. The plan has been approved by the National Development and Reform ...
Beijing - China plans to introduce ambitious new targets for the reduction of major pollutants in the upcoming 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) as the nation strives to realize its green goals, a senior official said. Two new pollution indicators, nitrogen oxide - which is mainly ...
Iron ore imports by China, the largest buyer, rose 6 percent in February, strengthening the ability of BHP Billiton Ltd, Rio Tinto Group and Vale SA to ask for higher prices. Imports reached 49.4 million metric tons, compared with 46.6 million tons in January, according to ...
Crude steel production in China, the world's largest steel maker, rose 14 percent to a record last year, further complicating this year's iron ore negotiations. Steel output rose to 568 million tons in 2009 from 500 million tons in 2008, the National Bureau of Statistics said in ...
According to China Petroleum and Chemical Information (CPCI), an online publication focusing on China petroleum and chemical industry and the Asia-Pacific petrochemical market, China produced 83 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2009, up by 7.7 percent compared with 2008. ...
BEIJING: China's 68 large and medium sized iron and steel companies made 55.39 billion yuan ($8.12 billion) in profit in 2009, down 31.43 percent year on year, said a senior official from China Iron & Steel Association Tuesday. The 68 companies reaped a total business revenue of ...
The Wuhan Iron and Steel Company Ltd (WISCO), the listed arm of China's Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, posted a decline of 75.79 percent in net profit in the third quarter this year because of falling sales. The company's net profit reached 546.56 million yuan ($80.02 million...
Lu Jiang, chairman of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, said in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, Thursday China' s logistics restructuring and stimulus plan had brought new development opportunities to the sector and helped the industry back to rapid growth ...
China's power generation capacity rose 10.23 percent to 874 million kilowatts by the end of 2009, only second to the US, according to figures released Thursday. Thermal electricity accounted for 74.6 percent of the total, or 652 million kilowatts, down 1.45 percentage points year...
Exploration work in the eastern region of North China's Hebei province shows potential iron ore reserves in this area is estimated to top 10 billion tons, the China Metallurgical Geology Bureau (CMGB) said Saturday. A total of 3.44 billion tons of iron ore has been verified in ...
China's dependence on foreign iron ore approached about 70 percent in 2009, 13 percentage points higher than the previous year, said a Shanghai Securities News report on Friday, citing a government official. Special Coverage:Refocus on Iron Ore Talks Brazilian mining giant Vale ...
China, the world's second-biggest energy user, may face a surplus of fuel including diesel next year as refiners add oil-processing capacity. The oversupply may increase to 80 million metric tons by 2015, Fu Bin, deputy general manager of PetroChina Co's sales unit, said at an ...
BEIJING - China's installed power generation capacity will surpass 900 million kilowatts by the end of 2010, Zhang Guobao, head of China's National Energy Administration, said Friday. China's installed power capacity has risen quickly in recent years, with the installed hydro...
HONG KONG: China's demand for oil rose 12.8 percent in March as the Chinese economy returned to rapid growth and refining capacity expanded, according to a report Tuesday. Apparent oil demand rose to 8.12 million barrels per day over the year ago March according to an analysis of ...
Industrial enterprises in China's 24 regions reported combined profits of 690.8 billion yuan ($101.2 billion) in the first quarter, more than double the figure of the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement Wednesday. The NBS did not ...
China, the world's second-biggest energy consumer, may post a 9 percent gain in monthly oil demand in the second-half of 2010 from a year earlier as its reliance on oil imports grow, China Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals said. Monthly oil demand may reach 35.5 million metric tons, ...
Chinese large- and medium-sized steelmakers earned profits of 2.86 billion yuan in July, dropping 73.05 percent year-on-year, the Beijing Times reported Wednesday, citing data from the China Iron and Steel Association. The profits were 3.39 billion yuan, or 54.24 percent less ...
Efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through domestic cap-and-trade systems have acquired new urgency, as China is set to become the world's largest emitter and energy user in the coming decade. In the absence of a functioning global cap-and-trade system that is widespread ...
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China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
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Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
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Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
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Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
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Yao's gift of sport for all
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Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
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Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...