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China’s crop import curbs causing soybean shortage
Some soybean crushers in Dongguan in Guangdong province have had to suspend operations for the last three weeks, traders say.
17 Dec 2024 - 3:18PM
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Hong Kong’s potential as commodities hub draws expansion by Marex Group
16 Dec 2024 - 7:30AM
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Mitsubishi loses US$90 million in suspected China copper fraud
4 Dec 2024 - 12:07PM
China Business
Automotive industry
China’s EV boom threatens to push petrol demand off a cliff
Brokerage Citic Futures sees Chinese gasoline consumption dropping by 4 to 5 per cent a year through 2030.
28 Nov 2024 - 12:47PM
A PetroChina EV charging station stands next to a petrol station in Beijing on February 2, 2024. Photo: Reuters
China Business
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Global CEOs see new hopes, old threats in Hong Kong vs Trump 2.0
‘People are leery of investing a lot of money in a country that is part of geopolitical tensions,’ Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks says.
25 Nov 2024 - 10:26AM
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China hits jackpot with discovery of ‘massive’ gold reserves in Hunan
The US$80 billion hoard is the latest fruit of China’s drive to find new domestic precious minerals reserves.
22 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
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US farmers sign big deals at CIIE expo, easing concerns about scale of trade war
‘Agricultural products are an important part of bilateral trade between China and the US,’ AmCham Shanghai says.
11 Nov 2024 - 10:58AM
Visitors at the CIIE event. Photo: Reuters
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Artificial intelligence
MTR Lab backs AI start-up Ensonic in first mainland Chinese investment
Ensonic produces AI-based acoustic detection systems used for equipment quality control and maintenance.
7 Nov 2024 - 1:58AM
Big Tech
TikTok
TikTok CEO vows to earn global trust, as app challenges US ban
Chew Shou Zi calls earning local trust around the world “a big challenge” for TikTok at a summit in Riyadh.
30 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM
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China economy
China’s steel and oil industries face mounting losses amid economic slowdown
China steel’s industry racked up losses of US$5 billion from January to September, while the oil sector’s losses widened to US$4.5 billion.
28 Oct 2024 - 1:04PM
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PetroChina
PetroChina to downsize, shut its biggest refinery in northern China
PetroChina plans to shut its Dalian refinery, with the capacity of 410,000 barrels per day, or 3 per cent of China’s total refinery output, around mid-2025, sources said.
28 Oct 2024 - 12:50PM
Liquified natural gas (LNG) storage tanks at PetroChina’s receiving terminal in Dalian, Liaoning province on July 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Commodities
Gold in Hong Kong
How Hong Kong can compete with Singapore, Dubai in gold trading
Hong Kong has to create a comprehensive gold trading ecosystem, attract international traders, central banks and hedge funds.
27 Oct 2024 - 11:00AM
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China economy
Full steam ahead as Shanghai ports eye global container volume record
The city is investing in infrastructure and technology to support growth, while also liberalising its finance sector to attract international shipping businesses.
22 Oct 2024 - 8:04PM
Commodities
Middle East
Oil futures surge amid Middle East tensions and speculative shifts
Middle East tensions drive oil futures to their largest gain in a year, with traders rushing to buy call options amid fears of supply disruptions.
7 Oct 2024 - 3:59PM
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South Asia
India
India allows non-basmati white rice exports, boosts global supplies
India imposed curbs on rice exports last year and extended them into 2024 to keep prices in check ahead of the April-June national election.
28 Sep 2024 - 9:54PM
A farm labourer prepares to plant rice saplings in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Photo: Reuters
China Business
Business of climate change
Syngenta targets expansion in China to help boost food security, sustainability
Company aims to expand service centre network to 1,000 by 2028 from around 600 currently in an effort to educate more farmers.
18 Sep 2024 - 8:00AM
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China economy
China’s fading hunger for grain spells trouble for world farmers
Warehouses across China are bulging with grain amid a deepening economic crisis, reducing imports and straining the world’s farmers.
16 Sep 2024 - 1:29PM
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Business of climate change
China’s carbon trading market to add steel, cement and aluminium sectors
By adding the three emissions-heavy industries, the trading scheme is expected to cover about 60 per cent of China’s carbon emissions.
10 Sep 2024 - 5:01PM
Bundles of steel tubes are stacked at a trading market near Shanghai on August 19, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg
China EVs
Banking & finance
China’s Geely unveils first compact EV to compete with BYD Seagull
The Xingyuan will compete head-on with BYD’s Seagull car to attract young, first-time car buyers amid an ongoing price war in the local market.
5 Sep 2024 - 10:59AM
China Business
Hong Kong stock market
Sanergy blames forced share sale for market meltdown
Sanergy Group’s 98 per cent stock-price crash was triggered when its largest shareholder, Otautahi Capital, was forced to sell part of its stake, the maker of graphite products says.
4 Sep 2024 - 4:34PM
China Business
Energy
PetroChina invests US$839 million to shift towards green energy
The acquisition of CNPC’s Electric Energy will further help leverage the synergy between its renewable energy and power segments, PetroChina’s president said.
29 Aug 2024 - 11:50AM
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