China’s industrial hub Shandong province pledged to tighten new approval of industries such as oil refining and aluminium smelting which have high energy use and high emissions as Beijing strives to …
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Germany must confront China on human rights despite trade, says industry
Germany needs an honest discussion about how to deal with trading partners such as China and must not duck confrontation if red lines on human rights are crossed, the head of the influential BDI …
China Slashes Crude Oil Import Quotas of Private Refiners Amid Probe
China’s private oil refiners will get 35% less in crude import quotas than they received last year amid a government crackdown on the sector. The refiners were awarded a combined 35.24 million tons in …
Forced Labour In Xinjiang: Biden Administration’s Plan To Ban Import Of Polysilicon From China Set To Hit Solar Industry Hard
The Biden administration is considering a proposal to ban the imports of a polysilicon, a critical solar panel material from China’s Xinjiang region. 45% of polysilicon used in solar panels comes from …
China’s coking coal imports dive 30% on year in May
In May, China’s coking coal imports plunged by 29.6% on year to 3.4 million tonnes, according to recent data from China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC), w …
China’s May steel scrap imports soar 50% on month
China’s steel scrap imports surged by 50.5% on month to 114,741 tonnes for May alone, according to the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC), mainly due to the growing enthusiasm from the …
Amazon, Apple most valuable brands but China is rising: survey
Amazon and Apple are the world’s most valuable brands, but Chinese brands are rising up the leaders’ list and are more valuable than Europe’s top brands, according to a global ranking by Kantar BrandZ …
Medlive Technology Advances Plans for Hong Kong IPO
By Ben Otto Medlive Technology Co., an online medical information and marketing platform, is advancing plans for an initial public offering in Hong …
Vancouver businesswoman sues for US$200,000 she lost while trying to get money out of China
Defendants say the woman was aware of risks in ‘illegal currency smuggling operation’ to get around Chinese currency control laws, and her funds may have been taken by ‘unknown third party or …
Illegal export of sensitive military technologies to China enables theft of underwater warfare capability
The Chinese navy already is larger than the U.S. Navy in terms of raw ship numbers, and the Americans’ qualitative edge is narrowing each year.
IN FIGURES: China’s ferrous scrap imports in May surpass total in first 4 months of 2021
China imported 111,432 tonnes of steel scrap in May, surpassing the total of 109,978 tonnes of its imports of the steelmaking raw material in the first four months of 2021, according to the latest …
Explainer: Beijing doubles down on rooting out crypto in China
China’s central bank said on Monday it had urged some banks and payment firms to crack down harder on cryptocurrency trading, in the latest move by Chinese authorities to stem the use of digital coins…
ByteDance founder donates $77 million amid China billionaires’ charity rush
The founder of TikTok owner ByteDance will donate 500 million yuan ($77.35 million) to the southeastern Chinese city of Longyan for education, the city government’s education bureau said on Tuesday.
