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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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India allows non-basmati white rice exports, boosts global supplies
28 Sep 2024 - 9:54PM
Syngenta targets expansion in China to help boost food security, sustainability
18 Sep 2024 - 8:00AM
Commodities
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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A farmer collects grain during a canola harvest on a farm near Brora, Saskatchewan, Canada, on September 8, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg
China Business
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
China EVs
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
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
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
An ethylene plant under construction by PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical Company in Jilin City in northeast China’s Jilin Province on August 10, 2024. Photo: Xinhua.
Business
Gold bulls rejoice as Fed’s September rate-cut signal reinforces bets on rally
Gold may still extend its record-setting run, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech on Friday seen as a watershed moment for bullion.
26 Aug 2024 - 5:01PM
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China Business
Gold soars to record high as central banks stockpile amid rate-cut bets
Citigroup says the metal could be headed for US$3,000 per ounce next year after hitting US$2,531.75 overnight.
21 Aug 2024 - 4:30PM
China Business
Aramco’s ties with China have evolved beyond oil: top executive
Apart from supporting China’s long-term energy security, Aramco is eyeing investment opportunities in the downstream sector, Mohammed Al Qahtani says.
16 Aug 2024 - 1:58PM
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United States & Canada
Chinese mining firm files judicial review against Canada
Jinteng Mining, a subsidiary of Chinese gold and copper company Zijin Mining Group, disputes Ottawa’s review of Peruvian gold mine deal.
12 Aug 2024 - 3:57AM
The company logo of Zijin Mining. Photo: Reuters
Commodities
Wind and solar to surpass 40% of China’s power capacity by year-end
China is making progress in cleaning up its act on cutting down the use of coal in its power generation mix, as the share of the dirty fuel falls below renewables for the first time.
28 Jul 2024 - 12:54PM
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Companies
PetroChina joins world’s top producers in industry vow to reach net zero by 2050
China’s largest oil and gas producer has joined the Oil & Gas Decarbonisation Charter, a pledge signed by more than 50 firms to reach net zero by 2050.
23 Jul 2024 - 7:08PM
Markets
Shanghai officials tell state-backed listed companies to focus on market value
The admonishment from the regulator of state-owned assets comes as the 440 listed companies based in Shanghai are lagging well behind the benchmark CSI 300 Index this year.
17 Jul 2024 - 3:11PM
China Business
China lithium giant Ganfeng plans to trade derivatives to offset overseas risks
The largest position on any given day will not exceed 8 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion) ‘to hedge its exposure to cross-border investment risks and overseas market volatilities’.
16 Jul 2024 - 7:00PM
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Ganfeng Lithium is China’s biggest producer of the key battery metal. Photo: Weixin
China Business
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A lithium giant is looking at Europe for a site to meet EV demand
The company is in talks with potential partners to co-invest in battery materials and battery production facilities in Europe, Frank Ha Chun-shing told the Post in an exclusive interview.
27 Sep 2024 - 10:51AM
Banking & Finance
China to launch its first platinum, palladium futures contracts
The Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX) plans to launch its first platinum and palladium futures contracts in China, to offer a domestic price-hedging mechanism.
9 Jul 2024 - 5:19PM
Commodities
China’s third plenum promises cues for commodity bulls and bears
The third plenum is typically a forum for longer-term political and economic reforms, and the sense is that major initiatives are unlikely. But tweaks to the policy framework could still be consequential.
11 Jul 2024 - 3:05AM
China Business
Extreme weather poses risks for Chinese crops, power over summer
China will see more extreme weather events in the coming years due to the impact of climate change, said Yuan Jiashuang, deputy director at the National Climate Centre.
8 Jul 2024 - 1:25PM
A man walked on the dried out riverbed of the Jialing River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River, in Chongqing on 21 August 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE
China Business
China’s carbon neutral goal depends on unified power market, energy expert says
China is expected to continue liberalising its electricity market, says Christian Romig of BCG. The pace of renewable energy addition will speed up the process, he adds.
4 Jul 2024 - 5:00PM
Commodities
Tesla holds on to crown as the world’s top pure EV maker but BYD draws closer
Tesla remains the world’s largest pure electric vehicle (EV) maker for the second straight quarter but BYD
3 Jul 2024 - 2:01PM
China Business
Hong Kong court adjourns winding-up trial of HNA Group by 6 weeks
Two separate lawsuits were filed earlier this year against the investment arm of HNA Group, which defaulted on a US$200 million bond in 2021.
3 Jul 2024 - 2:43PM
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