China poised to launch much-anticipated carbon-trading project
China has revealed details of a carbon cap-and-trade pilot project that will be launched next month, a much-anticipated market attempt to rein in carbon dioxide emissions...
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
China plans tougher quality standards for coal to tackle pollution
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may impose higher quality standards for imported and locally traded coal to cut air pollution, two sources said, in a move that could slash...
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
China's struggling automakers jump on SUV boom
SHANGHAI (AP) — BYD is known for electric cars but this year's flagship model is the S7, a gasoline-powered SUV.
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
EU to propose duties on Chinese solar panels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's trade chief will recommend placing punitive import duties on billions of euros of solar panels from China, people close to the matter...
Monday, April 15th, 2013
US, China vow to boost cooperation on climate amid ‘increasing dangers’
China and the U.S. announced a new “Climate Change Working Group,” during Secretary John Kerry's Beijing visit.
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Sinopec to build China's biggest coal-to-gas project-report
BEIJING, April 7 (Reuters) - China's state energy giant Sinopec Group envisages investing 70 billion yuan ($11.3 billion) to build the country's largest...
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
China’s utility giants vulnerable to water scarcity, report says
China’s five largest power utilities, which depend on water-intensive, coal-fired stations to generate electricity, are vulnerable to water supply disruptions because they...
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
China plans first commercial trip through Arctic shortcut in 2013
OSLO, March 12 (Reuters) - A Chinese shipping firm is planning the country's first commercial voyage through a shortcut across the Arctic Ocean to the United States...
Monday, March 11th, 2013
China's Xi to visit Africa as U.S. frets over Beijing influence
BEIJING, March 9 (Reuters) - Incoming Chinese president Xi Jinping's first trip as head of state will take him to Africa, the government said on Saturday, as China...
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Chinese oil exec attacks ‘misconception’ about country’s global intentions
HOUSTON – The CEO of CNOOC Ltd., a big state-owned Chinese oil company, on Tuesday sought to dispel fears that oil-thirsty China is seeking to lock down global resources...
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
China's CNOOC completes $15B Nexen purchase
Chinese oil company CNOOC says it has completed its $15.1 billion purchase of Canadian energy producer Nexen.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
U.S. backs Cnooc-Nexen deal
The U.S. approved Cnooc's $15.1 billion purchase of Canadian oil-sands operator Nexen, clearing the last big hurdle to China's biggest overseas acquisition.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
BNEF: China had 35% of world's onshore wind capacity last year
China accounted for more than a third of all newly installed onshore wind power capacity last year, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance report.
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Wanxiang wins U.S. approval to buy battery maker A123
Wanxiang Group Co., China’s biggest auto-parts maker, won approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to buy most of the assets of A123 Systems Inc....
China now burning as much coal as the rest of the world combined
China’s coal use grew 9 percent in 2011, rising to 3.8 billion tons. At this point, the country is burning nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined.
Beijing residents told to stay inside as pollution blankets city
Beijing yesterday warned the city’s 20 million people to prepare for at least another day of smog, as officials closed some factories and ordered government cars off the...
Thursday, December 20th, 2012
China the frontrunner to buy Exxon out of Iraq oil
BEIJING/LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has emerged as the frontrunner to take over Iraq's West Qurna-1 oilfield from Exxon Mobil, a...
Monday, December 17th, 2012
Johnson Controls appeals Wanxang's A123 purchase
Chinese company Wanxiang won the bankruptcy court sale for $256 million on December 11 and, today, Johnson Controls has filed an appeal against the sale because it...
Monday, December 10th, 2012
U.S. decision now key for Nexen deal approval
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States must approve the Nexen deal before CNOOC Ltd, the Chinese state oil...
Sunday, December 9th, 2012
China's Wanxiang wins auction for U.S. govt-backed A123
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec 8 (Reuters) - China's largest maker of auto parts won a politically sensitive auction for A123 Systems Inc, a bankrupt maker of batteries for...
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