Chinese officials try to allay fears that Sichuan’s grain production is threatened by China’s latest earthquake. From AP: Huge swathes of farmland were destroyed by the earthquake in central China, but the losses...
Read MoreAnalysts worry that the latest earthquake in China could cause a shortage of aluminium and zinc, due to the earthquake disrupting both the smelting process and the hydropower that Sichuan produces. From Reuters: Aluminium and...
Read MoreChina is planning to manufacture airplanes again, but whether the airplanes will be competitive with western airplanes is the looming question. From Business Week: China hasn’t had a good track record building big...
Read MoreFrom the U.K. Guardian: Oil fell from a record high over $126 a barrel on Monday as a dip in crude oil imports into No. 2 consumer China stirred concerns high prices were eating into demand. . . . China’s April crude oil...
Read MoreFrom AFP: China has launched an investigation into online mapping services by Internet giants including Google and Sohu in an effort to protect state secrets and territorial integrity, state press said. According to Min Yiren,...
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