China's cost of importing jet fuel will reach 7,768 yuan ($1,207) a metric ton in August, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. The NDRC is set to announce domestic ex-factory j...

According to China Customs statistics, in the first 5 months of 2011, China imported 945,000 tons of alumina with a value of USD 380 million, respectively down 57.2% and 49.9% year-on-year; the averag...

The International Grains Council Friday revised upward its forecast for China's corn imports in the year to June 30, 2012 by 50%. The increase in the forecast is significant as there has been widesprea...

China's trade surplus is likely to narrow 14% to $157 billion in 2011 from a year earlier, a government think tank said on July 28, 2011. The country's exports are likely to rise 20% 2011, while its i...

China and Namibia's economic and trade cooperation has grown rigorously, and even the devastating global financial crisis could not stop its growth. This was said by China's ambassador to Namibia, Wei ...

The fatal train collision on July 23, which so far has killed at least 39 people, may also hurt China's rail suppliers, who have helped build the country's massive bullet train network and aspire to s...

China has agreed to grant Canadian canola producers and exporters continued market access to the lucrative Chinese market while governments and industry continue to work towards a long term solution. T...

China's trade with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries is expected to maintain steady growth in the latter half of 2011, after growing by a quarter in the first half, a commerce o...

Volkswagen sold 30,737 imported vehicles in the Chinese mainland from January to June of 2011, the Beijing Morning Post reported on July 26. The figure is 52 percent higher than the first half of 2010...

China's foreign trade in electronic products rose 15.6 percent year-on-year to $525.4 billion, reports Shanghai Securities News, citing the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Of th...

The outlook for China's exports is uncertain for the rest of the year, and the government needs to keep policies flexible to maintain stable export growth, Gao Hucheng, a vice commerce minister, told ...

China's crude oil imports from Iran jumped 53.2% year on year to 2.65 million mt or an average of 648,561 b/d, the highest in more than two years, figures released by the General Administration of Cus...

China's oil import from Iran has increased dramatically in first half of 2011. The increase was around 50 percent in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period the year before, reaching near 13...

According to China Customs statistics, in the first 5 months of 2011, China exported 1.69 billion pairs of shoes with a value of USD 14.26 billion, respectively up 3.1% and 21.5% year-on-year; the ave...

According to China Customs statistics, in the first 5 months of 2011, China's bag/suitcase export value totaled USD 8.05 billion, up 40.1% year-on-year.

According to China Customs statistics, in the first 5 months of 2011, China imported 6.194 million tons of paper pulps with a value of USD 5.19 billion, respectively up 30.7% and 52.1% year-on-year; t...

Copper imports by China rebounded in June for the first time in 3 months gaining 20% as buyers in the world's biggest user started to replenish stockpiles after the local market tightened. According to...

Rare earth exports by China dropped 3 percent in June from a year ago to 5,625 metric tons, according to data from the customs agency. Exports between January and June fell 7.7 percent to 29,367 tons,...

Senior Australian and Chinese ministers have discussed a need to accelerate negotiations to successfully conclude a bilateral free-trade agreement, Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on July...

Tehran and Beijing are in talks about using a barter system to exchange Iranian oil for Chinese goods and services, as US financial sanctions have blocked China from paying at least $20bn for oil impo...