China, the world's second-largest sugar consumer next to India, will see a sugar deficit of more than 2 million tons this year, the China Daily reported Thursday. China may sell its sugar reserves to c...

China's export grew 21 percent in January as the global economy gradually began to recover, customs data showed. Exports stood at 109.47 billion U.S. dollars, while imports rose 85.5 percent to 95.31 b...

Growing domestic consumption and the international balance of payment have led to a rise in the country's latest imports and a drop in trade surplus, which analysts say will likely ease pressure on yu...

China's imports of unwrought copper and semi-finished products fell 21 percent on the month in January, much less than expected as traders turned to material in bonded warehouses to cover local demand...

China's January crude oil imports rose 33 percent from a year earlier as economic recovery bolstered demand for fuels. The country, which is the world's second largest oil consumer, imported 17.11 mil...

China's auto export in 2009 dropped 46 percent year-on-year due to the global downturn, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). The CAAM said China exported a total of to...

The volume of China's coal imports more than tripled in 2009 from a year earlier as the country's economic stimulus package boosted demand. China's coal imports jumped 2.1 fold to 130 million tonnes in...

China's export growth accelerated in January and imports rose, adding to signs a recovery in global and Chinese demand is on track. January exports rose 21 percent from a year earlier, up from 17.7 per...

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, China’s coke output in December 2009 reached 32.6698 million tons, with an increase of 4% over November 2009 and of 48.1% from December 2...

Crude oil imports are likely to go up by 9.1 percent this year to 212 million tons, according to a report from oil and gas producer China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). Net oil imports, includ...

In related news, the amount of customs import cars is 41.9 million units in 2009, increased by only 2.8% compared with 2008. But the volume of import car license application was 35.3 million, up 30.9%...

China's foreign trade in electronic information products fell 12.8 percent in 2009, the first annual decline since 2000, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Februar...

Despite the global financial crisis, China's tea exports hit an historical high in 2009. However, local producers are under growing pressure to strengthen their brand image globally to beat foreign co...

China's copper imports will fall by 1 million tons this year, but rising demand from other nations will counter that decline, ensuring strong prices, a Barclays Capital analyst said on February 1st. Ke...

China's large textile businesses took in 133.15 billion yuan (19.57 billion U.S. dollars) in profits in the first 11 months of last year, according to figures released by the China Textile Industry As...

China's oil imports will continue to see solid growth this year, with more than half of the country's total oil consumption coming from abroad, industry insiders said. It is inevitable for the country...

China's Premier Wen Jiabao said that China will appropriately increase imports of thermal coal to ease the country's power shortages. "Easing demand and supply strains on coal, power and gas is crucial...

Palm oil dropped to the lowest in two months on concern demand from China, the biggest consumer of edible oils, may slow even as crude oil and soybeans declined. April-delivery futures fell 2.5 percent...

China imported 630 million tones of iron ore in 2009, up 41.6 per cent year-on-year, and the iron ore import dependency ratio has increased from 44 per cent in 2002 to 69 per cent. Following this revel...

Zhu Hongren, spokesperson for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) disclosed during a press conference held January 27 that China imported a total of 630 million tons of iron ore...