China imported nearly 593,390 barrels per day (bpd) of crude from Iran in December last year, up 3.6 percent from the preceding year and up 39 percent from November, Reuters quoted customs figures as...

China exported 16,265 tons of rare-earth ore, metals and compounds last year, falling below the annual export quota of 30,966 tons, according to official data. The exports last year also marked a 3.5 p...

China's 2012 refined copper imports hit a record high of 3.4 million mt, crossing the previous record seen for 2009 at 3.19 million mt, the latest figures from the General Administration of Customs of...

China, the world's top consumer of grains, imported a record high amount of corn and rice in 2012 while its wheat imports surged to a 8-year high, driven by strong domestic demand and cheap internati...

China imported nearly 10.8 million tons of wheat, corn, and rice in the first 11 months of 2012, up nearly 295 percent from a year earlier. Certain people thus claimed that the country's grain self-s...

China plans to cap its dependence on foreign crude oil to 61% and its electricity consumption to 6.15 trillion kilowatt-hours by 2015, the State Council said Jan. 23. The limits, published in the Stat...

Service sector has become a growth engine in municipality's economy Shanghai posted a contraction in total trade for 2012, the first time in three years, with exports falling 1.4 percent, while import...

China's imports of crude from Iran rebounded to the highest level in six months in December after the United States renewed an exemption from penalties on banks that process payments for the Persian ...

France plans to boost its exports of food and agricultural products to China, while consolidating coo peration in secto rs such as nuclear power and aviation, French Minister of Foreign Trade Nicole ...

Nepal's exports to neighboring China increased by 254 percent in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2012/13, officials said Jan. 21, 2013. According to Trade and Export Promotion Centre, ...

China's vehicle exports topped the one-million mark for the first time in 2012. The latest statistics from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that the country delivered a total of 1,05...

Gold prices gained 6.70 US dollars or 0.4 percent during the last week as the yellow metal's value was supported by Chinese gold imports which rose to a seven-month high in November 2012, said Gerhard...

The Chinese government on Jan. 16, 2013 dismissed concerns over its grain supply security, saying that grain imports have remained within a reasonable range despite rapid expansion last year. The amoun...

According to China Ministry of Finance news, during Chinese "twelfth five-year plan" period, the Chinese government will grant exemption from import value-added tax (VAT) to imports of seeds/seedlings...

According to China Customs statistics, from January to November 2012, China's exports of textile yarn, fabric and products totally reached USD 87.21 billion, slightly up 1% year-on-year.

According to China Customs statistics, from January to November 2012, China exported 55.77 million color TV sets, valued at USD 10.97 billion, respectively down 7.3% year-on-year and 13% year-on-year;...

According to China Customs statistics, from January to November 2012, China's exports of garment and accessories totaled USD 143.6 billion, up 2.8% year-on-year.

According to China Customs statistics, China's import-export value for December 2012 reaches USD 366.84 billion, up 10.2% year-on-year. Therein, export value USD 199.23 billion, up 14.1% year-on-year; ...

ASEAN countries have taken over the European Union and are now a major driving force for China's textile and apparel exports, said the China National Textile and Apparel Council. The country's textile...

China's soybean imports, leading the strong surge in the country's imports of bulk commodities, hit a historic high by the end of 2012, according to the latest official data. Imports of edible oil als...