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PetroChina releases CSR report

PetroChina, China’s top oil company, unveiled its first corporate social responsibility (CSR) report yesterday, highlighting energy supply, public welfare, and health, safety and environment (HSE) obligation ... Read More

PetroChina energy consumption down 18%

The energy consumption of PetroChina, the country’s leading oil and gas producer, fell by 18 percent in 2006 compared with that of 2000, according to a report released by the company Wednesday. The decline saved the ... Read More

Help Needed to Prepare for Climate Change

As developing countries become more vulnerable to climate change, China yesterday urged developed nations to speed up the transfer of resources in order to mitigate the impact. In its latest assessment report released on ... Read More

PetroChina starts new round of gas price cuts

PetroChina, China’s top oil producer and retailer, launched a new round of price cuts on retail gasoline in Beijing Sunday, a move that is expected to trigger fiercer competition in the sector. Three PetroChina gas ... Read More

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited Announces 2007 First

HONG KONG, April 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China) (Stock Code: 338) announces its ... Read More

Cambodia Minister of Environmental Protection Visited the Group Corporation

On the morning of April 5th, Cambodia Minister of Environmental Protection H.E. Dr. MokMareth and his party six people visited the Group Corporation, assistant of the General Manager and the General Manmager of ... Read More

Norwegian move paves way for trade ties

In his latest visit to China, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg represented his country not just as its leader, but as its publicist. While he was here, Stoltenberg took the first step toward a free trade agreement ... Read More

China, Iceland upbeat on FTA talks

China and Iceland will kick off free trade agreement (FTA) talks next week, and are expected to make substantial progress. “The first round of talks will be held between April 11 and 13,” Gunnar Snorri ... Read More

China inks US$143m deal with S. Africa

China has signed deals worth US$143 million with South Africa to buy its agricultural products, wine, wool and copper mines, Xinhua news agency reported today. The agreements, involving 13 Chinese firms and 82 South ... Read More

Growing FDI in Africa

Africa is growing into an important destination for China’s foreign direct investment (FDI). Still behind investment in other economies within Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, China’s FDI in Africa is on ... Read More

Fuel oil tax in sight

China will impose a fuel oil tax in the near future, Chen Deming, vice-chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said yesterday, without elaborating. He also said the country is waiting for the right time ... Read More

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