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Putin leaves Beijing after Xi meeting with little progress on key China-Russia gas pipeline project

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin left Beijing on Wednesday night (May 20) with no sign of a breakthrough on a natural gas pipeline project with the potential to reshape global energy flows and geopoli...

A key obstacle to expanding coal rock gas output is the high production cost, reflecting the technical challenges of drilling deep underground.

Deep under China’s coal basins, PetroChina is unlocking gas from rocks

The push to develop coal rock gas is part of Beijing’s widening effort to diversify its energy mix and reduce reliance on imports

Teo Siong Seng, chief executive of Singamas, was named as one of the individuals alleged to be involved in price fixing.

Singapore shipping veteran, SBF chair Teo Siong Seng and others accused by US of price fixing

The prices of standard shipping containers are said to have roughly doubled between 2019 and 2021, notes the US Department of Justice

The Commerce Ministry in Beijing has confirmed that the Board of Trade will seek to cut tariffs on at least US$30 billion worth of goods.

China signals it will accept some US tariff increase in talks

It is a sign that ties between the world’s two largest economies are further stabilising

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will hold talks on Wednesday and also take tea together.

Putin arrives in China for Xi talks with gas project on agenda

The two sides plan to sign approximately 40 documents, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide

The Morgan Stanley report says that rather than competing purely at the frontier, China is “optimising for speed, cost efficiency and system-level integration", so AI diffuses through the economy.

China’s AI industry transitioning from technology catch-up to value capture: Morgan Stanley

It names top stock picks for the country’s artificial intelligence sector

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) meeting with Chen Gang, secretary of the Communist Party of China of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Committee, at Nanning's Liyuan Resort on May 19.

China trade corridor a good foundation to do more, as bilateral cooperation not sure ‘win-wins’: SM Lee

He adds trade is now mixed up with security and rivalry considerations, among others, with more effort needed for positive outcomes

China cut the normal breeding sow holding level by 3.8 per cent, to 37.5 million head, in a broad plan aimed at tackling oversupply and weak demand.

China asks pork producers to spur consumption, curb financial risks

[BEIJING] China’s agriculture ministry urged the pork industry to rein in overcapacity, stimulate consumption and keep a close watch on the financial risks of large pork companies.

Factory output grew 4.1% from a year earlier last month, compared with a 5.7% rise in March, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.

China’s economy loses steam at start of Q2 as consumption, output disappoint in April

The April figures offer early signs that Q1 momentum is already fading