Lewis Jackson

China released its 15th Five-Year Plan for the oil ​and gas sector on Monday, ‌setting new targets for energy infrastructure development.

China's Sinopec said it had completed the restructuring of China National Aviation Fuel (CNAF), the country's dominant jet fuel distributor, ​according to a company statement on July 10.

China's CATL has obtained a safety production permit ​for its flagship Jianxiawo mine, clearing a ‌key regulatory hurdle to restart production following a suspension that lasted nearly a year.

China on Wednesday announced plans for a whistleblower hotline ​to encourage citizens to report smuggling ‌of restricted critical minerals, as Beijing continues its crackdown on a sector that has provided so much diplomatic ​leverage.

Chinese state buyers could raise wheat imports for millers later ​in the year as rain during the harvest has damaged some crops at the world's top grower, with up to 7% ‌of output seeing quality downgrades, analysts said.

China exported small quantities of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to Southeast Asia and other regions in April, as fuel exports fell to the lowest ​in a decade on Beijing's curbs to safeguard against energy market disruptions caused ‌by the Iran war.

China will accelerate the construction of strategic mineral reserve ​sites, state news agency Xinhua reported ‌on Wednesday.

China will address U.S. concerns about rare earth shortages, the White House said.

The Chinese ‌government has agreed to cooperate with Australian businesses on jet fuel shipments, Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday, suggesting China could loosen curbs on exports imposed amid supply disruption from the Iran war.

At the edge of one of the many pig farms spread across the vast, unbroken floodplains of Taizhou, a two-hour drive northwest of ​Shanghai, a pair of square, four-metre pools of acrid-smelling ochre liquid hold the key to cutting costly soybean use in half.