China Economic ReviewChina will record the world's highest growth rates for rubber consumption over the next four years, said a study by the Freedonia Group. However, the increases will be slower than those recorded in the 1990s. The market will be sustained by expanding demand for industrial rubber products such as hoses, belts and gaskets, offsetting a […]
By mid-August, torrential rains had killed at least 250 people across China. Storms caused the deaths of at least 108 people in Hunan province and economic losses of some Yn190m, Reuters reported. Bodies were also discovered from Yunnan in the southwest to Zhejiang in the east. Several workers were killed after a landslide buried work […]
Beijing will ban the sale or use of vehicles failing to meet European standards on emissions from the start of next year, China Daily said. Vehicle manufacturers will have to apply to the State Environment Protection Agency for a certificate stating that models are fit for the city's roads. An official of the city's environmental […]
The Yellow River, once called 'China's sorrow' because of its devastating floods, is threatening to dry up as drought continues to affect Shandong province, through which the river flows to meet the sea, China Daily said. Rainfall in the province averaged just 13mm in June and July, 85 per cent less than in the previous […]
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation has named eight areas as locations for pilot logistics joint ventures, China Daily said. The trade bureaux in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen would accept applications to establish Sinoforeign joint ventures or co-operative firms that would provide a complete supply chain with a […]