Tag: China

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Beijing releases oil from its strategic reserve to stabilize China's market and guarantee energy security

  

  By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com – China made headlines last week with the news that it was going to release some crude oil from its strategic petroleum reserve and sell it in a move Bloomberg called “an unprecedented intervention.”

• Saturday, September 11th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Uruguay's FM says other unilateral trade deals may be announced shortly

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Friday said that in addition to China there were several other countries interested in reaching one-on-one trade deals with his country.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  BRICS issues New Delhi Declaration calling for investigations on coronavirus to be free from political influences

  

  Leaders of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Thursday agreed on the use of science-based methods to determine the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguay brokers one-on-one free trade deal with China hoping it will not affect Mercosur

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his country had begun negotiations with China to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which has been regarded as the beginning of the end of Mercosur.

• Monday, September 6th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Brazil confirms two cases of atypical mad cow; suspends beef exports to China and reports to OIE

  

  Brazil' Ministry of Agriculture confirmed over the weekend the existence of two atypical cases of Bovine Encephalopathy Spongiform, BES, commonly known as “mad cow” which triggered the immediate temporary suspension of beef exports to China from Sunday 5 September, according to an official release.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Brazil confident soybeans harvest will confirm it continues as the world's leader in the oilseed production

  

  Brazil's National Supply Company, Conab, anticipated forecasts for the coming grains and oilseeds season 2021/22. The soy crop is expected to reach some 141,26 million tons or a 3.9% increase over the current harvest.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  China limits video gaming (“spiritual opium”) by teenagers to three hours a week

  

  China has implemented strict regulations regarding video gaming by minors below 18, which will be limited to three hours a week to combat what authorities have described as the “spiritual opium”.

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Hong Kong emerges as destination of meat exports from Paraguay, Uruguay

  

  While Uruguay's National Meat Institute (INAC) eyes China, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong as the clients to target, the latter has already recorded an increase of 13% in both volume and revenues in purchases from Paraguay, according to a Central Bank (BCP) report released this week.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:24 UTC

  Covid-19 causing major traffic congestion in China's leading port of Ningbo

  

  Several Chinese ports are facing serious congestions because many ships have been forced to re-schedule calls at Ningbo, the second busiest port in the country because it remains partially closed down following a case of Covid-19.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Forgotten Latin America; EU can ill afford to ignore its strategic importance

  

  By Ana Palacio (*) – The EU well knows that when it comes to expanding its influence within a country or region, China plays the long game. But China is also adept at identifying opportunities to make rapid progress, and Latin America’s escalating crises represent a golden one.