Industry

OVERCAPACITY

Ministries Clash Over Overcapacity in New Energy Sector

Several Chinese ministries have released conflicting reports, suggesting or denying overcapacity in the new energy sector.

Li Ping | 2009-12-23

COMPETITION

Sinopec Under Pressure from Private Competitors in Retail Market

Sinopec cut its processed oil retail price in retail market for the first time this year in response to pressures from private gas stations.

Jiang Lei, Yan Kai | 2009-12-22

RESOURCES

BHP Billiton "Behaving Badly"

BHP Billiton has repeatedly played the role of "bad boy" and disrupted efforts of Chinese firms to take a share in Australian mining companies.

Wan Xiaoxiao | 2009-11-04

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

China Moves to Rein in Overcapacity

Overcapacity has once again become a serious problem for China's policy makers.

Zhang Xiangdong, Liu Weixun, Wan Xiaoxiao | 2009-09-10

RESTRUCTURING

Consolidation of State-owned Pharmaceutical Firms

The consolidation of the three centrally-owned firms, is part of SASAC's broader plan to reduce the number of centrally-owned enterprises from the present 138 to between 80 and 100 by 2010.

Weng Shiyou | 2009-09-08

STATE GRID

State Grid's Green Road Back to Power Generation

Is State Grid attempting to use renewable energy as a way of eluding restrictions imposed by regulators?

Yan Kai, Liu Weixun | 2009-07-02

WATER

China's Ambitious Water Diversion Project Way Beyond Budget

China's massive project to funnel water from the Yangtze River basin northward to the parched regions has run into delay.

Li Ping | 2009-05-22