Although the global price rise of commodities may peak in August, it will still take time and greater policy support for businesses in China, downstream ones in particular, to swallow the associated cost and get through tough times in their operations, economists and industrial insiders say.
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Deep Earth sciences key to development
Nation has intensified research projects for exploration, discovery to fulfil strategic needs
China will need to enhance research into deep earth sciences to fulfill some of the country's biggest strategic needs, from finding and utilizing underground resources to predicting and mitigating natural disasters, experts said.
China widely engages in deep-sea research
Shenhai Yihao platform aims to boost nation's maritime resource development
On June 25, Shenhai Yihao, the world's first 100,000 ton deep-sea, semi-submersible oil production and storage platform, began drilling at Lingshui 17-2, an offshore gas field located 150 kilometers south of Hainan island in the South China Sea.
China's gas-hydration drilling equipment completes sea trial
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has completed its sea trial operation of natural gas-hydration drilling and logging equipment, the corporation said on Monday.
China to further release metal reserves to ease commodity price hikes
BEIJING -- China will further release its state reserves of copper, aluminum and zinc to ensure stable prices of commodities and ease cost pressure on firms, the country's top economic planner said Thursday.
China remains main driver of global demand
China remains the main driver of global demand with the consumption and service industry taking a more dominant role, Securities Times reported on Tuesday.
PBOC stresses steady policy, stable prices
Measures aimed at ensuring economy operates within reasonable range
China will strive to maintain a stable monetary policy, ensure that prices remain normal and the economy operates within a reasonable range close to its potential level of output, the central bank governor said on Thursday.
Chinese, US senior officials hold video talks over economic ties
BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue, held a video conversation with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday morning.
OECD sees higher global economic growth but warns 'uneven recovery'
PARIS - Prospects for the world economy have brightened, but the recovery is likely to remain uneven and dependent on the effectiveness of public health measures and policy support, said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday.