According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, platts data reveals a 42.12 per cent drop in Chinese UCOME prices to USD 955/mt on January 12, marking a 17-month low since August 2022.
According to Fitch Ratings, this projection is driven by factors such as uncertain Chinese demand, a broader slowdown in global growth, and a prevalent oversupply of petrochemical products in the region.
Taiwan detects six Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around the island country between 6 a.m. on Sunday (Jan. 14) and 6 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 15), Taiwan News reported citing the Ministry of National Defence.
Experts believe China will continue to experience various respiratory pathogens alternating or co-circulating in the winter and the coming spring, with influenza viruses still dominating in the short term.
Addressing an event organised by the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu on Sunday, the Prime Minister reiterated the 'One China Policy' while standing against the liberation of Taiwan.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag, second in the world badminton rankings, suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Chinese pair 21-9, 18-21, 17-21 in a hard-fought final that lasted for one hour and 58 minutes.
In its first official reaction to the Presidential elections in neighbouring Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated its claim on the breakaway territory as part of its own, saying that any changes in the island nation would not change the status of Taiwan as 'part of China,' CNN
Listing out his priorities after being elected Taiwan's new supreme leader, President-elect Lai Ching-te on Saturday said he will work to protect his country from continuing threats and intimidation from China, adding that 'China can recognise' the situation now, CNN reported.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that he has told his Chinese counterpart that unless they find a solution on the border, they should not expect the relations between the two countries to be normal.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has tracked eight Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Friday and the same time on Saturday, the date for the presidential election, Taiwan News reported.
General Pande's remarks at his annual press conference on Thursday that "our attempt is to continue talks (with China) to go back to the status quo ante which existed in the middle of 2020" are a reminder that the Chinese continue to deny Indian troops access to 2,000 square kilometres of