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Chinese mining giant CMOC pays US$1 billion for Brazilian gold mines with 8 tons of output

CMOC Group, one of China’s biggest miners, extended its push into precious metals with a US$1 billion deal to buy…

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China’s food-security push to slash soy imports by two-thirds in a decade: Goldman Sachs

China is on track to slash its reliance on imported soybeans to less than 30 per cent within a decade,…

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Alibaba’s Amap rides China car boom in challenge to Google Maps

Amap, the mapping and local services business under Alibaba Group Holding, is expanding its global footprint in tandem with the…

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China’s soybean imports surge as orders to US hit zero, and South America is cashing in

China imported no soybeans from the United States in September, but total imports remained at high levels amid a recent…

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Why China’s next 5-year plan will double down on food security

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set…

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As Trump targets China in US$20 billion Argentina bailout offer, analysts fear ‘debt trap’

Chinese scholars warn that Argentina will be the biggest loser if it cuts ties with China to align itself with…

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For soybeans’ sake, cancel tariffs, China urges US as farmers grow desperate at harvest

China has called on the United States to lift its unilateral tariff measures so the two sides can restore normal…

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China’s early South American soybean buys squeeze US out of peak export window

China has moved early to lock in soybean supplies from Brazil for September and October, sidelining US exporters from what…

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China’s beef prices are still low – Beijing’s new plan aims to wrangle up consumption

Amid falling prices and stiff competition from imports, China has unveiled plans to bolster the cattle industry – the latest…

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Trump’s copper tariffs fail to stop US metal being shipped to China

Aaron Forkash, a scrap metal dealer based in California, plans to continue exporting copper to Asia even after US President…

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