CHINA: Beijing is failing to raise energy efficiency

China's energy consumption per unit of GDP rose again in the first half. The period 2002-05 was...

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INTERNATIONAL: Coal is attractive, but risks are high

Using coal to meet energy demand growth can only be reconciled with environmental goals based if...

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The country's reserves of tin, copper, zinc, iron and gold have long attracted foreign interest,...

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Coal prices have firmed as short-term supply side problems have reduced export output and hotter...

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As one of the world's largest oil and gas importers, South Korea is anxious to secure and...

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Although only around half the population having access to electricity supplies, power plants have...

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Increases in traffic and a shortage of rail capacity are producing service delays and...

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The north-east region has declined in relative economic importance since the introduction of...

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The five firms interested in buying state-owned electricity supplier Electrica Muntenia South --...

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After more than a decade of political stability, and in the midst of an economic boom, Klein's...

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