China Molybdenum seeks opportunities to beef up battery metals business

China's Shandong Gold Group has agreed to purchase 51% of Australian gold miner Focus Metals (ASX:FML) as Chinese appetite for the precious metal intensifies.

Cash-flush China is intent on seizing its share of the oil and mineral bounty made available by the melting of the Arctic ice cap.

Talk of a bottom in rare earth prices seems premature as China's magnet factories run at 40% capacity.

Despite the controversy generated by China National Offshore Oil Corp's proposed $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian oil producer Nexen, Thursday’s shareholders vote is seen by industry experts as a mere formality.

The rally in iron ore has spilled over into shipping.

Rare earths are much less of a trade weapon in Chinese hands than in the past.

Iron ore has been under pressure this quarter as China's steel industry struggles with rising inventories, overcapacity and overproduction.

A strong run-up in Vancouver-based Silvercorp's stock came to a halt on Monday.

China's ICBC has announced a reduction in its lending to Australia's resource sector due to concerns that the mining boom is nearing an end.