TORONTO, July 4 Reuters Canada on Thursday put the mining industry on notice that any major deals targeting the country39;s producers of critical minerals would only be approved under the most exceptional circumstances. The announcement by Industry Minister FrancoisPhilippe Champagne came as he imposed strict conditions with the approval of Glencore39;s 6.93 billion acquisition of Teck Resources39; steelmaking coal […]

HONG KONG, July 5 Reuters An increase in the dutyfree quota for Chinese tourists to Hong Kong may go some way to support the city39;s retailers, but visitors from the mainland say prices are still unattractive. From expanding the solo travel scheme for Chinese visitors to Hong Kong in May to bumping up the dutyfree shopping quota, […]

BEIJING, July 5 Reuters Rows of what look like thin, white shipping containers are lined up on a barren dirt field in China39;s Shandong province. Filled with batteries, they form a 795 megawatt MW plant that can hold up to 1 million kilowatthours of electricity enough to power 150,000 households for a day, making it […]

July 5 Reuters German industrial production unexpectedly fell in May, adding to signs that manufacturing in Europe39;s largest economy will not recover in the coming months. Industrial production fell in May by 2.5 compared to the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Friday. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.2 rise. There […]