Cuban President Raul Castro begins talks with China's leaders on Thursday during which he is expected to win backing from his country's longtime ally in helping to implement historic economic reforms.
China has started stockpiling rare earths for strategic reserves, a state-backed newspaper said Thursday, in a move which may raise more worries over Beijing's control of the coveted resources.
Upon adopting respective amendments, Kazakhstan will be able to supply about 1.5 million tons of oil a year to China-based oil refineries for processing within oil tolling schemes.