Chinese delegation seeks to boost ties with Iranian nanotech companies

TEHRAN – A trade delegation from China held a meeting with four Iranian nanotech companies active in the field of polymer on Saturday, Mehr reported.

China offers Iran $3bn oilfield deal despite U.S. sanctions: Wall Street Journal 

State-run Chinese energy giant Sinopec has offered Iran a $3-billion deal on further development of an Iranian oilfield the two countries are already working on, the Wall Street Journal has reported. 

China's Iran oil imports to rebound in December as buyers use U.S. waivers

China’s Iranian oil imports are set to rebound in December after two state-owned refiners in the world’s largest oil importer began using the nation’s waiver from U.S. sanctions on Iran, according to industry sources and data on Refinitiv Eikon.

Chinese bank to back Iran-China transactions as of Dec. 2

TEHRAN- A Chinese bank is to support banking transactions between Iranian and Chinese businessmen as of December 2, the Iranian head of Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce announced.

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Beijing supports full membership of Iran in Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Ambassador 

More work needed to strengthen China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership

TEHRAN - China Ambassador to Tehran Pang Sen hailed the deeply-rooted relations between the two nations. But while expressing support for Iran's full membership in SCO, he underlined the need for more work to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership.

‘Economic ties between Iran, China still growing despite U.S. threats’

TEHRAN- Economic relations between Iran and China are still growing despite the pressures and threats from the U.S., Chinese Customs spokesman Li Kuiwen told IRNA on Saturday.

China receives a 2m-barrel cargo of Iranian oil ahead of sanctions

TEHRAN- China has received the first of its October Iranian crude oil orders on Monday, Reuters reported citing Refinitiv Eikon data and a shipping agent with knowledge of the matter.

Non-oil exports to China increases 11.6% in 6 months on year

TEHRAN- Iran’s value of non-oil exports to China increased 11.62 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22) compared to the same period of time in the previous year, according to the data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Iran’s defense chief: Iran, China share common interests and threats

TEHRAN – In a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Beijing on Friday, Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said that Iran and China share common interests and also face common threats.

China's Iranian crude imports seen to have peaked at 874,000 b/d in Aug.

China's crude imports from Iran are likely to have peaked in August at 874,000 b/d ahead of the looming re-imposition of U.S. sanctions in November, according to S&P Global Platts' trade tracker cFlow.

China shifts to Iranian tankers to keep oil flowing amid U.S. sanctions

Chinese buyers of Iranian oil are starting to shift their cargoes to vessels owned by National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) for nearly all of their imports to keep supply flowing amid the re-imposition of economic sanctions by the United States.

China defends Iran business ties after Trump threat

China’s business ties with Iran are open, transparent and lawful, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said companies doing business with Iran would be barred from the United States.

China keeps buying Iranian oil, and the trade war adds a reason to defy U.S. sanctions

China, the world’s top crude-oil buyer, imported around 718,000 barrels a day on average from Iran between January and May of this year, according to official Chinese customs data — equivalent to more than a quarter of Iran’s oil exports. China’s increased its imports of Iranian oil by 9.3 percent during the same time period from the year prior and is not expected to slow down purchases anytime soon.

'Iran-China economic ties to hike'

TEHRAN- Iran-China economic relations will improve regardless of third-party countries’ internal rules, Spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng told IRNA on Saturday.

Iran, China agree on using national currencies in trade

TEHRAN - Iran and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) based on which both sides will use national currencies in their trade transactions.

Iran-China 3-month trade up 11% yr/yr

TEHRAN- The value of trade between Iran and China during the first quarter of 2018 reached $9.98 billion, with 11 percent rise from the figure of the same period of time in the past year, Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday citing the data released by China’s Customs.

Iran, China ink €70m deal for co-manufacturing freight locomotives

TEHRAN – Iran and China signed a deal worth €70 million on Monday to collaborate on manufacturing 50 electro-diesel freight locomotives in Iran.

Iran, China ink MOU on establishing petrochemical park in Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) and China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation, ILNA news agency reported.

Iran-China ties are ‘strategic’, says Velayati

TEHRAN – Senior politician Ali Akbar Velayati said on Sunday that Iran and China have “constructive” and “strategic” ties.

Iran-China trade grows 20% in 2017

TEHRAN- The value of trade between Iran and China stood at $37 billion in 2017, indicating $4 billion or 20.4 percent growth from the figure of its preceding year, Iranian ambassador to Beijing announced on Friday.

China’s August imports of Iranian oil up 59%

TEHRAN – China’s September oil imports from Iran increased 59 percent from the same month a year earlier, Reuters reported citing the country’s customs data.

Iran secures $10 billion Chinese funding

TEHRAN- China’s CITIC Trust signed a 10-billion-dollar deal with five Iranian banks on Thursday to fund development and production projects in Iran, the official website of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) reported.

Admiral: Iran-China drill aimed to ensure regional security 

TEHRAN – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told reporters on Sunday that the recent naval exercise between the Islamic Republic and China was aimed at ensuring the security at the northern Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.

Iran to dispatch businesswomen delegation to China in late-July

TEHRAN – Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce is going to send a trade delegation comprised of Iranian businesswomen and female entrepreneurs to China on July 25-29.

Iran welcomes China’s new Silk Road initiative

TEHRAN- Iranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Ali Tayyebnia has welcomed the idea of reviving the Silk Road proposed by China, underlining that the plan will fortify ties and solidarity among countries along the ancient road.

Chinese firms help to update Tehran subway

Chinese state-owned train makers announced two separate deals to supply subway cars to Iran, which is trying to bolster one of the largest urban rail systems in the Middle East.

Chinese trade entourage to visit Tehran next week

TEHRAN – A ten-member Chinese trade delegation is due to visit Tehran next week to hold talks with Iranian businessmen and entrepreneurs, Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) reported.

China-Iran trade at $31.2b in 2016

TEHRAN- Trade between Iran and China slipped down to $31.2 billion in 2016, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

China's Iran oil imports to hit record on new production: sources

China's Iranian crude oil imports may rise to a record this year as state-owned oil firms lift more crude through their upstream investments while extending their current supply contracts, senior industry and trading sources said.

Iran’s Nov. crude exports to China up 24% yr/yr

TEHRAN - China’s November crude oil imports from Iran jumped 24.48 percent compared to the same period in 2015, IRNA reported citing Chinese customs administration.