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Chinese airlines scrap domestic fuel surcharges

Two Chinese airlines are to scrap fuel surcharges for domestic flights from Thursday due to declines in fuel costs.

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Coal checkpoint near Beijing closes on Monday

A major checkpoint for coal supplies from Shanxi province, which accounts for one-quarter of the country's reserves and output of the fuel, will close on Monday as part of government efforts to improve coal transportation and distribution.

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Study finds graphene potentially useful in fuel cell technology

Graphene, impermeable to gases and liquids, can easily allow protons to pass through it, suggesting it could be a promising candidate for use in hydrogen fuel cells, according to a new study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.

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Tension between Indonesian president, parliament escalates

​Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday he had ordered cabinet ministers not to attend hearings with legislators following a plan of legislators from the opposition camp to question the president's recent decision to hike the subsidized fuel prices.

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Largest toxic waste dump linked to diesel laundering discovered in Northern Ireland

​British Customs officers and police uncovered "the largest ever toxic waste dump linked to diesel laundering" in Northern Ireland on Tuesday morning.

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Indonesia's power transition talks on schedule

​Indonesian outgoing president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and president-elect Joko Widodo were scheduled to have a meeting aimed at smoothing transfer of power as energy subsidy issue would likely to highlight in the meeting.

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70 injured in fuel tanker explosion in Turkey

About 70 people were injured in an explosion of a fuel tanker on early Tuesday in Lice town of southeastern Diyarbakir province of Turkey, Dogan News Agency reported.

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Japan's NRA blast TEPCO for serious safety problems

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority blasted Tokyo Electric Power Co. Wednesday for its inappropriate handling of fuel rods at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture which caused some of the highly volatile rods to be damaged.

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China announces pricing policy for fuel upgrade

Chinese drivers will have to pay more in fuel prices amid the country's drive to reduce air pollution through upgraded fuel quality.

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Planned S China nuclear fuel project canceled

A planned nuclear fuel processing project in south China's Guangdong Province has been canceled following local residents' opposition, local authorities said Saturday.

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China cuts fuel prices amid weaker demand

China's top economic planner announced Wednesday it will lower fuel prices due to declines in global oil prices, a move that will help control inflation levels in the world's second-largest economy.

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China Aviation Oil starts operation of storage investment in South Korea

China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd (CAO), the major physical jet fuel trader in the Asia Pacific region, said on Monday that its new oil storage terminal facility with total capacity of 1.3 million cubic meters in Yeosu of South Korea has started commercial operations.

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Syrians fear higher living costs after diesel price hike

Syrians are closely watching consumer prices after the government decided to raise diesel prices, a move that could potentially have an impact on more than 300 consumer items.