China needs to import more food to ease water, energy shortages: official

(Reuters) - China should boost imports of food so it can dedicate more of its scarce water supplies to energy production, especially in arid but coal-rich regions like Xinjiang and Ningxia, a senior environmental official said on Monday.

As America enjoys cheap gas, Asia's top buyers to pay more

SEOUL/PERTH: Asia's biggest economies face paying twice as much for some natural gas as old supply deals are renewed, with a North American shale glut years from helping to meet soaring demand in the region.