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Climate change
Opinion
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Australia should leave politics out of climate collaboration with China
Seeing Beijing solely through a security lens undermines Canberra’s capacity to engage pragmatically on shared environmental interests.
3 Jul 2025 - 9:46PM
Indonesia
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia ink deals worth US$27 billion with eye on clean energy
3 Jul 2025 - 4:43PM
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Indonesia
Indonesia and Malaysia set model for dispute resolution with Ambalat pact
2 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM
China-Africa relations
Is this the copper century? China moves to shore up supplies from Africa
African copper is crucial for China as the West restricts supplies, notably from Canada, analyst says.
2 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM
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US-China trade war
US Senate, passing Trump bill, bars energy tax credits for China-linked firms
House of Representatives must still approve legislation, which also ends ‘de minimis’ customs protections, before sending it to White House.
4 Jul 2025 - 4:24AM
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China's economic recovery
China’s global investment surge aims to counter domestic challenges: Moody’s
The investments are likely to focus on emerging markets like South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, report says.
1 Jul 2025 - 4:30PM
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Malaysia
Soft soil caused Malaysia’s huge gas pipeline fire: authorities
A high-level special committee will be formed to ensure sufficient measures are in place to prevent the incident from recurring.
30 Jun 2025 - 7:56PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV battery firm Eve eyes second Malaysia plant
The US$1.2 billion facility, revealed weeks after company’s Hong Kong listing plan, will make batteries for energy-storage systems.
30 Jun 2025 - 7:12PM
Singapore
Singapore’s green power hits record high – yet still under 3% of energy mix
Gas-fired power plants still account for roughly 95 per cent of Singapore’s electricity generation, though renewable imports are rising.
30 Jun 2025 - 8:42AM
China-Africa relations
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Africa could emerge a winner from China’s war-induced energy shift
China’s transition to renewables could see African nations benefit as long as public-private partnerships help unlock potential gains.
30 Jun 2025 - 7:06AM
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Rare earths
China’s rare earth curbs spur overseas projects, says US developer
Analysts say buildouts to be costly and protracted, could require subsidies and tariffs to stave off Chinese competition.
29 Jun 2025 - 11:33AM
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Israel-Iran conflict
Iran could enrich uranium again ‘in matter of months’: UN nuclear watchdog
Another key question is whether Iran was able to relocate its stockpile of highly enriched uranium before Israeli and US attacks.
29 Jun 2025 - 6:37AM
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Business of climate change
Cloudy with a chance of bankruptcy: US tariffs hurt China’s solar firms
One-third of China’s 121 listed solar producers are in the red; more than 50 along the supply chain have filed for bankruptcy this year.
28 Jun 2025 - 11:00AM
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China-Middle East relations
Boom goes the deal? China’s Iran investments under fire, but Middle East beckons
Mideast is crucial to China’s belt and road plan, but amid the Iran-Israel war, a question resurfaces: how safe are Chinese assets there?
28 Jun 2025 - 6:15AM
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China manufacturing
Anker partners with Apple battery supplier ATL after massive power bank recall
Anker partners with the battery supplier for Apple and Samsung, confirms cutting ties with Apex Wuxi after reports of overheating.
27 Jun 2025 - 5:30PM
Business of climate change
Hong Kong has potential to become green marine fuel hub with Beijing’s backing
City can have a bigger say in green fuel trading and pricing if it becomes a trading hub, CIMC Enric president Leo Yang says.
27 Jun 2025 - 11:32AM
Environment
Chinese energy firms say Brazil must clarify rules or face loss of investments
Energy Summit panellists say that Brasília needs to act quickly on framework for energy storage and long-term concessions.
27 Jun 2025 - 2:30AM
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United States
Macroscope
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How unique US advantages are fuelling Trump’s reckless behaviour
‘Exorbitant privilege’ is allowing Trump and Republicans to get away with behaviour that markets would punish in any other leading economy.
26 Jun 2025 - 8:30PM
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US-China relations
US lawmakers blast ‘Enter the Dragon’ hearing’s anti-China ‘conspiracy theories’
Republican Senator Ted Cruz tells Senate committee Beijing is ‘weaponising’ green energy philanthropy, to fury of Democrats.
26 Jun 2025 - 3:31PM
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Science
China-led study proposes global green-energy network to solve power crisis
Researchers evaluate global solar-wind potential to develop a phased pathway to a fully coordinated system by the 2050s.
27 Jun 2025 - 1:27PM
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China energy security
China ‘dominates’ global hydropower development amid energy storage push: report
China accounted for almost all of Asia’s new hydropower capacity in 2024 as it bets on pumped storage to cope with a changing climate.
25 Jun 2025 - 7:01AM
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Israel-Iran conflict
Opinion
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Beyond Iran: the precarious balance of global oil prices
The world is more resilient and energy-efficient than in the 1970s, yet broader structural vulnerabilities persist and could hit Asia hard.
24 Jun 2025 - 8:30PM
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War and conflict
Opinion
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Why blocking the Strait of Hormuz is a recipe for disaster
With its ruinous consequences and difficulty in execution, a full blockade is unlikely. But the risks of miscalculation must not be ignored.
25 Jun 2025 - 8:54AM
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Climate change
Asia is heating up at double the global rate amid climate crisis, UN warns
Asia’s vast land mass is intensifying extreme heatwaves as its sea surface warms at twice the global average, a new UN report reveals.
24 Jun 2025 - 3:45PM
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Israel-Iran conflict
Iran approves general plan to suspend cooperation with IAEA
Iran said submitting reports to the UN nuclear watchdog is suspended while the security of nuclear facilities is not guaranteed.
24 Jun 2025 - 4:44AM
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United States
New York state to build nuclear power plant
Project is targeted for upstate New York where Governor Kathy Hochul described communities as being receptive because of job opportunities.
24 Jun 2025 - 2:24AM
Donald Trump
Trump pushes to pump more crude oil amid fears Iran may close shipping lane
White House warned Iran against closing the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme.
24 Jun 2025 - 12:49AM
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China-Middle East relations
Beijing tells China ships in Strait of Hormuz to phone home amid safety risks
Iran has control over the shipping chokepoint that handles much of China’s imported oil, and Beijing will get daily updates from shipping vessels in the worrisome region.
23 Jun 2025 - 8:11PM
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