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Central Asia

China tests Central Asian land corridors to bypass maritime chokepoints

New Afghanistan link via Uzbekistan highlights diversification push, but critics ask if Taliban can ensure security for stable logistics.

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Business of climate change

Chinese battery giant CATL rides green energy boom as revenue soars 57%

China trade

China energy giant expands Korean footprint, helps fuel Seoul’s AI ambitions

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Asean

Can Southeast Asia survive more Iran war fuel shocks?

Analysts warn the region cannot fully insulate itself from an extended conflict if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted.

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Black smoke rises following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, on Friday. Photo: AP
China energy security

China’s 15th five-year plan for renewable energy development

Beijing unveils renewable energy targets for the next five years, aiming to increase green energy consumption by more than 50 per cent.

The Philippines

Is it all economic doom and gloom for the Philippines?

The energy crisis and turmoil in the Senate are among factors threatening the Philippine economy’s recovery, observers warn.

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China energy security

Power play: CATL wades into hydropower as China opens state projects further

Battery giant’s stake in Sichuan plant reflects Beijing’s push to diversify funding and inject market discipline into public infrastructure.

The deal marks CATL’s latest involvement in hydropower projects, following Beijing’s pledge last year to open commercially viable public infrastructure to the private sector. Photo: Shutterstock
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump throws Saudi nuclear deal into doubt with Israel recognition demand

White House says pact hinges on Riyadh joining Abraham Accords, a condition analysts say the kingdom is unlikely to accept.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Chinese tanker passes Red Sea choke point despite Houthi blockade

Chinese tankers returning from the Saudi port of Yanbu may be able to negotiate passage on a case-by-case basis, a report says.

US, Israel war on Iran

Trump vows to punish Iran and Houthis for Red Sea attacks as oil surges

The US president says he is considering relaunching major combat operations in Iran and is close to a decision.

An explosion at an unknown location during what the US military says are strikes on Iranian targets. Photo: US Central Command via Reuters
China-EU relations

EU waters down Russia sanctions over fears China could seize key LNG assets

Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing.

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The Sun Arrows tanker loads its cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia. The EU has watered down sanctions on Moscow amid fears that China could seize crucial LNG assets. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Indonesia-Philippines power link sparks hopes of cheap energy, stable supply

Efforts to establish links under the Asean Power Grid scheme would first need to overcome technical and political hurdles, experts say.

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China energy security

China’s power grid no longer keeping up with green energy capacity: study

Bottlenecks in wind and solar power may drag out the country’s reliance on coal.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Houthis target tankers in Red Sea, threatening another Iran war chokepoint

Attacks on shipping expand regional conflict as US strikes Iran for a 12th consecutive night.

A rally in Sanaa, Yemen, supporting the Houthi-imposed naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. Photo: EPA
Middle East

US unveils civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

Some US lawmakers and Israeli officials fear that such a project could help the kingdom develop nuclear weapons.

Saudi and US flags flutter on a road in Riyadh in May 2025, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump threatens to bomb Iranian bridge or power plant after Hormuz attacks

Warning comes as US expands air strikes, Iran targets Jordan and Houthis threaten shipping near another vital trade route.

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China-EU relations

China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions

Joint 2025-2027 research agreement covers climate and agriculture, state media says, signalling will to collaborate in spite of differences.

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Myanmar

Myanmar and Laos plan downstream Mekong’s biggest dam yet

A joint study for a 2,790MW hydropower project is more political stunt than power plan, critics say.

The Mekong as seen from the intersection of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Photo: Rivers and Rights
China energy security

China broke oil and gas output records in 2025 – but Beijing is staying cautious

Beijing’s energy regulator has set more modest production targets this year after a record 2025 as mature fields deplete and extraction challenges mount.

Indonesia

Indonesia restarts South China Sea gas project Beijing opposed

A low profile restart of the US$3 billion Tuna field with a Russian partner looks set to test Jakarta’s sovereign resolve.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China sets sights on carbon-guzzling transport sector with new green initiative

China wants at least 1.6 million electric heavy-goods vehicles on the road by 2030, as it pushes to decarbonise its vast road freight sector.

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A fleet of Chinese-made electric trucks are deployed at the construction site of a new airport in Ethiopia. Photo: Xinhua
Japan

Japan seeks Southeast Asia sea lanes to avoid troubled waters in region

A proposal to map charts through five straits comes as Japan fears trade disruption from choke points in the South China Sea and off Malacca.

Two liquefied natural gas tankers and a fishing boat seen in the Strait of Malacca in April. Photo: EPA
Britain

UK’s Burnham eyes lower energy bills in first move as PM

This is the first of several early moves to ease a cost-of-living crisis and quell anger over previous governments’ failure to bring change.

China trade

China, Russia plan fifth rail link to keep trade chugging along in harsh winters

Heilongjiang province is studying feasibility of connecting Heihe city with Blagoveshchensk in Russia by train, aiming to remove road and waterway bottlenecks.

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China economy

Opinion | China won’t waste its reserves to cushion oil price impact of Iran war

On the contrary, conserving strategic reserves and letting prices spike in the short term may bring long-term benefits.

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An oil tanker unloads imported crude at Qingdao port, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on July 16. Photo CN-STR / AFP
China energy security

China’s June Gulf crude imports plunge amid slump in demand, higher prices

Chinese imports of liquefied natural gas rose 8.3 per cent year on year in June, while the country purchased nearly 30 per cent more coal in the month.

This aerial photo shows a tanker unloading imported crude oil at a port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on June 25, 2026. Photo: CN-STR/AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran says fighting ‘full-scale war’ with US

The Middle East war resumed after a weeks-long lull prompted by an agreement signed in June, and oil prices surged to a month high.

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Donald Trump

Trump welcomes reports Andy Burnham could open up North Sea oil drilling

People in the Scottish city of Aberdeen will be ‘dancing in the streets’, Trump said. Britain’s incoming PM has not confirmed the reports.

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