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Captive thermal power plants and solar panel installations in North Maluku province. Indonesia has warned it could curb energy exports to countries it deems disrespectful. Photo: Indonesia’s Presidential Palace / AFP
Asean

What Indonesia’s warnings of energy cuts mean for Asean

Observers say the warnings reflect a broader trend towards resource sovereignty but are unlikely to hinder progress in regional frameworks.

China and climate change

China, Europe should form ‘climate club’ for joint carbon pricing: energy expert

China shipbuilding

How China captured nearly 82% of the world’s new ship orders

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Vietnam

Vietnam partners with Denmark to propel its wind energy ambition

Both sides will develop an offshore wind project in line with Vietnam’s goal to boost renewable electricity generation.

King Frederik X of Denmark (right) and Vietnam’s President To Lam (second right) look at offshore wind turbines as they attend a boat trip in Copenhagen on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump invokes Defence Production Act to boost oil production and refining

The move comes as surging fuel prices pose a risk for the US president in the coming midterm elections.

Italy

Millions in cheese revenue lost as protest hits Italy’s famed mozzarella

Truckers are blocking deliveries over the high cost of diesel amid the ongoing Iran war.

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China energy security

China’s Gulf oil imports forecast to near pre-Iran war high as shipments rebound

Imports from the Middle East rose for a third straight month in September and could be set for a further boost this month, analyst says.

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Oil tankers unload imported crude oil at Qingdao port, in China’s eastern Shandong province on July 16. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump faces fresh questions over ties to ‘humanitarian’ Putin

Lavish praise from envoy Steve Witkoff underscores the unusual alignment between the American and Russian leaders.

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European Union

EU unveils Arctic strategy to counter increasing Russia, China influence

The European bloc is stepping up some of its efforts in the resource-rich region, but says it still wants fossil fuels to stay in the ground.

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Foreign exchange market

Opinion | Energy shock could spark Asia’s next debt crisis

The IMF and World Bank need to step up debt surveillance as rising energy costs drain foreign exchange reserves and make debt repayments harder.

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A protest against higher fuel prices in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 3. Photo: EPA
China-Latin America relations

Air China scrambles to fly stranded passengers out of fuel-starved Cuba

Chinese embassy urges passengers stranded by weeks of cancellations on the carrier’s Madrid route to board the flight on Monday night.

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Air China has faced flight disruptions on its route to Cuba amid the island’s worsening fuel crisis. Photo: Handout
China economy

Opinion | How China made climate resilience part of its economic growth strategy

What matters is whether climate goals, industrial policy and financial incentives support the same investments, and if responsibility for implementation is clear.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky seeks to ease US tensions as Trump accuses him of stalling peace

Ukrainian leader confers with US envoys Kushner and Witkoff as Kyiv and Moscow trade strikes on energy infrastructure.

Aviation

Opinion | Economic realities threaten Asia’s green aviation ambitions

Even as pressure grows on airlines to adopt sustainable fuel, higher prices driven by the Middle East conflict are squeezing an industry operating on thin margins.

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A worker from a firm collecting used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel pours oil from a Tempura Ten-ichi restaurant into a tank in Tokyo on April 22. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump pauses Russian sanctions package after striking diesel deal with Putin

Named after late senator Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought to clamp down on the flow of financial resources fuelling the Ukraine war.

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A truck is filled with diesel at a station in Bayonne, New Jersey, on October Friday. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations

China bought half of Brazil’s oil exports as Iran war drove sales to record

Crude makes up a quarter of Brazilian shipments to Chinese buyers, but growth has slowed since Gulf tankers started sailing again.

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Bangladesh

Energy shock tests Bangladesh’s US$1 trillion economy ambitions

Surging inflation and rising prices are straining government finances as the new leadership battles to reform the country.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Opinion | Can China’s coal industry ride to the rescue of a world in oil shock?

China’s quick and efficient coal-fired power plants are a stopgap solution even as its coal chemical sector offers oil product substitutes.

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China says it has the world’s largest coal-to-liquids plant, turning coal into oil products that can power rockets and serve as machine lubricants. Photo: Ningxia Coal Industry Co.
United States

US stocks drop as inflation worsens, raising chances of Fed interest hike

Inflation accelerated to 3.7 per cent, fuelling expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again.

Ukraine war

Nord Stream trial: Russia used pipelines as ‘weapon’, defence says

Sergiy Kuznietsov is accused of leading a Ukrainian team of divers and an explosives expert to bomb the facility in 2022.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s Bali hit by fuel crisis as huge queues form at petrol stations

Bali’s governor insists supplies are ample and points the finger at panic buying, even as fuel deliveries fail to keep pace with demand.

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Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a petrol station in Denpasar, Bali, on Tuesday, amid reports of shortages. Photo: EPA
India

India to gain? Trump’s Russian diesel deal offers New Delhi leverage

Washington’s climbdown on Russian fuel undermines US sanctions pressure and clears a path for India’s Ukraine diplomacy, analysts say.

US President Donald Trump (right) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the White House in Washington, in 2025. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Why China is likely to be cautious about recent Trump-Putin diesel deal

The US may still try to target major buyers of Russian energy despite the deal aimed at cutting American fuel prices, analysts warn.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Global diesel shortage: why Gulf refined fuel exports lag crude oil shipments

From shipping bottlenecks to strikes on refineries, analysts warn the market faces a prolonged recovery.

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India

Hours of blackouts hit Indian homes, factories, amid more coal demand

Coal-fired power stations supply about two-thirds of India’s electricity. Energy issues include extra hot weather increasing air-con use.

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Vehicles move past electricity pylons in Gurugram, India. The nation is struggling to keep up with energy demands. File photo: Reuters
Science

New Energy | China bets on molten salt and CO2 to help meet power needs

Country needs stable electricity grid, less wastage as it uses more renewable energy. Molten salt energy storage and supercritical CO2 power generation can help.

China bets on molten salt and CO2 to help meet its power needs
Donald Trump

Republican and Democrat senators want Trump to reverse course on Russian diesel deal

Bipartisan coalition says lifting sanctions violates US federal law funding Moscow’s war effort.

Ukraine war

Russia hits Ukraine power plants despite Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ declaration

Russia says Kyiv does not ‘deserve’ a ceasefire for a presidential election. ‘I do not think he deserves a respite’ says FM Sergei Lavrov.

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