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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.

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China-Middle East relations

Boom goes the deal? China’s Iran investments under fire, but Middle East beckons

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China manufacturing

Anker partners with Apple battery supplier ATL after massive power bank recall

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.

The first large-scale ship-to-ship simultaneous refuelling for green methanol-powered container ships in China takes place at the Guandong Container Terminal on July 9, 2024. Photo: Linkedin/Quin Xu
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.

United States

Macroscope | 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.

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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.

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US Senator Ted Cruz speaks at the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Wednesday, in a hearing titled “Enter the Dragon – China and the Left’s Lawfare Against American Energy Dominance”. Photo: AP
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.

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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.

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Israel-Iran conflict

Opinion | 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.

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People watch from a bridge as flames from an Israeli attack rise from the Sharan Oil depot in Tehran, Iran, on June 15. Photo: Reuters
War and conflict

Opinion | 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.

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Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani addresses delegates during a UN Security Council meeting in New York City on June 22, following a US attack on his country’s nuclear sites. Photo: Reuters
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.

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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.

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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.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul. Photo: EPA-EFE
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.

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Illustration depicts a map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed miniature of US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration
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.

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China-Middle East relations

Strait of Hormuz: why China fears Israel-Iran war poses threat to global economy

As fears mount that Tehran could block strategic chokepoint, Beijing urges calm to protect global energy trade.

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Iran

Asian shippers fear spiralling costs as Iran threatens Strait of Hormuz closure

Apart from soaring oil prices, Asian economies have to factor in a surge in insurance premiums and potential supply disruptions.

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Up to 20 million barrels of oil pass each day through the Strait of Hormuz, one-fifth of the global supply. Photo: Reuters
China-Middle East relations

Explainer | Why Strait of Hormuz matters – and what a blockade could mean for China, Asia

As the US joins Israel’s war with Iran, Tehran threatens to block strategic waterway – risking global energy and trade crisis.

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Russia

Opec+ may speed oil output hikes amid Israel-Iran fighting: Rosneft head

Opec+ shocked oil markets in April by agreeing to an output hike for May despite weak prices and slowing demand.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar flip-flops on petrol subsidy cuts: ‘no means yes’?

Malaysians have taken to social media to question the prime minister’s shifting positions on the planned cuts.

A man fills the tank of a car at a petrol station in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan plans to expand nuclear risk payouts for towns, critics call it a ‘bribe’

The proposal would expand subsidies to towns within a 30km radius of nuclear facilities, up from the current 10km.

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Tepco’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the town of Okuma, Japan’s Fukushima prefecture. Photo: AFP
United States

Opinion | How Trump has landed the US in a strategic mess from Ukraine to Iran

For all his bluster, he has failed to broker peace in Ukraine even as Israeli strikes dashed any chance of a nuclear deal with Iran.

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Israel-Iran conflict

Explainer | What are the nuclear contamination risks from Israel’s attacks on Iran?

Damage has been reported to sites at Natanz, Isfahan, Arak and Tehran, in what Israel says is a bid to stop Iran from building an atomic bomb.

Israel-Iran conflict

European, Iranian foreign ministers to hold nuclear talks on Friday in Geneva

The meeting comes as European countries call for de-escalation in the face of Israel’s bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet a European delegation in Geneva on Friday for nuclear talks. Photo: AFP/HO/Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs
Climate change

‘Crunch time’ for climate as scientists issue urgent global warning

Scientists warn key climate indicators in uncharted territory, 1.5-degree ‘carbon budget’ nearly exhausted.

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TOPSHOT - This photograph shows the sun setting with an orange haze, at sunset in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, northern France, on June 3, 2025. Large smoke plumes caused by violent and early wildfires in Canada have been hovering over north-western Europe since late May, at very high altitudes without posing health risks, sometimes causing orange sunsets, the European Copernicus observatory stated on June 3, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
Belt and Road Initiative

Opinion | Israeli strikes one more challenge for new China-Iran rail corridor

Weeks before the air strikes, a new overland trade route was launched that could help Iran evade sanctions and advance its regional ambitions.

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Business of climate change

Could old coal mines help ease China’s solar-panel overcapacity?

The country leads the world in converting old coal mining sites into solar-power projects, according to Global Energy Monitor.

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