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An employee arranges fabrics at a clothing factory in Dalian, Liaoning province, last month. Photo: Xinhua
China manufacturing

Chinese regulators unleash power of cost accounting to tackle price wars

At same time, State Council issues guidelines on avoiding delays in payments to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Hong Kong economy

In Focus | What’s a Northern Metropolis-like project doing in Malaysia? Lessons for Hong Kong?

Diplomacy

Opinion | The Global South cannot afford to let its maritime border disputes fester

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Science

Chinese team achieves fourfold leap in fuel-cell power

The proton-transfer breakthrough could improve hydrogen vehicles and space systems, while reducing the use of costly platinum.

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Hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks are seen as a potential route to cutting emissions from China’s long-haul freight sector, offering an alternative to battery-electric vehicles limited by range and charging times. Photo: Xinhua
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump offers new timeline on Iran war: end after US midterm elections

US president claims Tehran is trying to influence vote as he warns against activity at underground nuclear site.

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China-Russia relations

Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks stall over China-Russia price dispute: sources

Moscow-Beijing negotiations over pipeline have halted as ‘no progress’ made on bridging a big gas price gap, sources say.

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Business of climate change

‘Misunderstandings’ arise: Chinese energy firms call for stable rules overseas

Sungrow, EVE Energy say bans, probes and shifting rules abroad expose the fragility of their long-term energy investments.

Energy security concerns have boosted the importance of energy transition to reduce the reliance on imported fuels, according to a BloombergNEF event. Photo: AFP
Belt and Road 2026

Why Central Asia is turning to China for its renewable energy revolution

The Belt and Road Initiative, with its massive investments in wind, solar and nuclear power, is quietly reshaping the region’s energy future.

Belt and Road 2026

How Hong Kong can capitalise on Kazakh asset sales

The city’s deep capital markets and SOE listing expertise offer Central Asia’s largest economy a proven pipeline to global investors.

Belt and Road 2026

Fewer mega-loans, more green tech: the new era of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Beijing has moved past its Covid-era mantra, pivoting from large sovereign loans to green tech investments, but execution bottlenecks and risks remain.

Wells and watts: a day in the life of a 21st-century camel herder in Tagourant, Mauritania. Photo: Getty Images
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran, US engage in wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping

The attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices surging, as Tehran says it also fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan.

Iranian crude oil carrier M/T Riesco burns as it sinks after being struck. Photo: CENTCOM via Reuters
Commodities

Oil prices near US$100 a barrel as Saudi oil facility attack raises supply risk

Geopolitical tensions and strikes on energy infrastructure are tightening supply expectations, threatening to push oil higher and curb China’s appetite for imports.

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Banking & finance

Transition boost: new platform funds emerging-market clean energy upgrades

World may need up to US$20 trillion over five to eight years to build or upgrade renewable energy facilities, HSBC executive says.

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China-Africa relations

How China’s green tech is undercutting US energy strategy in Africa

Record photovoltaic additions and major infrastructure deals allow developing nations to bypass fossil fuel price shocks.

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The De Aar wind power project in South Africa is among renewable energy projects across Africa involving China, including hydroelectric, wind and solar. Photo: Xinhua
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran plans new ‘exclusion zone’ outside Hormuz after ship attacks

Iranian security chief threatens sanctions on transit ships as US blockade and tanker strikes escalate tensions.

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A motorboat passes a general cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran on Sunday. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

US hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after warships targeted, military says

The US military said two of its vessels evaded ‘multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks’ before retaliating.

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China energy security

Why are fuel and petrochemical prices rising far faster than crude?

Global refined-product exports were down 25 per cent year on year in August, with losses concentrated in Russia and the Persian Gulf, analysts say.

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Science

New Energy | China’s solar, wind innovations amid rapid green power buildout

Chinese firms seek cheaper, more reliable renewable power as the government targets increasing its contribution to the national energy mix.

China’s solar, wind innovations amid rapid green power buildout
Mainland China

Pipes, power and petaflops: what’s behind China’s big ‘6 networks’ push

With US$1 trillion earmarked for this year alone, a look at where and why Beijing is investing, where progress stands and what comes next.

War and conflict

Norway seizes Russian ship over US$4.2 billion claim by Ukrainian energy firm

Naftogaz was awarded the sum after Russia seized its assets when it invaded Crimea in 2014, while Moscow calls the seizure ‘piracy’.

SCO

SCO takes landmark stand on nuclear security as Iran comes under renewed attack

The bloc underscores members’ rights to peaceful nuclear development in broader pushback at Western powers, analyst says.

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The SCO has released its first dedicated declaration on nuclear safety and security. Photo: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
Singapore

Can Singapore be the ‘natural choice’ to bridge Asean and Central Asia?

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore aims to explore ways to boost cooperation between both regions in various sectors.

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Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reaffirm the long-standing relations between both states last month. Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information
US-Venezuela conflict

‘Direct hit’: China dealt blow as US-backed firm takes over Venezuelan oilfields

Venezuela was the biggest recipient of China’s lending to Latin America, and Beijing is unlikely to recover debts, one analyst says.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Chevron to expand Venezuela oil operations with US$7 billion plan

The US energy giant aims to double production, even as analysts warn that the nation’s decrepit infrastructure would take years to fix.

US, Israel war on Iran

As oil tops US$97, US-Iran war escalation has markets bracing for supply risks

Fresh military strikes in the Middle East have sent energy prices surging, leaving traders to grapple with renewed volatility.

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A customer pumps gas at a petrol station in Katy, Texas in the US on August 17. Photo: AFP
China energy security

Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold

Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid.

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Solar panels on a hillside at an agricultural photovoltaic power station in Qianxi city, southwestern China’s Guizhou province, on August 17. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump puts pressure on squeezed US oil refiners to ease pump prices

Industry executives were also asked how the US can process more Venezuelan crude.

US, Israel war on Iran

US carries out new strikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flare

Iran targets American interests in Gulf states after US forces attack Iranian air defence sites, radar systems and maritime assets.

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