Canada will allow up to 49,000 vehicles to be imported annually from China with a tariff of 6.1%. PM Mark Carney said the quota could rise to 70,000 vehicles within 5 years

Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of the snap vote on February 8 for all 465 seats in the lower house of parliament

Underutilisation of renewables is spurring China to switch its focus from rapidly building renewable plants to making sure more of their power gets into the grid

While many challenges remain for both countries to sustain their pivot to cleaner energy, the decline in coal-power use marks a 'historic moment', researchers say

Chinese companies making electric vehicles must commit to sell their cars at agreed minimum prices, if they want to avoid tariffs in Europe

China's finance ministry said the VAT export rebates for battery products would be cut to 6% from 9% from April, then rolled back entirely from January 1, 2027.

Hyundai expects humanoid robots to become the largest segment of physical AI market and plans to build a factory capable of manufacturing 30,000 robot units annually by 2028

BlackRock and shipping group MSC have said Cosco's demand for a majority stake and veto rights in running Hutchison's ports is unacceptable, so Trump and Xi may have to resolve the impasse

Court denies key shareholders' move to block zinc refiner's plan to issue shares to help fund $7.4-billion smelter in the US, but they still support the US plan

Japan will conduct a deepsea mining test next month off its most easterly island, where the seabed is believed to be rich in manganese and rare earth elements

Court in Zug says islanders have a right to protection from cement giant Holcim's emissions, but legal challenge to bid for compensation remains

Demand for renewables and data centres has caused a surge in shipments of lithium-ion storage batteries, with Chinese firms exporting more than $66 billion this year