Latest numbers out of China indicate the country's carbon emissions may have peaked last year

Authorities in China approved 7.1m tons of new steelmaking capacity in the first half, but it was all cleaner scrap-based electric arc furnace projects, researchers say. Meanwhile, the US has imposed tariffs on Chinese steel imported via Mexico

Six-month inquiry by a Chinese industry group will assess if Chinese firms lost business in Europe due to invesigations carried out by Brussels

Miner considering JV and a copper smelting base in China, as many western consumers will no longer buy metal of Russian origin since Moscow invaded Ukraine

Sales of passenger vehicles totalled 1.78 million in June, down 6.9% from last year, but exports were up 28% and sales of plug-in hybrids rose by 67%

Orban arrives for talks with Xi Jinping. He is believed to be negotiating a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, as well as holding trade deals

Experts say pricing reforms and better tech are needed for a storage sector whose rapid growth has been plagued by low utilisation and losses for operators

The world's fastest growing major economy has prioritised coal to address a surge in power demand in recent years, underscoring the challenges it faces in weaning its economy off carbon

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9% to its highest since April 2022, while the Nikkei was close to its peak, the Topix hit all-time highs, and the Hang Seng rose for a fourth straight day

BYD opened an electric vehicle factory in Rayong on Thailand's eastern seaboard on Thursday, as China's grip on the local car sector ramps up

India has suffered water shortages for decades, but crises are now more frequent as summers get hotter, disrupting agriculture and industry and risking social unrest

Many Chinese battery-makers have invested in the African nation recently as JVs with local firms in countries with trade deals with the US may get tax credits