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Officials pledged on Thursday to help the photovoltaic industry, as top solar manufacturers have suffered losses amid huge overcapacity and a long price war
LONG READ: After copying foreign cars, China’s carmakers scrutinized their engineering and devised faster paths to product launches. Now their production leads the world.
Closure of the 'de minimus' loophole on small parcels has led to a double-digit drop in the amount of air cargo being flown from Asia to the United States
Jakarta will sign a pact worth $34 billion with business partners next week to boost purchases from the United States in a bid to avoid 32% tariffs on its exports...
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US Lifts Bans on Chip Software, Ethane, As China Truce Holds03 Jul 2025
The US has lifted bans on chip design software developers and ethane exports to China in a sign that the trade war with Beijing has eased...
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China Fears Negative Impacts of US Trade Pact With Vietnam03 Jul 2025
Beijing plans to assess the deal, which will see the US put a 20% tariff on most Vietnamese exports – but a 40% levy on goods trans-shipped from third countries, such as China...
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India Renewable Power Output Jumps, Coal Use Falls in First Half02 Jul 2025
The jump in wind and solar additions comes after a prolonged slowdown that led India to miss its 2022 renewable energy target...
Twenty local governments, such as cargo hubs like Guangdong and Sichuan, have supported the export of new cars to boost provincial sales data, 'dumping unsold subsidized cars' abroad...
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Not a Single Asian Country Met Air Quality Standards in 202411 Mar 2025
Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world...
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Momentick Unveils First Emissions Risk Management Service14 Jan 2025
The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management....
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Billion-Dollar Oil Fraud in Mongolia Hits Trafigura Profit13 Dec 2024
Trafigura attributed the majority of debts owed by its counterparty in the country, Lex Oil, but its own internal probe is ongoing to try to locate around $500 million....
Intense criticism of price wars spurred by China's huge industrial overcapacity has put a spotlight on less successful aspects of President Xi's policies and his standing at home...
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Judge Says China’s Huawei Must Face Trial on Iran Dealings02 Jul 2025
Huawei faces a trial in the US in May 2026 after a judge found sufficient allegations that it engaged in racketeering, stole trade secrets from six firms and committed bank fraud...
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Users of Ex-China Rare Earth Magnets Paying Top Prices01 Jul 2025
Producers of rare earth magnets outside of China have been flooded with inquiries since Beijing imposed a licensing system for magnets its companies make...
New export orders have fuelled a surge in private business, especially manufacturing, with international sales at the highest in over a decade...
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‘National Emergency’: China’s Antimony Blockade Hits Battery Firms18 Jun 2025
China's global exports of antimony are now just a third of the levels seen this time last year...
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Air India Crash: Over 240 Killed; Officials ‘May Ground Boeing 787s’13 Jun 2025
New Delhi has begun looking into the crash that is confounding aviation experts, focusing on the ill-fated plane's engine, flaps and landing gear...
"Japan is different from other countries as we are the largest investor in the United States, creating jobs," Ishiba said in a debate on Wednesday. But the US looks more likely to do a deal with India before July 9...
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Countries Should Not Sign Trade Deals at Our Expense: China30 Jun 2025
The Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said on Saturday it opposes any country signing tariff deals with the US that erode China's interests...
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S Korea to Discuss Concern Over Curbs on Chipmakers in China23 Jun 2025
US officials – concerned about the trade deal with China – are considering revoking authorizations granted in recent years to chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC, making it difficult to get US goods and tech for their plants in China...
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