The China Passenger Car Association says the country became the top auto exporter for the first time with sales likely to top 5.26 million, ahead of Japan's 4.3 million (but final figures yet to be tallied)

Vietnamese electric carmaker plans to make EV batteries in Thoothukudi city in Tamil Nadu, in the southern India, sources say

Together China and India accounted for around 90% of Russia’s crude exports, while Europe's share fell to only about 4-5% from about 40-45%

China moves to maintain dominance of rare earths sector, by banning the export of production technology for rare earth metals and alloy materials, plus tech linked to some rare earth magnets

US lawmakers discussed raising tariffs on Chinese EVs amid reports that Chinese carmakers plan to build factories in Mexico and export cheap vehicles across the border

Drilling a single hole to search for a mineral can cost from $7,000 to $33,000 and building a more accurate virtual picture could slash costs, Atomionics CEO says

Shippers opting to sail around Africa to avoid attacks by pro-Palestine Houthi militants in waters near Yemen and Suez Canal, despite formation of US-led 10-nation naval force

The Meng Xiang's activities in the South China Sea and other areas will be closely followed, because of grave concerns about the environmental impacts of deepsea mining and what resource the vessel will target

The deal, expected late this month, will take CYVN's shareholding to 20.1% of Nio's total shares, the carmaker said in a statement

Panel production costs in the world's largest producer of solar energy have declined a whopping 42% from year ago, dropping as low as 15 cents per watt

The deal – hailed as "historic" by some, and slammed as "soft" by island nations – is the first global agreement that promises an eventual end to the use of oil and coal

Oil producing nations were accused of blocking a deal at the climate summit on Tuesday; many countries sought a new draft as the original failed to endorse a 'phase-out' of fossil fuels