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"These moves are warnings that China intends to harm US interests if need be, but still give China the option to back down," one analyst said
Support for an Alaska pipeline is one of a few energy deals Tokyo is considering for when PM Shigera Ishiba meets with Donald Trump, to ease trade friction concerns
Carmakers of both EVs and Japanese firms like Toyota have had to offer big discounts as they are locked in a bruising price war, while the economy is sluggish
The global energy transition needs to average $5.6 trillion a year from 2025 to 2030 to meet net zero emissions by 2050; current investment levels are only 37% of what's required despite topping $2 trillion
PM says: “We will urgently look at whether we need to make more cooperative plans and future assistance programmes for the industrial sector."
Satellite photos show China appears to be building a large laser-ignited fusion research centre in a southwestern city
Two Asian giants have agreed to resume direct flights and a range of other measures as ties finally warm after their deadly border clash
At least four plants with a combined annual processing capacity of 18 million metric tons either closed crude oil distillation units this month or plan to in February after Beijing cut tax rebates
The carmaker, which already has a factory in Thailand, aims to complete a $1 billion plant on Java, Indonesia's main island, by the end of this year, producing EVs for local sale and export
In 2022, while lithium prices were soaring to life-time highs, CATL intervened in the market by opening a huge lithium hub in China. Prices have since slumped 86%
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