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Category: Asia

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  • India

India: OPEC+ Decision Could Derail Oil Demand Recovery

The world’s third-largest oil importer, India, is concerned that Thursday’s OPEC+ decision not to lift oil production in April could hurt the consumption-led recovery in oil demand, Indian Petroleum Minister Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

CERAWEEK: India’s Modi talks up role of natural gas in global energy transition

Houston — While policies that promote the use of natural gas and renewables in power generation are important to reducing global carbon emissions, it will take a collective change in Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus
  • Prices

Covid-19 Live Updates: Daily U.S. Deaths and Cases Rise

Newly reported Covid-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. both rose from a day earlier, as public-health officials and experts warn that a recent drop in infections is showing signs of flattening. “We Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s New Green Target Still Means Pumping Too Much Pollution

China’s first road map to achieving net zero emissions by 2060 may be too slow to stop the world’s biggest polluter from hastening global warming. Thousands of Chinese delegates applauded when Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

At NPC, China Gives Nuclear Power Fresh Push to Go Green

China’s first road map to achieving net zero emissions by 2060 may be too slow to stop the world’s biggest polluter from hastening global warming. Thousands of Chinese delegates applauded when Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China Sets 2021 GDP Growth Target at Over 6%

Chinese leaders said they would target gross domestic product growth of 6% or more this year, a relatively modest goal that nonetheless signals continued optimism after a year in which Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China needs a baby boom. Small steps won’t be enough to undo legacy of one-child policy. – The Washington Post

Zhang Alan’s goal was to have a baby before the age of 30. Single and with no plans to get married, she turned to the Internet for help. “Today we Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s Oil Demand May Be Overestimated

Robust oil demand in Asia has supported the bullish sentiment on the oil market in recent weeks, but the higher oil prices may cool off crude purchases from the world’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China Needs to Hit Peak Oil Long Before It Reaches Net-Zero Emissions

On a freezing December morning, hundreds of oil traders, industry researchers and government officials battled bumper-to-bumper congestion as they headed to a hotel north of Beijing’s Forbidden City for an Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

India’s Record High Pump Prices Threaten Road to Recovery

India’s record pump prices of gasoline and diesel are the newest threat to the economy’s nascent recovery, as high local taxes on retail fuel risk fanning inflation and driving a Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

IEA Head: India’s Coal Exit Cannot Happen Without Financial Support

India and other developing nations should get international financial support, as well as strong government commitment and aid, in order to phase out coal and contribute to emissions reduction, Fatih Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China Turns the Screws on Renewables Just When It Needs Them – Bloomberg

After shortchanging renewable energy developers for years to the point where it owes billions of dollars in unpaid subsidies, the Chinese government is now proposing that those companies may have to Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan

Japan needs steep emissions cuts from 2030, energy reforms for 2050 climate goal: IEA

 Japan needs steep emission reductions as soon as possible, and latest from 2030 onwards, to meet its 2050 net zero carbon targets, along with accelerated gas and power market reforms Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

‘When will it end?’: How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19

Chris Murray, a University of Washington disease expert whose projections on COVID-19 infections and deaths are closely followed worldwide, is changing his assumptions about the course of the pandemic. Murray Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

Coronavirus cases rise 9 percent in Europe, WHO reports

A coronavirus resurgence across Europe has ended a six-week decline in new cases on the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday, reflecting a broader global trend that has seen infections on Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

Extreme Weather Puts $84 Billion of Indian Bank Debt at Risk

An increase in extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and cyclones risk souring debt worth more than 6.19 trillion rupees ($84 billion) at India’s biggest financial institutions. That’s according to Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

India Water Crisis Forces Farmers to Rethink Their Crops

On a scorching summer day in northern India, Ajay Singh sat next to his water pump and scanned his 10 acres of farmland. He once used to grow rice each Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Climate
  • USA

Kerry confident US can compartmentalize, work with China on climate

The US can compartmentalize its geopolitical tensions with China to work with the country on ambitious climate plans aimed at limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Special Presidential Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

Biden vows enough vaccine for all US adults by end of May

President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months earlier than anticipated — Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • India

India Suspects China May Be Behind Major Mumbai Blackout

Indian officials are investigating whether cyberattacks from China could have been behind a blackout in Mumbai last year. State officials in Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, said Monday that Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Vietnam

Vietnam may heavily rely on West African crude as domestic output falters

Vietnam is poised to actively venture into Africa to secure a regular dose of light and medium sweet crude supply for the coming years, as the country’s domestic crude production Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • USA

Biden’s Plans to Rally Allies on China Are Put to the Test

A Biden administration plan to work with allies to confront China is being put to the test as the U.S. tries to rally countries with sometimes different interests to pursue Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

Covid-19 Vaccines Yield Breakthroughs in Long-Term Fight Against Infectious Disease

The pandemic has opened a new era for vaccines developed with gene-based technologies, techniques that have long stumped scientists and pharmaceutical companies, suggesting the possibility of future protection against a range of Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • coronavirus

Some local Beijing communities start giving elderly COVID-19 shots

Some local communities in Beijing have started giving COVID-19 vaccine doses to people older than 60, even as the city’s disease-control authorities publicly advises this age group against inoculation.  In Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Climate

China Chips Away at Coal Addiction to Chase Climate Goals

China’s use of coal in its energy mix continued to decline in 2020, but more aggressive measures may be needed to reduce emissions in order to meet Beijing’s climate goals. Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China manufacturing weakens for third month in February

China’s manufacturing recovery weakened for a third month in February as exports and new orders declined, according to two surveys released Monday. A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by a Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China Got Its Economy Growing Again, but a Shortfall in Babies Will Be Harder to Fix

China may have blunted the pandemic’s impact on its economy, but a shortfall in babies is clouding its growth horizon. In the short term, the Chinese economy looks comparatively strong —helped Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s exporters hit by global shortage of shipping containers

Steve Chuang’s Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturing company has enjoyed steady demand from the US and Europe over the past year. But, like many Asian exporters, he is struggling to get Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • India

China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out

Early last summer, Chinese and Indian troops clashed in a surprise border battle in the remote Galwan Valley, bashing each other to death with rocks and clubs. Four months later and Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

CHINA DATA: Throughput to ease from 7-month highs as refineries set to go offline

 China’s crude throughput in March is expected to ease from seven-month highs seen in February, as refiners embark on a much-delayed maintenance spree after postponing them last year in the Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s Economic Recovery Slows Amid Holiday Disruptions

China’s economic recovery slowed in February as factories shut during the Lunar New Year holidays and virus restrictions dampened what’s usually a busy travel season. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s factory activity expands at a slower pace in February, misses expectations: official PMI

China’s factory activity expanded in February at a slower pace than a month earlier, hitting the lowest level since last May and missing market expectations after brief COVID-19-related disruptions earlier Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus
  • USA

Coronavirus live updates: New virus cases no longer declining in the U.S. in worrisome development

A steady decline in new coronavirus cases in the United States appears to have stalled in recent days, public health officials said, warning that new, more transmissible variants could be Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus
  • Germany

Germany limits travel from French region over virus variant

Germany announced Sunday that travelers from France’s northeastern Moselle region will face additional restrictions because of the high rate of variant coronavirus cases there. Germany’s disease control agency, the Robert Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Mar 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

India’s Largest Refiner To Invest $4.5 Billion To Boost Capacity

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s biggest refiner and fuel retailer, plans to invest US$4.46 billion (329.46 billion Indian rupees) to expand the processing capacity of its Panipat refinery by Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s Oil Reserves Near Limit

China’s crude oil reserves have reached a level equal to 100 days of imports, Bloomberg has reported , citing unnamed sources in the know, which is near the country’s storage Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Hydrogen
  • Japan

Toyota’s New Fuel Cell Module Could Be A Gamechanger For Hydrogen

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a fuel cell system module and looks to start selling it after the spring this year in a bid to promote hydrogen use and help Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

Xi’s Carbon Goals Get Cold Reception From Polluting Refiners

To see the gulf between China’s ambitious carbon-neutral goals and the desire of its companies to maintain breakneck growth, look at Shandong’s oil refineries. The coastal province, a hub for private Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

Why the three biggest vaccine makers failed on Covid-19

As pharmaceutical companies raced to develop Covid-19 vaccines, crossing the finishing line in record time, the world’s three biggest vaccine makers were also-rans. GlaxoSmithKline, Merck and Sanofi are now left Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

U.S. near authorization of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. regulators on Friday said they would work quickly to authorize Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use after a panel of outside advisers backed the one-shot immunization. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

AstraZeneca, Sputnik vaccines face hurdles if COVID shots become annual affair

Vaccines from AstraZeneca, Russia’s Gamaleya Institute and Johnson & Johnson fight the coronavirus with another virus, leaving scientists concerned the shots may lose potency if annual inoculations become necessary to Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China claims to have eliminated poverty. But the figures mask harsh realities.

To great fanfare, Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country’s “complete victory” over extreme poverty. In an hour-long speech delivered from the Great Hall of the People in Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

Pfizer and BioNTech Studying Third Covid-19 Vaccine Dose to Fight New Strains

Pfizer Inc. PFE 0.21% and BioNTech SE BNTX -1.61% have begun a study testing in people whether the companies’ Covid-19 shot can provide protection against emerging strains of the coronavirus. The companies said Thursday they have started the small Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus
  • Europe

EU leaders vent fears over delays to vaccination drive

EU leaders vented frustration over sluggish deliveries of coronavirus vaccines and manufacturing delays as anxiety rises over the rapid spread of new variants. The bloc’s presidents and premiers expressed their fears Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

Wealthy nations must act to prevent a global ‘vaccine apartheid’

The world faces two possible futures: one in which all nations band together to bring covid-19 under control, and another in which the wealthiest countries emerge from the pandemic but Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus
  • Iraq

Q&A: Dr. Reyadh Abdul Amir, head of Iraq’s coronavirus vaccine program

Iraq is willing to spend the money needed to buy coronavirus vaccines, but global supply availability is hampering its efforts to begin inoculating citizens against covid-19. More than 1.5 million Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Hydrogen
  • India

Fuel for Thought: For green hydrogen to catch up with blue, it’s a long ride in India

India has unveiled a national hydrogen mission to accelerate plans to generate the carbon-free fuel from renewables, but analysts said that green hydrogen will struggle to compete with fossil fuel Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus
  • India

India warns of worsening COVID-19 situation, vaccinations to expand

 India announced an expansion of its COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday but warned that breaches of coronavirus protocols could worsen an infection surge in many states. Nearly a month after Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China celebrates official end of extreme poverty, lauds Xi

The ruling Communist Party is celebrating the official end of extreme poverty in China with a propaganda campaign that praises President Xi Jinping’s role, part of efforts to cement his Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China announces MASSIVE oil & gas discovery in Bohai Sea

CNOOC’s oil rig in China’s Bohai Sea © Reuters That makes Bozhong 13-2 one of the biggest crude oil production bases in the country, according to the company. The new Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Feb 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple

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