Japan is asking Tokyo residents to conserve power, with unusually hot weather stretching the city’s grid as fears increase that the heat could last for longer. Electricity supply in the Continue Reading
For decades, China’s expanding middle class had but one option to get ahead:neijuan, or joining the rat race of relentless competition. Then, a surprising strain of resistance sprouted among the Continue Reading
Leaders of the G7, including US President Joe Biden (L) and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R), proposed a plan geared towards competing with China’s Belt and Road Initiative G7 Continue Reading
Chinese imports of LNG from the U.S. plunged by 95% between February and April. Most U.S. LNG spot cargoes were headed to Europe at the beginning of 2022. Russia could Continue Reading
Asia-Pacific economies are facing an energy crisis that threatens to worsen in coming months and reach historic proportions if the Russia-Ukraine war continues. The magnitude of the crisis varies in Continue Reading
China’s capital city is offering subsidies for purchases of new-energy vehicles to replace old cars, the latest attempt by local authorities to boost consumption in a slowing economy. The financial Continue Reading
Highlights State Grid says northern grids hit peak power loads multiple times High temperature alert issued for 12 provinces and regions Li Keqiang stresses on maximizing coal production A heat Continue Reading
Ant Group headquarters in Hangzhou. Regulators scrapped Ant’s IPO plans in 2020. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg On trading floors in New York and Hong Kong, the brightening mood toward Chinese technology Continue Reading
China may bar solar developers from building panels on farmland as the government weighs the importance of food security against its clean energy goals. Three ministries including the National Energy Continue Reading
The 500-mile drive across Guinea to the Simandou mountains takes three days. Videographer: Jason Florio for Bloomberg Green Guinea’s Simandou mountains hold the largest untapped iron-ore deposit on the planet. Continue Reading
