Asia

Singapore

Dell Technologies Launches Asia Pacific & Japan AI Innovation Hub in Singapore

Dell Technologies has launched its new Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) AI Innovation Hub (AIIH) in Singapore during the Dell Technologies Forum. The AIIH, an extensi…

Germany

Germany Has Its First Green Ship Recycling Facility

For the first time, ships will be recycled in Germany rather than being sent to South Asia for dismantling. Earlier this year, EWD Benli Recycling, a subsidiary…

China

Wan Hai Lines Marks Eco-Friendly 13K TEU Boxship Series as Complete

On August 14, 2025, Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines named its new energy-efficient containership, WAN HAI A20, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in…

Pakistan

ADB Approves $8.32m for Punjab Irrigation Upgrade

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $8.32 million in project readiness financing for the Punjab government to modernise irrigation infrastructure and …

China

Construction Starts on Chinese Pure-Electric Cable Laying Vessel

ZTT Submarine Cable & System, a Chinese company, has started construction on an advanced, fully electric cable-laying vessel (CLV) to support offshore wind proj…

Thermal Coal

Asia Thermal Coal Imports Rise in July as Japan, South Korea Buy

In July, Asia’s seaborne thermal coal imports increased to 70.66 million metric tons, a 12% rise from June’s 63.02 million tons, according to commod…

China

News Asia’s Biggest Cement Factory Now a Stylish Leisure District

A former industrial zone along Shanghai’s Huangpu River, once home to Asia’s largest cement factory, has been redeveloped into a 45,000-square-meter…

Energy Storage System

Sungrow Launches Next-Gen Hybrid Residential Energy Storage System

Sungrow Power, a leading provider of renewable energy solutions based in China, has launched its next-generation hybrid residential energy storage system (ESS) …

HVDC

Construction of ‘Asia’s Largest HVDC Cable Facility’ Wraps Up

On July 16, South Korean company LS Cable & System announced the completion of its fifth submarine cable plant in Donghae-si, Gangwon-do, establishing what it c…

Energy Storage Project

Aboitiz Power to Develop 30 MW Hybrid BESS in Cebu

Aboitiz Power Corporation has announced plans to construct a 30-megawatt hybrid battery energy storage system (BESS) within the Mactan Economic Zone in Lapu-Lap…

Singapore

BDx Launches Southeast Asia’s First Hybrid Quantum AI Testbed in Singapore

On July 11, 2025, BDx Data Centers, in partnership with Anyon Technologies, launched Southeast Asia’s first hybrid quantum AI testbed at its SIN1 data cen…

LNG

Canada's First LNG Export Cargo Shipped to Asia

On Monday, a spokesperson for LNG Canada, led by Shell, announced that the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo departed from Kitimat, Britis…

Electricity Trade

Nepal Begins Electricity Export to Bangladesh

Nepal has begun exporting 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh, leveraging India’s power grid to facilitate this regional energy collaboration. …

Power Construction

Malaysia PM Says $10 Bln Committed to National Grid Upgrade

At the Energy Asia conference held on Monday, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that Tenaga Nasional (TENA.KL), the state utility company, has al…

LNG

Rising Asia Temperatures Bode Well for US LNG Export Prospects

Forecasts for above-average temperatures in key Asian markets through August 2025 are expected to increase demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, …