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China

Mainland China’s Smartphone Market Grows 5% in Q1 2025, Xiaomi Takes Top Spot

Mainland China’s smartphone market shipped 70.9 million units in the first quarter of 2025, a 5% year-on-year increase, according to research from Canalys…

Solar project

Aspen Power Inaugurates 42.5 MW of Solar Parks in Pennsylvania

Aspen Power, a U.S. distributed generation platform, celebrated the completion of 10 solar parks in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, with a combined capacity of 42.…

China

Chinese Airlines Transport 34% More International Passengers in Q1: Official

Chinese airlines carried 18.925 million international passengers in the first quarter, a 34% year-on-year increase and 4.5% above 2019 levels, the Civil Aviatio…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

China Tops Global Rankings in Overall Nuclear Power Scale for First Time

China has achieved the world’s largest nuclear power capacity, with 102 units—operational, under construction, or approved—totaling 113 million kilowatt…

Electric Vehicles

Kia, Hyundai Mobis’s Q1 Sales Hit Record Amid EV Demand Surge but Margins and Tariffs Cloud Outlook

Kia reported its highest-ever first-quarter revenue of 28.02 trillion won ($19.6 billion) and an operating profit of 3.01 trillion won for January to March, ann…

South Korea

Seoul Plaza to Undergo First Major Renovation in 21 Years

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that Seoul Plaza, located in front of Seoul City Hall, will undergo its first major renovation since its o…

Battery

Samsung SDI to Showcase New High-Density Battery at 2025 Interbattery Europe in May

Samsung SDI, a leading battery manufacturer, will unveil its U8A1 high-density battery, designed for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems targeting AI dat…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Hikes Prices on Its EVs in Canada Amid Tariffs, Expect Demand Collapse

Tesla, the American electric vehicle manufacturer, has raised prices across its entire lineup in Canada, with increases ranging from 13% to 22%. The adjustments…

HVDC

SAP Build Apps Revolutionizes 50Hertz High-Voltage Grid Maintenance in Germany

50Hertz, a transmission system operator under Elia Group, manages the high-voltage grid across northern and eastern Germany, covering nearly one-third of the co…

Metal

Lynas Rare Earths’ Q3 Revenue Misses Estimates as Pricing, Volatility Weighs

Lynas Rare Earths, the largest producer of rare earths outside China, reported its third-quarter gross sales revenue on Monday, reaching A$123 million ($78.62 m…

Floating Offshore Wind

Japan’s First Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine Enters Commercial Operation

The Hibiki floating wind turbine project, located 15 kilometers off the Kitakyushu coast in Japan, has begun commercial operation, according to the project cons…

Norway

Marrying Sails and Biofuel, Odfjell Tanker Demonstrates ‘First’ Near Carbon-Neutral Transatlantic Voyage

Norwegian shipping company Odfjell reported that its chemical tanker, Bow Olympus, is crossing the Atlantic using a combination of wind-assisted propulsion and …

Crude Oil

USA Crude Oil Inventories Rise Week on Week

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on April 23 that U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR…

Gas power plant

ENEX Confirms Plans to Develop 1,100-MW Gas Plant in Philippines’ Batangas Province

ENEX Energy Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to constructing a 1,100-megawatt gas plant in Batangas, Philippines. The announcement addresses inquiries …

Japan

NEC Claims Japan’s Longest Wireless Optical Data Link With 10KM Test

NEC Corporation has successfully conducted Japan’s longest terrestrial free-space optical (FSO) communication, achieving a distance exceeding 10 kilometer…