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China

Hainan Airlines Holding to Invest s106.5mn in Cargounit

Hainan Airlines Holding Co., Ltd. has received shareholder approval for a capital injection of CNY750 million (approximately USD106.5 million) into its affiliat…

Photovoltaic （PV）

China Solar Buildout in Nov Is Highest in 6 Months

China added approximately 22 gigawatts of new solar power capacity in November, marking the highest monthly total in six months, according to data released by t…

Electric Vehicles

CATL Teams up With Xiamen C&D Group to Accelerate Global Expansion, Industrial Innovation

CATL announced on December 26 through its WeChat official account that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Xiamen C&D Group. The partnership ai…

China Issues Draft Rules to Regulate AI With Human-Like Interaction

China's cyberspace regulator issued draft rules for public comment on Saturday, introducing stricter oversight for artificial intelligence services that sim…

United States

Alphabet to Acquire Intersect for $4.75bn in AI Push

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Intersect, a provider of data center and energy infrastructure soluti…

Greece

Thessalonika Road and Rail Transport Corridor

Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cross-border cooperation on transport infrastructure. The agreement was final…

China

China Plans to Increase Grain Production Capacity by 50 Mln Tons

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced intensified efforts to raise the country’s grain production capacity by 50 m…

Ukraine

Grain Exports From Ukraine Exceeded 14.5 Mln Tons

As of December 24, 2025, in the 2025/26 marketing year, Ukraine has exported 14 million 502 thousand tons of grain and leguminous crops. According to data publi…

China

Yang Ming’s Dry Bulk Arm Lines up Ultramax Quartet at Japanese Yards

Kuang Ming Shipping, the dry bulk subsidiary of Taiwanese liner group Yang Ming Marine Transport, has placed orders for four ultramax bulk carriers at Japanese …

China

China’s 2026 First Batch Fuel Export Quotas Steady Year on Year

China has released the first batch of export quotas for refined fuels in 2026, allocating 19 million metric tons for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Three trade…

Power Construction

ACCIONA Energía Starts Renewable Supply From Logrosan Plant in Caceres

ACCIONA Energía has begun supplying renewable energy to the grid from its Logrosán biomass plant in Cáceres, Spain.ACCIONA Energía w…

Metal

Silver Rises 9% to Hit Fresh Record High

Precious metals continued their strong upward movement on Friday, with silver leading the gains by climbing 9% to reach a new record high.This increase was supp…

United States

Hudson Tunnel Excavation to Begin as TBMs en Route to New Jersey

Work on the new Hudson rail tunnel is scheduled to advance this spring, with two custom-built tunnel boring machines (TBMs) en route to New Jersey, United State…

Electric Vehicles

CIE Automotive Acquires the Aludec Group

CIE Automotive, headquartered in Spain, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Aludec, S.A. The enterprise value of the transaction stand…

Metal

Larvotto Commences Underground Development at Hillgrove Project in NSW

Larvotto Resources has confirmed that PYBAR Mining Services has arrived on-site and commenced underground development activities at the wholly owned Hillgrove a…