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China

Horgos Port Sees Sustained Growth in Import and Export Cargo Volume in First 11 Months of This Year

This year, as a core hub for China's westward opening-up, Horgos Port has maintained a sustained growth trend in its import and export cargo volume. Accordi…

Metal

Anglo American and Teck Resources Merger Completed, Industry Focuses on Impact in Critical Minerals Sector

The merger of mining giants Anglo American and Teck Resources, valued at approximately $53 billion, has completed the necessary procedures. This transaction int…

India

Ceigall India Subsidiary Secures Madhya Pradesh Highway Project Contract

Indian infrastructure company Ceigall India announced that its subsidiary, Ceigall Infra Projects, has received a Letter of Intent to construct the four-lane, a…

Metal

Sudan Mining Company Produces 70 Tons of Gold in 2025, a Five-Year High

On December 28, Sudan Mining Company announced that Sudan's gold production reached 70 tons in 2025, marking a five-year high, with revenue exceeding 1 tril…

Sweden

Sweden Moves to Roll Out Grading Standard for Sheep Wool

Sweden has launched a new grading standard to assess the quality of sheep wool, becoming the latest European country to implement such a system. It joins Norway…

Metal

Codelco, SQM Seal Lithium Venture in Chile’s Atacama Desert

Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco and lithium company SQM have completed a major agreement to form a joint venture focused on lithium extraction…

United Arab Emirates

Raimondi Installs Six Flat-Top Cranes for Arada’s Megacity in Sharjah

Raimondi Middle East has successfully erected six flat-top tower cranes at the Aljada master community project in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The installatio…

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…