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China

China Southern Doubles Flights to Brisbane

China Southern Airlines is increasing its flights to Brisbane Airport, introducing twice-daily year-round services from March 30, 2026.This expansion will add o…

Germany

BASF to Divest Its Optical Brightening Agent Business to Catexel

BASF SE, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, has entered into an agreement with Catexel for the sale of its optical brightening agent business. These agents…

SMR

GE Vernova Hitachi SMR Design Cleared for Use in UK

Regulators in Great Britain have concluded that GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) design is suitable for potential construction in t…

United States

Webuild’s Lane Completes $232M Bronx Bridge

A joint venture between SPC Construction and Lane Construction, the U.S. subsidiary of Italy's Webuild Group, has completed the new Unionport Bridge over We…

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Ramps up Brisbane-NZ Routes

Air New Zealand will add 63,000 extra seats on flights between Brisbane and New Zealand from March to October 2026, responding to strong trans-Tasman travel dem…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Equinor Launches Hybrid Solar-Wind Power Complex in Brazil

Equinor and its Brazilian subsidiary Rio Energy have started commercial operations at the Serra da Babilônia solar facility in Brazil, creating the compan…

China

Chinese-Kazakh Hybrid Wheat Variety Helps Kazakhstan Achieve Bumper Harvests

A high-yield hybrid wheat variety developed through joint research by scientists from China and Kazakhstan is contributing to stronger harvests in Kazakhstan, a…

Carbon Capture

Britain Launches Second Carbon Capture Licensing Round

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom opened its second carbon capture and storage licensing round, offering 14 offshore areas with a combined potential storage capaci…

United States

Delta Resumes Flights at Detroit After Brief Halt

Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) announced on Friday that it had resumed operations at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport after a brief ground stop caused by a te…

Power Construction

UK Consumers Face Higher Energy Bills After Regulator Approves $37 Billion Grid Upgrade

Britain's energy regulator Ofgem has approved a £28 billion ($37.33 billion) investment package for electricity transmission networks over the five-ye…

Metal

UK Has No Immediate Plans for Critical Minerals Price Floor, Minister Says

The United Kingdom has no current plans to introduce a minimum price guarantee for domestic rare earth producers, similar to measures adopted in the United Stat…

Electric Vehicles

Toyota October Output Grows for Fifth Straight Month on Strong US Demand

Toyota Motor (7203.T) reported on Thursday that its global vehicle production increased for the fifth consecutive month in October, supported by continued stron…

LNG

Canada’s First Large-Scale Export Project Sends off Another LNG Cargo

LNG Canada, a joint venture comprising Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, KOGAS, and Mitsubishi Corporation, has achieved another key milestone at its large-scale LNG…

Solar Cell

Longi Reveals Details of World’s Most Efficient Silicon Solar Cell

A research team from Longi, led by company president and founder Li Zhenguo, has published detailed technical information on its 27.81%-efficient hybrid interdi…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Germany’s Largest Solar Battery Storage Hybrid Plant Commissioned

Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, has commissioned Germany’s biggest solar-battery hybrid power plant under the Renewable Energ…