China

Carbon Emissions

China’s Carbon Emissions Fell in the First Half of 2025, Study Shows

China's carbon dioxide emissions fell 1% in the first half of 2025 compared to last year, driven by increased renewable energy use, according to a study by …

China

TS Lines Orders Four Methanol-Ready Boxships in China

Taiwanese shipping company TS Lines has commissioned four methanol-ready containerships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Cor…

China

China’s Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical First Half Profit Slides

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co, a major Chinese refining and chemical company, recorded a net loss of 462.1 million yuan ($64.40 million) for the first half …

China

Bunge Diverts Argentina’s First Soy Meal Shipment Set for China

On August 20, 2025, agricultural export firm Bunge announced that a 30,000-metric-ton shipment of Argentine soybean meal, originally intended for China, was red…

Metal

China’s Rare Earth Magnet Exports Hit Six-Month High in July

China's exports of rare earth magnets, essential for electric vehicle production, surged to a six-month peak in July, recovering to levels seen before expor…

Electric Vehicle Battery

BYD Teams up With JD AUTO to Launch Online Battery Store for Light-Duty Vehicles

On August 18, at JD.com’s headquarters in Beijing, BYD Battery and JD AUTO signed a strategic cooperation agreement to launch BYD’s first online bat…

China

India, China Agree to Resumes, Boost Business Links

On August 19, 2025, in New Delhi, India and China announced plans to resume direct flights and enhance trade and investment cooperation, marking a step toward r…

China

China Buys First Australian Canola Cargo Since 2020, Traders Say

A Chinese state-owned trading company, COFCO, has acquired approximately 50,000 metric tons of new-crop Australian canola, according to two traders familiar wit…

Offshore Wind Power

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan Achieves Key Milestone

Century Wind Power has successfully delivered 21 three-legged jacket foundations for the 1-gigawatt Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan, marking them as th…

Electric Vehicles

NIO Inc. Charts New Course With Expansion Into Singapore, Uzbekistan, Costa Rica

On August 18, NIO Inc., a leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, unveiled plans to enter Singapore, Uzbekistan, and Costa Rica between 2025 and 2026, advan…

SAF

China’s CNAF to Invest in Private Chinese SAF Plant

On Monday, China National Aviation Fuel Company (CNAF), the country's leading aviation fuel distributor, announced it has entered into an agreement to acqui…

Nuclear Reactor

Taiwan Set to Hold Referendum on Restarting Last Nuclear Reactor

On August 23, 2025, Taiwan will hold a referendum to decide whether to restart the second reactor at the Maanshan nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan, provid…

Electric Vehicles

Dongfeng Motor’s MHERO to Put M817 SUV Onto the Market in Mid-Aug

MHERO Technology, a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor specializing in new energy off-road vehicles, introduced its M817 plug-in hybrid SUV to the market. Developed i…

Metal

China July Aluminium Imports Surge 38% From Prior Year

China’s imports of unwrought aluminium and related products increased by 38.2% year-on-year in July 2025, reaching 360,000 metric tons, according to data …

Crude Oil

China Still Storing Crude Oil Even as Refinery Runs Rise

In July 2025, China’s refineries increased processing rates but maintained a crude oil surplus of 530,000 barrels per day (bpd), driven by robust imports …