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China

DeepSeek Six Months On: Disruption, Backlash, and the Fight for Trust

In January 2025, DeepSeek, a Chinese-developed AI chatbot from High-Flyer AI, launched globally and quickly gained significant attention. Its R1 model, featurin…

Electric Vehicles

FORVIA HELLA Achieves Volume Production of 12V Lithium Battery Management System in China With EVE Energy

On August 6, 2025, FORVIA HELLA announced the world’s first mass production of a 12V lithium battery management system (BMS) in China, developed in collab…

Crude Oil

China’s July Crude Oil Imports up 11.5% Year-On-Year

China’s crude oil imports in July 2025 increased by 11.5% compared to the same month last year, reaching 47.2 million metric tons, or 11.12 million barrel…

Coal Trade

China July Coal Imports Fall 23% on Ample Domestic Supply

China's coal imports in July 2025 dropped by 23% compared to the previous year, reaching 35.61 million metric tons, according to data released by the Genera…

China

China Wants Fewer Pigs

Next week, representatives from China’s pig industry will meet in Beijing to discuss reducing the breeding sow population by about one million, according …

Electric Vehicles

BYD Further Improves Fifth-Generation DM Hybrid Tech With Fuel Consumption Lowered to 2.6l/100KM

On August 5, BYD announced an upgrade to its fifth-generation DM (Dual Mode) hybrid technology, achieving a new standard in fuel efficiency. The updated system,…

China

China Extends Probe on Imported Beef in Respite for Global Suppliers

On Wednesday, China’s commerce ministry announced a three-month extension to an ongoing investigation into beef imports, now set to conclude by November 2…

China

Construction Starts on Chinese Pure-Electric Cable Laying Vessel

ZTT Submarine Cable & System, a Chinese company, has started construction on an advanced, fully electric cable-laying vessel (CLV) to support offshore wind proj…

Electric Vehicles

IM Motors Delivers 7,027 New Vehicles in July

IM Motors, a new energy vehicle brand supported by SAIC Motor, Alibaba Group, and Zhangjiang High-tech, reported sales of 7,027 vehicles in July 2025, reflectin…

China

Polsteam Books up to Six Handysize Bulker Newbuilds in China

Polish Steamship Co (Polsteam), also known as Polska Żegluga Morska, has signed a contract with Wuhu Weihai Shipbuilding in China to construct four 45,000 dwt …

China

China Mobile Acquires Significant Stake in Hkbn for $138M

China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless carrier by subscribers, has acquired a 14.4% stake in Hong Kong-based broadband provider HKBN for HK$1.08 billi…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

China: Rockcheck Inks Deal to Deploy 1,000 Hydrogen Trucks in Inner Mongolia by 2026

In Baotou, Inner Mongolia, Rockcheck Group, the Jiuyuan District government, and Huadian Hydrogen Energy signed a strategic agreement to deploy 1,000 hydrogen-p…

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL, Partners Push Large-Scale Battery Swapping Into China’s Car Rental Market

On August 1, 2025, in Ningde, China, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), Contemporary Amperex Energy Service Technology Ltd. (CAES), CAR Inc., and …

China

SITC Returns to Huanghai for Boxship Quartet

SITC International Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed shipping company, has signed a contract with Huanghai Shipbuilding in China to construct four new container vess…

Oil Field

CNOOC Achieves New Gas Startup in South China Sea

CNOOC Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corp., has commenced production at the Dongfang 1-1 Gas Field 13-3 Block Development Project in the Ying…