China

Ethanol

US Paves Way to Resume Ethane Exports to China Amid Trade Truce

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. lifted restrictions on ethane exports to China, allowing companies like Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer to ship witho…

China

BHP Signs Charters With COSCO for Ammonia-Powered Newcastlemax Newbuilds

BHP has entered into five-year charter agreements with COSCO Shipping Bulk for two new ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. Each vessel will have a …

Power Construction

Construction Begins on Chinese Section of China-Laos 500-KV Power Interconnection Project

On June 30, 2025, construction began on the Chinese section of the China-Laos 500-kV power interconnection project, marking another significant step in bilatera…

China

Air China’s C909 Starts First International Commercial Flight to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

On July 1, 2025, at 09:35 Beijing time, Air China flight CA757, operated by the C909 aircraft, landed at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mo…

Wind Farm

Greater Changhua 2B & 4 Foundation Installation in Home Stretch

Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms, with a combined capacity of 920 MW, are progressing significantly off the coast of Changhua…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Launches First V4 Superchargers in China, Open to Non-Tesla EVs

On June 30, Tesla announced the deployment of its first V4 Supercharger stations in China, now operational in highway service areas across Shanghai, Gansu, Zhej…

Carbon Capture

GCMD Completes ‘World First’ Full-Chain Carbon Capture Pilot in China

The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) completed a pioneering pilot on June 25 in China, demonstrating the full value chain of on…

China

Huawei Showcases Gigaband to Monetize 5G-A Services With Telecom

Huawei hosted the Mobile AI Summit at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2025, held from June 18 to 20 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). …

Floating Solar

Chinese Firm Introduces 480 W Floating Solar Module for Offshore Use

GCL System Integration (GCLSI), a subsidiary of China-based GCL Group, has collaborated with Norway’s Ocean Sun to create the NT10/60GT, a new floating ph…

Energy Storage Project

Indonesia-China Lithium Battery Plant Operational by End-2026, Official Says

A new lithium-ion battery plant, a joint venture between Indonesia Battery Corp and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL), is slated to begin …

Metal

China’s Zijin Mining to Acquire Kazakh Gold Mine in $1.2 Billion Deal

Zijin Mining, a leading Chinese gold and copper producer, announced its agreement to acquire the Raygorodok Gold Mine in Kazakhstan for $1.2 billion. The transa…

Metal

China’s Rare Earths Are Flowing Again, but Not Freely

The automotive supply chain is seeing relief as Chinese rare earth magnet exports resume, though uncertainties persist. Production plans remain at risk due to p…

China

Key High-Speed Rail Link Opens in SW China

On June 27, 2025, a high-speed railway section in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, began operations, marking a significant milestone in connecting the c…

Battery

China Energy Engineering Launches Record 25 GWh Storage Tender as Prices Hit Historic Low

On June 3, 2025, China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), a leading state-owned infrastructure company, initiated a significant procurement process for 25 G…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Lightsource BP Signs 115MW Taiwan Solar PPA

Lightsource BP, a global solar energy developer, has entered into its first power purchase agreement (PPA) in Taiwan for a 115MW fishery-solar project in Chiayi…