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China

China's Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law Officially Passed! Effective from May 1, 2026, Here Are the Changes

Major news has just come from the 19th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress – on December 27, the meeting voted to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

United States

Matan Finalises Full-Building Lease for Northlake II Industrial Park Last Phase

Matan Companies has completed a fully binding lease agreement for the final phase of the Northlake II industrial park in Ashland, Virginia. DPR Construction wil…

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…

China

Yang Ming’s Dry Bulk Arm Lines up Ultramax Quartet at Japanese Yards

Kuang Ming Shipping, the dry bulk subsidiary of Taiwanese liner group Yang Ming Marine Transport, has placed orders for four ultramax bulk carriers at Japanese …

China

China’s 2026 First Batch Fuel Export Quotas Steady Year on Year

China has released the first batch of export quotas for refined fuels in 2026, allocating 19 million metric tons for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Three trade…

Peru

Claro Peru Deploys Ecomatrix Site With Huawei Innovation

Claro Peru, a major telecommunications provider in the country, and Huawei have successfully completed the deployment of the world's first commercial EcoMat…

United States

World Apple Production to Fall to Five-Year Low

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its December 2025 report on Fresh Apples, Grapes, and Pears: World Markets and Trade. The report for…

United States

World Apple Production to Fall to Five-Year Low

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its December 2025 report on Fresh Apples, Grapes, and Pears: World Markets and Trade. The report for…

Electric Vehicles

CIE Automotive Acquires the Aludec Group

CIE Automotive, headquartered in Spain, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Aludec, S.A. The enterprise value of the transaction stand…

Spain

Valenciaport Records 10 Per Cent Cargo Increase in November

The Port Authority of Valencia (APV), operating as Valenciaport, has reported a total cargo throughput of 73.8 million tonnes across its facilities in Valencia,…