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China

China Coal Mine Construction Group and Donghua Technology Sign Letter of Intent for Thai Potash Project Cooperation

On December 29, China Coal Mine Construction Group and Donghua Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. held a working meeting in Hefei, where they jointly signed a let…

Greece

CCEC Orders 3 LNG Carriers

On December 29, Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC), owned by Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, announced a further expansion, having placed an order…

Turkey

Turkey's Grain Production Plummets in 2025

According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country's total wheat production in 2025 has dropped to 17.9 million tons, a decrease o…

Natural Gas

Egypt and Lebanon Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Natural Gas Supply

Officials from Egypt and Lebanon signed a memorandum of understanding in Beirut on December 29, aimed at facilitating the supply of Egyptian natural gas to Leba…

Energy Storage Project

CATL to Significantly Upgrade and Expand Sodium-Ion Battery Product Line in 2026

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL elaborated on the application progress of its sodium-ion battery products across multiple fields at a supplier conference held…

Gas turbine engine

China's First Fully Domestic Commercial 300-Megawatt-Class Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine Put into Operation

Today (29th), China's first fully domestic commercial 300-megawatt-class heavy-duty gas turbine project—Unit 5 of the second phase of Huadian Wangting Powe…

United States

Intel Completes Sale of $5 Billion Worth of Common Stock to Nvidia

Intel completed the sale of 214.8 million shares of common stock to Nvidia on December 26, 2025, for $5 billion. The shares were priced at $23.28 per share. Thi…

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

Anglo American and Teck Resources Merger Completed, Industry Focuses on Impact in Critical Minerals Sector

The merger of mining giants Anglo American and Teck Resources, valued at approximately $53 billion, has completed the necessary procedures. This transaction int…

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…

Metal

Codelco, SQM Seal Lithium Venture in Chile’s Atacama Desert

Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco and lithium company SQM have completed a major agreement to form a joint venture focused on lithium extraction…

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…

China Issues Draft Rules to Regulate AI With Human-Like Interaction

China's cyberspace regulator issued draft rules for public comment on Saturday, introducing stricter oversight for artificial intelligence services that sim…

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…