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Electric Vehicles

Dongfeng Nissan’s N7 All-Electric Sedan Hits Market, Starting at 119,900 Yuan

On April 27, 2025, Dongfeng Nissan introduced its first mid-to-high-end pure electric sedan, the N7, with prices ranging from 119,900 yuan to 149,900 yuan acros…

Crude Oil

Sinopec’s Quarterly Net Income Falls 28% on Slower Fuel Sales

On Monday, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, reported a 27.6% decline in first-quarter net income compared to the previous year. The company, l…

Canada

Canada Maintains Strong Canola Exports

Canola exports from Canada are continuing at a strong pace, despite concerns about potential U.S. tariffs. In the first two weeks of April, Canada shipped 516,0…

Saudi Arabia

Nokia, TAWAL Demonstrate World’s First Multi-Tenant Open RAN Edge-Cloud Platform

Nokia and Saudi Arabia’s neutral-host provider TAWAL successfully conducted the world’s first live demonstration of a multi-tenant, shareable Open R…

Green Hydrogen

India Awards 450,000 MT of Green Hydrogen Projects in Q1

In the first quarter of 2025, Indian authorities allocated green hydrogen projects totaling 450,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) to nine companies under the S…

China

Mainland China’s Smartphone Market Grows 5% in Q1 2025, Xiaomi Takes Top Spot

Mainland China’s smartphone market shipped 70.9 million units in the first quarter of 2025, a 5% year-on-year increase, according to research from Canalys…

China

Chinese Airlines Transport 34% More International Passengers in Q1: Official

Chinese airlines carried 18.925 million international passengers in the first quarter, a 34% year-on-year increase and 4.5% above 2019 levels, the Civil Aviatio…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

China Tops Global Rankings in Overall Nuclear Power Scale for First Time

China has achieved the world’s largest nuclear power capacity, with 102 units—operational, under construction, or approved—totaling 113 million kilowatt…

Coal Mine

Khanye Colliery Becomes South Africa’s First Bettercoal Producer

Canyon Coal’s Khanye Colliery, located in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa, will implement a four-year Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) under the …

Electric Vehicles

Kia, Hyundai Mobis’s Q1 Sales Hit Record Amid EV Demand Surge but Margins and Tariffs Cloud Outlook

Kia reported its highest-ever first-quarter revenue of 28.02 trillion won ($19.6 billion) and an operating profit of 3.01 trillion won for January to March, ann…

South Korea

Seoul Plaza to Undergo First Major Renovation in 21 Years

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that Seoul Plaza, located in front of Seoul City Hall, will undergo its first major renovation since its o…

Solar Panel

Reliance Industries Commission Its First Line for Manufacturing of Solar Panels

Reliance Industries, India’s largest conglomerate with interests in oil, petrochemicals, telecom, and retail, announced the commissioning of its first sol…

Floating Offshore Wind

Japan’s First Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine Enters Commercial Operation

The Hibiki floating wind turbine project, located 15 kilometers off the Kitakyushu coast in Japan, has begun commercial operation, according to the project cons…

Norway

Marrying Sails and Biofuel, Odfjell Tanker Demonstrates ‘First’ Near Carbon-Neutral Transatlantic Voyage

Norwegian shipping company Odfjell reported that its chemical tanker, Bow Olympus, is crossing the Atlantic using a combination of wind-assisted propulsion and …

Photovoltaic （PV）

China Says Wind and Solar Energy Capacity Exceeds Thermal for First Time

In the first quarter of 2025, China’s wind and solar energy capacity surpassed that of thermal power, primarily coal-based, for the first time, according …