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Metal

Gold and Silver Soar in Year-End Rally

Precious metals continued their strong upward momentum in late December, with gold approaching $4,500 per ounce and silver reaching new peaks near $70 per ounce…

India

India’s Rice Stocks Surge to Record High as Paddy Procurement Climbs

India's government rice reserves have reached a new high for the beginning of December, following increased procurement of the fresh paddy harvest by state …

Wind Power Project

EBRD to Offer $200M Financing for Wind Power Project in Türkiye

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved financing of $200 million (€172 million) to support the development of new wind po…

Crude Oil

China’s Largest Offshore Oilfield Reports Record Annual Oil, Gas Output

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on December 21, 2025, that the Bohai Oilfield, the country's largest offshore oil and gas producti…

Metal

China Approves General Export Licenses for Rare Earth-Related Items: Commerce Ministry

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on December 18, 2025, that it has received and approved applications from certain domestic exporters for general expo…

China

World’s Longest Expressway Tunnel to Open to Traffic in Xinjiang by Year-End

The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, recognized as the world's longest expressway tunnel at 22.13 kilometers, is scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2025. Th…

Australia

Australia’s First Timber Fire Station Wins International Prize

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services North Coast Region Headquarters and Maryborough Fire and Rescue Station in Australia has received the Public Infrastr…

Brazil

Soybean Exports From Brazil Are Accelerating

Brazil has recorded a substantial rise in soybean exports during the early part of December 2025, according to data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX…

HVDC

Xizang’s First Ultra-High Voltage Power Link Begins Operations

A converter station situated at an elevation of 3,720 meters successfully completed a 168-hour trial operation on Thursday. This achievement marks the commencem…

SMR

Samsung Wins Approval for Floating SMR

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed a conceptual design for a floating offshore nuclear power platform that can accommodate various small modular react…

Canada

Mantel Scales up Molten-Borate Carbon Capture With Commercial-Scale FEED Study

Mantel Capture, a specialist in energy-efficient carbon capture solutions, has launched a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a commercial-scale carbo…

Metal

Silver Price Surpasses $66 for First Time

Spot silver advanced significantly on Wednesday, reaching a new all-time high above $66 per ounce for the first time. The metal climbed as much as 4% to $66.50 …

Electric Vehicles

XPENG Secures L3 Road Test License in Guangzhou, Accelerates Push Toward Higher Autonomy

On December 16, XPENG announced that it has received an L3 autonomous driving road test license in Guangzhou and initiated regular on-road testing of Level 3 ca…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy Secures SSEN Transmission Contract for HV DC Converter Stations

Hitachi Energy has obtained contracts from SSEN Transmission to provide high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for two significant subsea cable c…

China

China at 2025 Having Harvested a Record Crop of Grains

China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Friday that the country's grain output for 2025 reached a record 714.88 million tonnes, marking a 1.2%…