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China

China Southern Doubles Flights to Brisbane

China Southern Airlines is increasing its flights to Brisbane Airport, introducing twice-daily year-round services from March 30, 2026.This expansion will add o…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Waaree Solar Americas to Invest About $30 Million in Polysilicon Supplier

Waaree Energies announced that its United States-based subsidiary, Waaree Solar Americas, has entered into a binding term sheet to invest approximately $30 mill…

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…

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…

Germany

BASF and OQEMA Ink Distribution Deal in Central and Eastern Europe

BASF SE has established a new distribution agreement with OQEMA, a prominent chemical distributor in Europe, for supplying polymer dispersions and additives use…

Dam

Norconsult Sweden Awarded Dam Safety Contract by Vattenfall

Norconsult Sweden has secured a contract from Vattenfall to perform seven dam safety assessments and fourteen detailed inspections across the utility's hydr…

Japan

SoftBank Delivers World-First SRv6 MUP Services on 5G Commercial Network

SoftBank announced in December 2025 that it has successfully launched limited commercial services using Segment Routing IPv6 Mobile User Plane (SRv6 MUP) techno…

Metal

ABB Advances Electrification, Automation at Boliden’s Aitik Copper Facility

ABB has enhanced the electrification and automation systems at Boliden's Aitik copper mine, located south of Gällivare in northern Sweden. This upgrade…

South Korea

LG Chem Submits Petrochem Restructuring Plan to Government

South Korea's petrochemical sector is advancing its restructuring initiatives as several major companies submit plans to the government.On December 19, 2025…

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…

Battery

HiTHIUM Sets Sights on World's First Eight-Hour Battery Storage Solution

HiTHIUM has introduced the ∞Power8, a 6.9MW/55.2MWh battery energy storage system described as the world's first solution specifically engineered for …

Metal

First Quantum Introduces Automated Drilling Technology to Zambian Operation

First Quantum Minerals has deployed advanced automated drilling technology at its Sentinel mine in Kalumbila, Zambia, marking the first implementation of this s…

United States

China’s Bytedance Signs Deal to Form Joint Venture to Operate TikTok US App

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, announced on Thursday that it has executed binding agreements with key investors to establish a joint venture for operating the …

Nuclear Reactor

France’s EDF Raises Cost Estimate for Six Reactors to 72.8 Billion Euros

France's state-owned utility EDF has announced that it will limit the construction costs for six new nuclear reactors to 72.8 billion euros ($85.29 billion)…

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…