44 h. ago 3M at China Wind Power 2025: innovations empowering the future of green energy

3M at China Wind Power 2025: innovations empowering the future of green energy  PR Newswire

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50 h. ago Hong Kong exchange sees further growth ahead for record ETF market

Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) expects its exchange-traded fund (ETF) market to continue growing after hitting record turnover and new listings this year, according to a senior executive. Average daily turnover in ETFs doubled to a record HK$37.8 billion (US$4.8 billion) in the first nine months, as the exchange’s 225 ETFs drew an increasing number of investors from mainland China, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. ETFs are listed index funds that track the performance...

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6 d. ago Apple Doubles Down on China as Tim Cook Bets Billions Amid Tariff Threats

Apple Doubles Down on China as Tim Cook Bets Billions Amid Tariff Threats  Yahoo Finance

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6 d. ago How outdated power grids are hobbling Southeast Asia’s green energy boom

Southeast Asia must urgently modernise its electricity grids to sustain its economic boom and unlock the full potential of renewable energy, according to a new report. Without sweeping investment in digitalised “smart” networks, the region’s industrial competitiveness and climate goals are at risk, warns the report from the independent global energy think tank Ember. Over the past decade, renewable capacity across the 10-nation Asean bloc has more than doubled, but this rapid growth has been...

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7 d. ago Apple doubles down on green energy investments in Europe and China

Apple doubles down on green energy investments in Europe and China  9to5Mac

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7 d. ago EU urged to ‘flex its muscles’ on Chinese tech transfer and rare earths

The European Union is poised to toughen its trade stance towards China, with the bloc set to insist that Chinese investors in Europe transfer technology to local firms, and as it formulates a response to Beijing’s latest restrictions on rare earth exports. Trade chief Maros Sefcovic insisted on Tuesday that the bloc was open to investments from China but only under the right conditions. These conditions include the creation of “real value added” in the EU, the creation of “real jobs”, and that...

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7 d. ago China, Iceland to boost geothermal, green energy cooperation, joint statement says

China, Iceland to boost geothermal, green energy cooperation, joint statement says  Reuters

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1 week ago Kazakhstan seeks investment to become ‘transit hub’ for China

While Kazakhstan is cooperating closely with China on the digitalisation of trade, a government official from the Central Asian country said this week that more infrastructure investment is needed – including along the Middle Corridor trade route – for it to realise its aim of becoming a bridge between Asia and Europe. Exporters turned to the Middle Corridor – which connects China and Europe via Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey – as an alternative to the northern route of the...

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1 week ago Green renewable energy outpaces coal for 1st time, as China remains global leader in clean power generation

Green renewable energy outpaces coal for 1st time, as China remains global leader in clean power generation  Global Times

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2 w. ago China is driving a green energy future while the US is frozen in the past

US President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations last month will be seen as the watershed moment when America’s and China’s energy paths irreversibly diverged. As China leads the world in the green energy transition, the United States risks being left chained to fossil fuels. In the last five years, annual renewable energy additions have more than doubled from under 300 gigawatts (GW) in 2020 to over 700GW in 2024. Electricity generation from fossil fuels will plateau within a decade...

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2 w. ago Opinion | China is driving a green energy future while the US is frozen in the past

Opinion | China is driving a green energy future while the US is frozen in the past  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China’s cleantech creating ‘new global energy system’ as exports soar: report

China’s clean technology is “becoming the basis of the new energy system” around the world, with the country’s monthly green tech exports hitting a record US$20 billion in August, a European think tank said. As China brings down the prices of technologies like batteries and photovoltaic solar panels, sales are surging in countries across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa, according to a report by the UK-based think tank Ember. “Demand for clean technologies continues to skyrocket as more...

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2 w. ago Swedish workshop explores balancing cooperation and caution in working with China on green energy

Swedish workshop explores balancing cooperation and caution in working with China on green energy  Scandasia

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2 w. ago UK police investigate mosque fire as ‘hate crime’ days after synagogue attack

Police said on Sunday they were investigating a suspected arson at a mosque in southern England as a “hate crime”, days after a fatal attack on a synagogue. Officers were called to the incident at the mosque in the southern coast town of Peacehaven late on Saturday. While no one was injured, the fire caused damage to the mosque’s front entrance and a car parked outside. In the wake of the attack, Sussex Police shared images of two masked men dressed in dark clothing and appealed for help from...

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2 w. ago UK police investigate mosque fire as ‘hate crime’ after synagogue attack

Police said on Sunday they were investigating a suspected arson at a mosque in southern England as a “hate crime”, days after a fatal attack on a synagogue. Officers were called to the incident at the mosque in the southern coast town of Peacehaven late on Saturday. While no one was injured, the fire caused damage to the mosque’s front entrance and a car parked outside. In the wake of the attack, Sussex Police shared images of two masked men dressed in dark clothing and appealed for help from...

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3 w. ago Methanol supply key to Hong Kong’s green marine goals: CM Energy

Hong Kong has its work cut out for it to become a supply centre for green maritime fuel, as it works with partners in mainland China to build a green methanol supply chain from scratch, according to shipowner China Merchants Energy Shipping. “Hong Kong has already realised liquefied natural gas [LNG] and biodiesel [fuelling] operations, with 130,000 tonnes of throughput so far,” said Wang Yongxin, president of the Shanghai-listed company, in a press briefing on Sunday. “But on green methanol, it...

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3 w. ago Taxi drivers grumble as Hong Kong doubles parking meter charge

Some Hong Kong taxi drivers have said they have no choice but to swallow a 100 per cent increase in metered parking fees from HK$8 (US$1) to HK$16 per hour that took effect on Sunday, adding that they will need to work harder to offset the higher charge. The doubling of fees applies to all of Hong Kong’s more than 20,000 roadside metered parking spaces, with the charge jumping from HK$2 to HK$4 per 15 minutes, except for those for coaches, buses and trucks. Ten vehicles, including two taxis,...

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3 w. ago World’s most powerful flying wind turbine launched in western China

China has successfully flown the world’s largest and most powerful airborne wind turbine, a milestone that could bring cheaper, more reliable green energy and strengthen the country’s leading role in the global clean energy transition. Between September 19 and 21, the airship-like S1500 – about the size of a basketball court and as tall as a 13-storey building – became the first turbine of its kind to generate one megawatt of power during a test flight at a desert site in China’s western...

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3 w. ago China asserts green energy leadership, as Trump dismisses climate ‘con job’

China asserts green energy leadership, as Trump dismisses climate ‘con job’  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago China announces plan to cut its greenhouse emissions by 7 to 10%

China, currently the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has announced it aims to cut its emissions by 7-10 per cent by 2035. In a video address to the United Nations high-level climate summit on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his fellow leaders that China will finally reduce the emissions of the gases that cause global warming and extreme weather. “Green and low-carbon energy and development transition are the trend of our era,” proclaimed Xi. The announcement comes at a...

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