14 h. ago China’s AI and EV boom drives record power demand, widening energy gap with US

China’s total electricity consumption hit a record high of 10.4 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2025, more than double that of the US, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Saturday. The 5 per cent jump from the previous year marked the first time in China’s history that annual electricity consumption had surpassed 10 trillion kWh – the highest in the world and more than the combined total of the European Union, Russia, India and Japan, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing NEA...

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35 h. ago Porsche reports worst sales drop since 2009 on weak China demand

Porsche reports worst sales drop since 2009 on weak China demand  Reuters

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40 h. ago Porsche sales fall most in 16 years on China, weak EV demand

Porsche sales fall most in 16 years on China, weak EV demand  Automotive News

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41 h. ago Porsche 2025 deliveries drop 10% on weak China demand, EU cybersecurity rules

Porsche 2025 deliveries drop 10% on weak China demand, EU cybersecurity rules  Reuters

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41 h. ago ASIA GOLD Record rally stalls retail buying in India; China demand steady

ASIA GOLD Record rally stalls retail buying in India; China demand steady  Reuters

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59 h. ago Korean Air’s Quarterly Profit Boosted By Japan, China Demand

Korean Air’s Quarterly Profit Boosted By Japan, China Demand  Aviation Week Network

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61 h. ago China gold market update: December demand rebounds | Post by Ray Jia | Gold Focus blog

China gold market update: December demand rebounds | Post by Ray Jia | Gold Focus blog  World Gold Council

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64 h. ago China New Loans Shrink to Least Since 2018 as Demand Weakens

China New Loans Shrink to Least Since 2018 as Demand Weakens  Bloomberg.com

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66 h. ago China New Loans Shrink to Least in Seven Years as Demand Weakens

China New Loans Shrink to Least in Seven Years as Demand Weakens  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago China's car exports surged in 2026, but domestic demand slowed

China's car exports surged in 2026, but domestic demand slowed  WRAL

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4 d. ago China to Cut VAT Rebates on Lithium Batteries: Who Wins & Who Loses?

China to Cut VAT Rebates on Lithium Batteries: Who Wins & Who Loses?  Yahoo Finance

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5 d. ago Global TV Markets Shifting as China Shipments Slump on Low Demand

Global TV Markets Shifting as China Shipments Slump on Low Demand  cepro.com

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7 d. ago N.S. lobster exports outside China are picking up as tariffs soften demand

N.S. lobster exports outside China are picking up as tariffs soften demand  Bowen Island Undercurrent

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8 d. ago China to roll out package of polices to spur domestic demand

China to roll out package of polices to spur domestic demand  Reuters

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8 d. ago BMW reports Q4 sales decline on weaker demand in US and China

BMW reports Q4 sales decline on weaker demand in US and China  Reuters

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8 d. ago ASIA GOLD Elevated prices strain retail demand in India; China gold premiums widen

ASIA GOLD Elevated prices strain retail demand in India; China gold premiums widen  Reuters

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8 d. ago Why Chinese space station is studying how gravity affects battery performance

Led by only the second civilian the country has sent into space, China had started a series of experiments on board its Tiangong space station that could lead to the development of safer and more powerful space batteries, state media reported on Wednesday. The tests on lithium-ion batteries run by Zhang Hongzhang, a professor at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, could help scientists better understand how gravity affects the workings of the batteries. Zhang, 39, is one of the three...

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8 d. ago China’s consumer prices stay flat in 2025 amid focus on price wars, domestic demand

China’s consumer prices stayed unchanged from the previous year in 2025 while factory-gate prices fell by 2.6 per cent, suggesting lingering deflationary pressures and underscoring the need for further efforts to boost prices in 2026. The flat annual reading of the consumer price index (CPI), a major inflation indicator, missed the official 2 per cent growth target for the metric unveiled in March and slowed from the 0.2 per cent increase in 2024, according to data released by the National...

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1 week ago US demand for exclusive oil partnership with Venezuela ‘typical bullying’ act: China

US demand for exclusive oil partnership with Venezuela ‘typical bullying’ act: China  Anadolu Ajansı

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1 week ago Soaring prices, but shrinking demand as China’s memory chip market falters

China’s secondary semiconductor market is seeing a sharp run-up in memory chip prices as global supplies tighten, though vendors say the rally faces an awkward conundrum: the price tags might be higher, but the buyers are disappearing. “We’re looking at high asking prices, but no buyers,” said Cai Zhaojie, a merchant who sells electronic components at Huaqiangbei, the vast Shenzhen wholesale hub often described as the world’s biggest electronics market. The mark-ups on memory products had become...

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