20 h. ago Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad

Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad  Ars Technica

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26 h. ago Envision launches world’s largest green hydrogen plant in Inner Mongolia

Chinese wind-power developer Envision Energy has commissioned the world’s largest green hydrogen and ammonia plant, as Beijing seeks to decarbonise its hard-to-abate industries and dominate the growing clean-fuel market. The Shanghai-headquartered company launched the first phase of the project in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, on Wednesday, which is capable of producing 320,000 tonnes per year of green ammonia, Envision said. “This is more than a technological milestone,” said Zhang Lei, Envision’s...

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27 h. ago Clean and green: China’s strategic energy investments fuel renewable sector

Already the world’s largest investor in energy, China is poised to shore up that position in the coming years by continuing to splash out on renewable energy, as international experts say energy security has become a key driver in the growth of global investments this year. China’s share of global clean energy spending has risen from a quarter to almost a third in the past decade, underpinned by strategic investments in a wide range of technologies, including solar, wind, hydropower, nuclear,...

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69 h. ago Tesla is no longer a car company: China just paid it $557 million to build the country's largest battery

Tesla is no longer a car company: China just paid it $557 million to build the country's largest battery  The News Wheel

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2 d. ago Surprise US copper tariff tests the mettle of China’s vast refining industry

Shockwaves from Washington’s decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports are still rippling across the Pacific, and China, the world’s largest consumer of the metal, is feeling the effects. Copper futures traded in the US rallied on the tariff threat, expanding a price gap with the London and China markets, where prices fell. The most active copper futures contracts traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell by 1.36 per cent on Wednesday following US President Donald Trump’s...

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3 d. ago China’s lead in global shipbuilding may already be fading, new data suggests

China’s dominance of global shipbuilding appears to have been eroded over the past six months, according to the latest industry data, suggesting that US efforts to rein in the country’s shipyards may be starting to bite. China has been by far the world’s largest shipbuilder for years, but its shipyards saw new orders plunge 68 per cent year on year to 26.3 million deadweight tonnes in the first half of 2025, according to a Monday report from maritime consultancy Clarksons Research. South Korea,...

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4 d. ago China urged to take bolder steps to tackle price wars, deflation and weak demand

Beijing’s latest push to curb price wars may help ease deflationary pressures, but analysts warn the current measures fall short of addressing deeper structural problems facing the world’s second-largest economy. China’s GDP deflator – a broad measure of prices across goods and services – has been negative since the second quarter of 2023, while consumer prices have fallen for four straight months year-on-year. To stop the deflationary spiral, Chinese authorities should address the cause: weak...

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7 d. ago America 'accuses' one of China's largest technology company: You plotted to steal our trade secrets and .

America 'accuses' one of China's largest technology company: You plotted to steal our trade secrets and .  Times of India

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1 week ago Chinese scientists uncover coal power’s dirty secret in satellite data study

In the first high-precision satellite mapping of carbon dioxide emissions from large international coal power plants, Chinese scientists have found that existing databases are underestimating discharges from facilities across the globe. They include China’s Tuoketuo – the largest coal-fired power station in the world – and Alabama’s James H. Miller Jnr facility, the most polluting plant in the United States, according to a paper published on June 9 by the peer-reviewed Journal of Cleaner...

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1 week ago Luckin, China’s largest coffee chain, launches in NYC as it takes on Starbucks in home region

Luckin, China’s largest coffee chain, launches in NYC as it takes on Starbucks in home region  New York Post

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1 week ago China Gears Up For Largest Summer Rail Travel Season With Over Nine Hundred Million Passenger Journeys Across Sixty

China Gears Up For Largest Summer Rail Travel Season With Over Nine Hundred Million Passenger Journeys Across Sixty-Two Days  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago Ghana at loggerheads with China over rampant illegal gold mining

China and Ghana, Africa’s largest gold producer, are embroiled in a diplomatic row over the rampant problem of illegal gold mining, known as “galamsey”. As global gold prices soar, a growing number of Chinese firms are investing billions of dollars in Ghana’s lucrative gold sector. However, the alleged involvement of Chinese nationals in illicit mining operations has ignited major debate. It has prompted the Chinese ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, to push back against accusations that Chinese...

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2 w. ago China carries out ‘largest’ military, civilian rescue drill in South China Sea

Chinese coastguard and military forces took part in a large land-air-sea emergency rescue exercise near the disputed Woody Island on Thursday, as Beijing continues to assert its claims in the South China Sea. More than 200 personnel, 15 vessels and two rescue helicopters carried out what was described by the government and state media as “the largest rescue drill in recent years”. Woody Island, called Yongxing Island by China, is part of the Paracel Islands, a contested archipelago known as the...

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2 w. ago Xiaomi Officially Reveals MIX Flip 2, Pad 7S Pro 12.5 During Product Launch in Beijing

Xiaomi Officially Reveals MIX Flip 2, Pad 7S Pro 12.5 During Product Launch in Beijing  Tech Times

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2 w. ago Chinese smartphone maker Honor moves closer to onshore share listing

China’s fourth-largest smartphone maker Honor took an important step towards a domestic stock market debut on Thursday by filing documents with securities regulators. The company completed initial public offering (IPO) counselling recordation, the formal filing of pre-IPO guidance with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The step is required for companies seeking to list mainland shares, known as A shares. The Shenzhen-based company, a spin-off from smartphone and...

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2 w. ago Chinese courier SF to raise US$752 million via Hong Kong shares, bonds

SF Holding, China’s largest courier, announced plans on Thursday to raise more than HK$5.9 billion (US$752 million) through a new share placement on the Hong Kong exchange and the issuance of convertible bonds. Proceeds from the HK$2.9505 billion equity placement and HK$2.95 billion in zero-coupon convertible bonds would be used for the firm’s international and cross-border logistics capabilities, research and development of advanced technologies and digital solutions, capital structure, and...

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2 w. ago Not just manufacturing: Li Qiang vows China will be major consumption power

Premier Li Qiang has pledged that China will become a “consumption powerhouse” capable of fuelling domestic and global growth, even as he acknowledged the country was grappling with a slump in cross-border investment and persistent trade tensions. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Tianjin on Wednesday, Li reiterated Beijing’s commitment to boosting demand in the world’s second-largest economy and defending globalisation. “This will make China a mega-sized consumption...

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2 w. ago Elon Musk’s Tesla to Build Largest Energy Storage Plant in China, Leaving U.S. Behind

Elon Musk’s Tesla to Build Largest Energy Storage Plant in China, Leaving U.S. Behind  The Daily Galaxy

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2 w. ago Suez Canal on rails? How this inland Chinese city wants to revolutionise global trade

In Tuanjie Village, in the heart of Chongqing – China’s largest inland city, best known for its spicy hotpot – orange gantry cranes hoist cargo onto goods trains bound for Europe and Russia. Each day, hundreds of containers pass through the sprawling 82,000-square-metre yard, exporting electric vehicles and components or returning with cars, meat, wine and dairy. Just a five-minute drive away, blue cranes mark another yard – this one unloading tropical fruits and raw materials from Southeast...

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2 w. ago Suez Canal on rails? How this Chinese city wants to revolutionise global trade

In Tuanjie Village, in the heart of Chongqing – China’s largest inland city, best known for its spicy hotpot – orange gantry cranes hoist cargo onto goods trains bound for Europe and Russia. Each day, hundreds of containers pass through the sprawling 82,000-square-metre yard, exporting electric vehicles and components or returning with cars, meat, wine and dairy. Just a five-minute drive away, blue cranes mark another yard – this one unloading tropical fruits and raw materials from Southeast...

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