Chinese exports of battery material graphite plunge on controls
China’s exports of natural graphite, a material used in electric vehicle batteries, plummeted in December after Beijing imposed controls at the start of the month,…
China is outpacing the EU in clean-energy research, study finds
China has overtaken the European Union in research related to clean-energy technologies, according to a study done for the bloc’s executive arm, creating a challenge…
Russia becomes top China oil supplier for first time since 2018
Russia blew past Saudi Arabia to become the biggest source of Chinese oil imports last year, highlighting the ineffectiveness of Western efforts to deprive the…
Summers warns Biden team against pandering on US steel deal
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said there’s no national-security justification for questioning the proposed takeover of United States Steel Corp. by Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp.,…
Germany faces fresh rail strike as labor dispute escalates
Rail passengers in Germany face more upheaval this week after the main train drivers union called on members to walk off the job a fourth…
Chaos grips UK airports as storm strands travelers across Europe
Travelers flying to the UK and Ireland are being forced into lengthy diversions and even to different countries as storm Isha throws planes off course.
US to ban Pentagon battery purchases from China’s CATL, BYD
US lawmakers have banned the Defense Department from buying batteries produced by China’s biggest manufacturers, furthering efforts in Washington to decouple the Pentagon’s supply chain…
European wheat shipments are bypassing the Suez Canal
European wheat vessels increasingly are being rerouted to avoid the Suez Canal amid rising security risks in the key trade lane.
Taiwan export orders plunge as demand from US, Europe plummets
Orders to Taiwan’s exporters from overseas clients nosedived in December as plummeting demand from the US and Europe brought a brief rebound to an abrupt…
Rescue team finds survivors of jet crash in Afghanistan
A rescue team has reached a private jet that crashed in northern Afghanistan and is treating survivors at the site, according to Russia’s Federal Agency…
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