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Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s CATL touts landmark energy-storage order for sodium-ion batteries
Deal for massive grid storage system shows that CATL has ‘overcome all the challenges in mass-producing sodium-ion batteries’, company says.
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US, Israel war on Iran
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Reopen Strait of Hormuz by reframing Iran’s tolls as reconstruction
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China manufacturing
China’s industrial profits hit 6-month high amid Iran war price spikes
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Japan
In hot water: Japan’s bathhouses struggle to stay afloat as oil prices spike
“Sentos” have cut operating hours and welcomed fewer customers, with some deciding to fold amid the energy crisis.
5 hours ago
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Science
China unveils ultra-cheap ‘all-iron flow battery’ for renewable energy storage
Next-generation large-scale energy storage system promises ultra-low cost and record lifespan.
5 hours ago
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IPO
China’s solar giant Sungrow revives Hong Kong IPO plan amid clean energy boom
Refiled application comes as a cluster of mainland China companies submits listing documents, signalling a pickup in the city’s IPO pipeline.
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Japan
Japan aims to build world’s largest wind farm. Can it power on by 2035?
The plan calls for wind turbines to supply power to the Izu Islands and Tokyo, with an eventual capacity of 1 gigawatt.
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Ukraine war
Strikes in Ukraine and Russia kill at least 16 on Chernobyl disaster anniversary
Ukraine’s Zelensky marks 40th anniversary with a warning that Russian attacks risk repeating history.
27 Apr 2026 - 10:15AM
Science
China builds world’s first ‘coal battery’ with zero emission
New technology developed by Chinese scientists achieves higher energy efficiency than burning while eliminating carbon dioxide emissions.
26 Apr 2026 - 8:10PM
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China economy
Opinion
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For the US dollar, a subtler shift than a ‘petroyuan’ order is underfoot
Talk of a dollar collapse or ‘petroyuan’ order arriving amid the Iran war misses the mark. The larger shift is subtler and no less consequential.
26 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Opinion
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Trump’s oil crisis is accelerating the end of the fossil fuel era
Ironically for president ‘drill, baby, drill’, this crisis may prove an irreversible tipping point for clean energy.
26 Apr 2026 - 3:00PM
Zimbabwe
Tianqi Lithium favours China’s salt lakes over Africa amid resource nationalism
In response to Zimbabwe’s export ban, two Chinese companies have promised to build a domestic lithium sulphate plant.
26 Apr 2026 - 7:30AM
Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release
Editorial
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Learn from Chernobyl as the world turns to nuclear energy again
Forty years on, the legacy of Chernobyl is a reminder that energy security cannot come at the expense of public trust.
26 Apr 2026 - 7:15AM
US, Israel war on Iran
US uses unusual routes to send jet fuel to Asia bases as Hormuz stays shut
The shipments to Subic Bay and Yokose add to a growing trend of US military fuel heading to regions that typically rely on Mideast supplies.
25 Apr 2026 - 3:40PM
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China-Africa relations
China and resource-rich Mozambique sign minerals and security agreement
The two countries are set to survey rare earth elements while strengthening security ties in Mozambique’s conflict-ridden north.
25 Apr 2026 - 12:41PM
Japan
As oil costs soar, Japan’s bathhouses struggle to keep heads above water
A shrinking customer base and ageing owners also threaten the survival of these neighbourhood social hubs.
25 Apr 2026 - 11:28AM
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China economy
Opinion
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Why Beijing is going all in on tokens – and what it really wants
Export of tokens not only embeds China’s energy advantage into global AI systems, it pulls the value chain deeper into the country’s interior.
25 Apr 2026 - 10:23AM
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Indonesia
Mixed bag: Indonesia’s 8% growth dream hits a plastic ceiling
Soaring packaging costs amid the Iran war hint at a deeper malaise as the middle class contracts and growth hits a plateau.
26 Apr 2026 - 10:01AM
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US sanctions China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iran oil
Hengli Petrochemical’s facility in Dalian can process 400,000 barrels per day, making it one of the biggest independent refineries in China.
27 Apr 2026 - 1:13AM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV makers target global expansion at Auto China amid energy shock
Most carmakers taking part in the exhibition have either debuted models designed for export markets or announced expansion plans.
24 Apr 2026 - 8:57PM
China energy security
Why China is spending billions on a robot army to run its power grid
China’s grid operators plan to purchase thousands of robots in 2026 alone, including devices to inspect and maintain vital infrastructure.
24 Apr 2026 - 7:00PM
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China-EU relations
‘It’s a tightrope’: why Europe’s wind industry faces a growing China dilemma
A debate is swirling in Europe over what role China should play in its wind power push, as the continent confronts the Middle East energy crisis.
24 Apr 2026 - 6:43PM
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China energy security
Explaining China’s new carbon emissions reduction plan
SCMP Plus annotates the 18-point plan issued by the Central Committee and State Council for carbon emissions reductions across strategic sectors.
24 Apr 2026 - 5:34PM
Food and agriculture
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The Iran war is brewing a food crisis we must avert
The world’s focus has been on energy shortages but famine and widening food insecurity are faces of the same coin.
24 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM
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The Philippines
‘We owe it to the world’: Philippines pushes for South China Sea code this year
Talks between Asean and China to agree on setting rules for maritime behaviour and crisis management under the code have stalled.
24 Apr 2026 - 3:59PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Why US tanker blockades are raising risks for Southeast Asian strait controllers
The bigger risk is not of the Iran war spilling into their waters, but the strain of operating in more contested sea lanes, analysts say.
24 Apr 2026 - 3:10PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump orders US forces to ‘shoot and kill’ boats laying mines in Strait of Hormuz
US president authorises lethal force as the arrival of a third aircraft carrier bolsters a massive naval presence.
24 Apr 2026 - 5:08PM
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Semiconductors
Asia’s chipmakers feel the heat as naphtha crunch hits photoresist supply
Japanese suppliers warn of photoresist strain as upstream shocks ripple through Asia’s semiconductor supply chain.
24 Apr 2026 - 2:31PM
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