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China stocks rise on coal, chips; brokerages up after regulatory crackdown
Mainland China stocks closed higher on Monday, lifted by the coal sector after the country's worst mine disaster in 17 years raised expectations that stricter safety scrutiny would tighten supply, while semiconductor shares also aided the market.
China coal mine blast: Anger over safety violations after disaster
Koh Ewe and Stephen McDonell, China correspondent Anger is growing over alleged safety violations in the wake of China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years. At least 82 people were killed and more than 120 injured after an explosion on…
Coal Is Fueling China's Next Energy Power Play
Coal is inarguably one of the big winners from the energy flow disruption in the Middle East. Consumption is up strongly as gas becomes hard to come by and expensive to buy. Power supply security has overtaken any emission concerns. Yet it is not…
China Mine Explosion Sees Coking Coal Jump by Daily Limit
China coking coal jumped by the daily limit after a deadly mine blast in Shanxi province sparked fears of broader supply disruptions from heightened safety inspections across the sector. Dalian coking coal futures surged as much as 8% at the open…
Chinese Firms Speed Up Plans to Build New Coal Power Plants: GEM
Chinese firms are accelerating the pace at which they propose new coal-fired power plants, even as the government moves to rein in growth after the rapid expansion in recent years. Companies requested approval for 51 gigawatts of new plants in the…
Coal mine explosion leaves 82 dead in China's worst mining disaster since 2009
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province resulted in 82 fatalities, making it the country's deadliest mining accident since 2009. The death toll was revised down from an initial report of 90, with local…
India's green transition still runs on coal
The recent rise in global energy prices following the escalation of the conflict in West Asia has once again exposed India's continuing vulnerability to external energy shocks. Despite years of policy emphasis on renewable energy, nearly half of…
The Week in Pictures: Arsenal win Premier League; China coal mine explosion
Arsenal fans celebrating outside the Emirates Stadium after the club secured its first Premier League title since 2004. The win was sealed on May 19 after Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Bournemouth. Activists from the Gaza-bound Global…
Pollution from coal plants can reduce solar generation by over 5%
Pollution from coal-fired power plants can significantly limit the energy output from solar installations, particularly in areas where plants are located nearby, according to new research. A UK-based research team led by the University of Oxford…
China rescuers search for missing after mine blast kills 82
The blast at the Liushenyu shaft in Shanxi province on Friday was the country's worst mining disaster in nearly two decades, with 247 workers underground at the time, authorities said. AFP journalists saw relatives anxiously waiting by a checkpoint…
Watch Indonesia to Update Markets on Commodity Export Control
Indonesia to Update Markets on Commodity Export Control Indonesia's Trade Vice Minister Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri says the government is finalizing a centralized export agency for palm oil, coal, and ferroalloys. Speaking to Bloomberg's Stephen…
Net Zero Was The Easy Part
Building the clean-energy future is no longer the hardest part. The greater challenge is learning how to leave the fossil-fuel past behind. By Dr Ioannis Ioannou, London Business School In late April, 57 countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia…
China: 82 workers dead in catastrophic mine explosion
At least 82 mine workers have been killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine in the central Chinese province of Shanxi last Friday afternoon. The blast at the Liushenyu Coal Mine about 500 km southwest of Beijing is the deadliest coal mine disaster…
China's Hormuz workaround is making India jealous
By Javier Blas / Bloomberg Opinion The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent the vast Asian chemicals industry into a tailspin. Deprived of the likes of Qatari natural gas and Saudi Arabian oil, the region's fertilizer and plastics plants are…
Agitators united by Chinese money, hate for America target data centers, experts warn
In 2024, climate activists in New York City protested alongside anti-Israel protesters at a rally headlined 'Climate Justice Means Free Palestine.' Last year, climate change celebrity icon Greta Thunberg tried to storm Israel by sea on a flotilla…
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