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thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - China stocks rise on coal, chips; brokerages up after regulatory crackdown
China stocks rise on coal, chips; brokerages up after regulatory crackdown
The Standard

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.

bloomberg.com - Katharine Gemmell - China Coking Coal Prices Extend Gains After Shanxi Mine Disaster
China Coking Coal Prices Extend Gains After Shanxi Mine Disaster
Bloomberg

Chinese coking coal futures pushed higher for a second session as investors watched for a broader government crackdown on the sector after a deadly accident at a mine in Shanxi province. Prices in Dalian surged as much as 5.1% in early trading…

bbc.co.uk - Koh Ewe - China coal mine blast: Anger over safety violations after disaster
China coal mine blast: Anger over safety violations after disaster
BBC

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…

yahoo.com - Irina Slav - China Coking Coal Prices Surge After Deadly Shanxi Mine Blast
China Coking Coal Prices Surge After Deadly Shanxi Mine Blast
Yahoo!

The price of coking coal in China jumped by 8% after a deadly mine accident in Shanxi province that prompted safety checks that will affect production over the near term. The most actively traded coking coal contract on the Dalian Commodity…

socialistworker.co.uk - Camilla Royle - Anger erupts as Chinese coal mine's 'illegal violations' kill 82 workers
Anger erupts as Chinese coal mine's 'illegal violations' kill 82 workers
Socialist Worker

Downloading PDF. Please wait... Issue International China's state capitalist economy is not concerned with workplace safety, prioritising profit above all else Downloading PDF. Please wait... Anger is growing after the worst coal mining disaster in…

thehindubusinessline.com - India's ₹37,500 Crore Coal Gasification Scheme: Energy Security, Hydrogen and Import Reduction Explained
India's ₹37,500 Crore Coal Gasification Scheme: Energy Security, Hydrogen and Import Reduction Explained
BusinessLine

In this episode of Green Shift, businessline's M Ramesh breaks down India's ambitious ₹37,500 crore coal gasification scheme and why it could reshape the country's energy future. The discussion explores how coal gasification converts coal…

pv-magazine.com - Patrick Jowett - Pollution from coal plants can reduce solar generation by over 5%
Pollution from coal plants can reduce solar generation by over 5%
pv magazine International

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…

scmp.com - Alcott Wei - Are systemic safety failures to blame for China's deadly mine blast?
Are systemic safety failures to blame for China's deadly mine blast?
South China Morning Post

A gas explosion that killed at least 82 people in central China – the country's worst mining disaster in more than a decade – was the result of systemic safety failures across multiple parts of the production chain, according to…

theguardian.com - Petra Stock - Power bills to fall by up to 10% from July as renewables and batteries soar across Australia
Power bills to fall by up to 10% from July as renewables and batteries soar across Australia
The Guardian

Energy bills for households and small businesses will fall by up to 10% from July across parts of the eastern states, as a new industry survey shows record levels of renewables and batteries in the power grid. Households in New South Wales and…

bloomberg.com - David Fickling - Three Steps to Stopping China's Deadly Mine Disasters
Three Steps to Stopping China's Deadly Mine Disasters
Bloomberg

China's worst mining disaster in decades feels like an echo of a past it has long sought to forget. The blast, which has killed at least 82 people at a pit in Liushenyu in the Shanxi coal belt, is the worst since 2009. It's a reminder of the grim…

theguardian.com - Krishani Dhanji - Australia politics live: household energy bills to fall up to 10% in July as renewables, batteries soar; WiseTech staff face AI redundancy
Australia politics live: household energy bills to fall up to 10% in July as renewables, batteries soar; WiseTech staff face AI redundancy
The Guardian

The government says household standing offer time of use prices will fall between 1.1% and 10.7% in South Australia, NSW and south-east Queensland, under the latest default market offer over the next 12 months. The DMO – which is the maximum…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Night Recap - May 25, 2026
Night Recap - May 25, 2026
The Standard

SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Hong Kong Observatory has announced that an upper-air anticyclone will continue to bring generally fine and very hot weather to the coast of Guangdong over the next two to three days. To boost their spirits…

afr.com - Patrick Gibbons - There's a global gold rush. But Australia's the hardest place to mine it
There's a global gold rush. But Australia's the hardest place to mine it
Australian Financial Review

Sometimes budget papers hide in plain sight critical information. And this year's was no different. Buried among the usual forecasts for iron ore, coal and LNG export earnings was a commodity Canberra rarely talks about: gold. For decades, gold has…

theconversation.com - Ese Owie - Shifting from fossil fuels will fail without funding for African industry and energy infrastructure
Shifting from fossil fuels will fail without funding for African industry and energy infrastructure
The Conversation

Moving to renewable energy will fail unless wealthy nations help finance cleaner energy systems, industrialisation and local mineral processing across the African continent. This was the argument that African countries put to a recent meeting of 57…

abc.net.au - Daniel Mercer - Power prices to fall for most customers, with bigger drops for businesses
Power prices to fall for most customers, with bigger drops for businesses
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Surging levels of renewable energy and better reliability from coal-fired generators are set to give consumers a break, with benchmark power prices to fall up to 10 per cent for consumers and more for small businesses. In what will be welcome news…

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