Chinas
Demand for China’s lithium batteries will slump in early 2026: car association head
A big drop in demand will hurt battery makers including Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd and EVE Energy[SHANGHAI] Demand for Chinese lithium batteries will likely slump in early 2026 due...
China’s CNOOC makes second big oil find in Bohai Sea
[BEIJING] China’s oil major CNOOC Limited said on Wednesday (Dec 24) it has discovered an oilfield with proved in-place volumes exceeding 100 million tons of oil equivalent in its...
Malaysia’s Petronas signs LNG supply deal with China’s CNOOC
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian state-owned energy firm Petroliam Nasional said on Wednesday (Dec 24) it would supply Chinese offshore oil and gas company CNOOC with 1 million tonnes per annum...
China’s renminbi climbs to 15-month high, overcoming weak PBOC fixing
On Dec 23, onshore yuan ends at 7.0287 per US dollar, while its offshore counterpart fetches 7.0181 at 4.30pm SGT[SHANGHAI] China’s renminbi climbed to a 15-month high against a...
Huawei’s Maextro S800 becomes China’s top-selling US$100,000 car
[BEIJING] Huawei Technologies’ ultra-luxury Maextro S800 sedan is so popular in China nowadays, it is outselling Porsche’s Panamera, Mercedes-Benz Group’s S-Class and all other vehicles with sticker prices of...
China’s power reforms, global data centre buildout usher in battery boom
[BEIJING] A revamp of China’s electricity market is boosting the economics of storing power just as international demand surges, sparking a boom for the Chinese energy storage manufacturers that...
Chip-sector linchpin Resonac seeks to tap China’s AI ambitions
Japan is home to a network of little-known companies that dominate in key materials that are indispensable for semiconductor manufacturing[HONG KONG] Semiconductor materials linchpin Resonac Holdings is eyeing solid...
China’s ZTE may pay more than US$1 billion to the US over foreign bribery allegations: sources
ZTE said it is engaged in “ongoing communication” with the US Justice DepartmentCHINESE telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp may pay more than US$1 billion to the US government to...
