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China-Russia relations

Opinion | How the West can navigate Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic

As China and Russia deepen Arctic cooperation, Western nations must collectively balance engagement with vigilance to mitigate tensions.

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China trade

Russia’s ‘economic isolation’ seen benefiting China amid fresh US sanctions

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong’s CLP Power to probe voltage dip after residents left stuck in lifts

Business of climate change

Towngas open to making sustainable jet fuel near Hong Kong

Hong Kong government is expected to announce a target for sustainable aviation fuel by 2025.

Matti Lievonen, executive chairman of EcoCeres. Photo: Handout
Africa

Nigeria turns to compressed natural gas, petrol subsidies removed

Transport costs skyrocketed as the price of petrol more than tripled in the months that followed last year’s end to petrol subsidies.

Australia

More than 150 arrested as Australia climate protest forces coal ship to abort arrival

Port operators said they expected to maintain normal operations if police were able to manage the demonstrators.

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Climate change

Cop29 ends with US$300 billion deal, saving talks from brink of collapse

But the agreed funding still falls far short of the trillions poor and vulnerable nations say they need to climate-proof their economies.

European Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra applauds during a closing plenary meeting at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

Cop29 talks drag as poor nations reject US$250 billion offer from rich ones

A group of 134 developing states, including China, had demanded at least US$500 billion to help build resilience against climate change.

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Donald Trump

Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.

China manufacturing

China warns overheated solar industry to cool the competition, curb backlash

Revised ministry guidance serves to pour cold water on a photovoltaic sector that is rife with overcapacity concerns.

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An employee works on solar photovoltaic modules for export at a factory in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
United States

US charges India’s Gautam Adani, one of world’s richest people, with bribery

The billionaire and 7 others are accused of agreeing to pay US$265 million to Indian officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts.

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Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani speaks at the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai in November 2022. Photo: AFP
Business of climate change

China to lead decarbonisation of global maritime industry, analysts say

China is a step ahead because it is a world leader in electric vehicles, renewable energy and battery supply chains.

Business of climate change

HSBC, Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres sign Hong Kong sustainable aviation fuel pact

Deal eliminates emissions equal to 10,000 round-trip flights between Hong Kong and London, lender says.

Hong Kong economy

Hongkongers to pay nearly 1% more for electricity next year

City’s two power companies increase charges after prices cut by as much as 16 per cent last year.

Workers on an electricity tower near Shatin Pass Road. Hong Kong’s two electricity companies have announced increases in rates, beginning in January 2025. Photo: Dickson Lee
Nordic nations

Undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage

Probes launched after communication cables between new Nato members Finland and Sweden and alliance partners Germany and Lithuania were damaged.

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The 1,200km cable connecting Helsinki to the German port of Rostock being laid in 2015. File photo: Lehtikuva via AFP
China-Russia relations

Russian gas set to power Shanghai by end of 2024 after pipeline completed

Final section of the east-route natural gas pipeline between China and Russia completed seven months ahead of schedule.

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China trade

China to address global overcapacity concerns by cutting export-tax rebate

Move seen discouraging vicious low-price competition and outsized industry expansions, and Chinese manufacturer profits could take a hit.

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Singapore

Singapore sentences O.K. Lim to over 17 years in prison

The Hing Leong founder, also known as Lim Oon Kuin, was earlier convicted of two charges of cheating HSBC and one count of abetting forgery.

Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin, also known as O.K. Lim, pictured in 2013. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

UN chief urges G20 ‘leadership’ on stalled climate talks

Antonio Guterres said the spotlight was on G20 countries, which account for 80 per cent of global emissions.

US presidential election 2024

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

Wright is a supporter of oil and gas development and a critic of the fight against climate change, as well as a Trump campaign donor.

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Climate change

Opinion | As China-Japan climate action grows, Tokyo must rethink LNG push in Asia

Japan’s progress in shrinking its domestic carbon footprint is being offset by its aggressive LNG development drive in South and Southeast Asia.

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An LNG tanker at the Negishi LNG Terminal, which is jointly operated by Tokyo Gas and JERA, in Yokohama, in 2019. Japan is persuading nations in the region to consider developing more LNG infrastructure when much of the world is sounding the alarm about such projects. Photo: Reuters
Cop29

Letters | Conflict of interest should have ruled out Azerbaijan as Cop29 host

Readers discuss protecting the legitimacy of the COP climate talks, how a hit film is tapping Hong Kong’s rich traditions and the sales of phone subscriptions to foreign domestic workers.

A driver uses his mobile phone at the electric charging station as Baku city hosts the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop29), in Azerbaijan, on November 14. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Russia attacks on Ukraine energy could trigger ‘tipping point’: UN

More strikes on infrastructure could cause further severe hardship this winter and spur new mass movements of people, the organisation says.

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Shanghai

Shanghai is world’s most polluting city, says new data revealed at Cop29

While the Chinese city was found to be worse than all of Colombia or Norway, a site in Texas ‘is the worst polluting site in the entire world’.

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Business of climate change

Hong Kong EV insurance costs to fall, but third-party liability may remain high

Insurance premiums are set to fall as EV prices decline, but third-party liability coverage to remain high due to accident rates and repair costs.

Comprehensive motor insurance covers third-party liabilities and medical expenses of the insured in an accident. Photo: Jelly Tse
Climate change

Cop29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil

The UN climate talks are in disarray after a French minister cancelled her trip and Argentina withdrew its delegation.

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Attendees arrive for the Cop29 UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI wants US to team up with allies to beat China in AI race

The ChatGPT maker says the US and its neighbours should collaborate in AI and expand their partnership to include Middle East nations.

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Hong Kong aviation

Opinion | Sustainable fuel critical to Hong Kong’s global aviation hub status

Emissions from aviation are growing rapidly, and Hong Kong needs a comprehensive plan to mainstream sustainable aviation fuel use.

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