Japan wants to become a hydrogen fuel leader to meet its net-zero goals, but one blockbuster project is hanging in the balance over questions about its climate credentials.The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) is billed as a billion-dollar attempt to ship liquid hydrogen from Australia to Japan.However, cold feet about the project in Australia means …
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China’s manufacturing activity grew in March for the highest rate in a year, official data showed Monday, a rare bright spot as the world’s second-largest economy struggles to climb out of a prolonged slump.Authorities have looked in recent months to revive confidence in the Chinese economy, grappling with a prolonged property sector crisis and now …
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Tokyo led another plunge across Asian markets Monday while gold hit a record high as investors steel themselves for a wave of US tariffs this week that has fuelled recession fears.Equities across the planet have been hammered in recent weeks ahead of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” on April 2, when his administration will unveil a …
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China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.The agreement came at a meeting of top trade officials — the first at that level in five years — days ahead of the start of tariffs on a huge …
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China’s fury at the sale of Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium reflects how container hubs have become prized currency as Beijing and Washington vie for global influence, analysts say.Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison this month sold 43 ports in 23 countries — including operations in the vital Central American canal — to a …
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Sky-high tobacco prices in Australia have created a lucrative black market, analysts say, sparking a violent “tobacco war” and syphoning away billions in potential tax revenue.Faced with a pack of 25 cigarettes costing up to Aus$50 (US$32) or more — including Aus$1.40 in tax on each stick — many smokers have instead turned to readily …
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Stock markets plunged Friday as a closely watched US inflation reading heated up amid intensifying concerns over fallout from President Donald Trump’s incoming wave of tariffs.Shares in automakers fell further as they brace for 25 percent US tariffs due to kick in next week along with a raft of “reciprocal” surcharges tailored to different countries.The …
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India on Friday announced a $7.3 billion deal to purchase 156 locally made light combat Prachand helicopters for its air force and the army — part of its ongoing push to be self-reliant on defence.The country’s first locally designed and developed combat helicopter will be produced at the country’s largest helicopter factory, opened by Prime …
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China’s market regulator said it will review Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s sale of Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium, a Beijing-backed newspaper in Hong Kong reported on Friday.The business empire built by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing offloaded its global ports business outside China — including operations in the vital Central American canal …
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday warned of “severe challenges” to global trade, vowing to open the country’s door “wider and wider” to foreign firms as Beijing faces down a mounting trade war with the United States.Meeting executives including hedge fund boss Ray Dalio and Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong in Beijing’s ornate Great Hall …
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