China Pushes Into Europe’s Market With “Greener” Steel
BERLIN / BEIJING / BRUSSELS — China’s HBIS Group has begun exporting what it markets as lower-emission steel to the European Union, a watershed moment that tests Europe’s carbon border regime and intensifies pressure on Germany’s industry to decarbonize at … Continue reading China Pushes Into Europe’s Market With “Greener” Steel
China’s Betavolt Claims “50-Year Nuclear Battery”
BEIJING — Beijing Betavolt New Energy Technology Co. has announced what it calls a breakthrough in long-lived energy: a coin-sized “nuclear battery” — dubbed the BV100 — that the company claims can deliver steady power for 50 years without recharging … Continue reading China’s Betavolt Claims “50-Year Nuclear Battery”
Typhoon Ragasa: Barrier lake collapses in Taiwan
HUALIEN, Taiwan / GUANGDONG, China — Super Typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful storm of 2025, has battered Taiwan with torrential rain and deadly floods and is now barreling toward the southern coast of China, prompting mass evacuations and citywide shutdowns. … Continue reading Typhoon Ragasa: Barrier lake collapses in Taiwan
Super Typhoon Ragasa Forces Mass Evacuations
MANILA/SHENZHEN — Authorities across East and Southeast Asia have ordered large-scale evacuations and closures as Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels toward southern China after battering the northern Philippines. Philippines: Tens of Thousands Displaced More than 10,000 residents in northern Luzon have … Continue reading Super Typhoon Ragasa Forces Mass Evacuations
U.S. and China Near Deal to Restructure TikTok
WASHINGTON — The United States and China have agreed in principle to a framework that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. under new ownership, American officials confirmed. The move, they said, would put TikTok’s U.S. business largely … Continue reading U.S. and China Near Deal to Restructure TikTok