Mount Semeru Erupts on Java, Residents Evacuated
JAKARTA  –  On Wednesday afternoon (local time) the Mount Semeru—the highest volcano on the Indonesian island of Java, standing at 3,676 metres—erupted, sending a towering ash plume approximately 2,000 metres above the summit, as local and national authorities mobilised in … Continue reading Mount Semeru Erupts on Java, Residents Evacuated
China’s Colossal Gold Discovery in Liaoning
LIAOING, China – China says it has uncovered its largest gold deposit in more than seven decades — a vast ore body in the hills of Liaoning Province that, if proven and fully exploitable, could reshape the country’s resource landscape. … Continue reading China’s Colossal Gold Discovery in Liaoning
New Partnership to Recycle EV Batteries in Europe
MUNICH — In a move reflecting both the promise and the strain of the global electric-vehicle transition, German climate-tech startup tozero and China-based Huayou Cobalt in Tongxiang/Zhejiang, one of the world’s largest battery-materials producers, announced a partnership to expand lithium-ion … Continue reading New Partnership to Recycle EV Batteries in Europe
Torrential Rains Devastate Vietnam and Java
JAKARTA / HANOI – Heavy monsoon rains that forecasters had warned about for days intensified across large parts of Southeast Asia on Monday, November 17, unleashing floods and landslides that carved into mountainsides, buried villages and severed vital transport routes … Continue reading Torrential Rains Devastate Vietnam and Java
China and the New ASEAN Fruit Economy
BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR  –  As China’s middle class continues its rapid expansion, one Southeast Asian export has become an unexpected symbol of shifting regional power: the durian. Once celebrated primarily within Southeast Asia, the pungent fruit has become a luxury commodity … Continue reading China and the New ASEAN Fruit Economy