A globally connected network of solar and wind energy could provide three times the global energy demand by 2050 at a lower cost than independent national power systems. This is the finding of a study led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the United States and Denmark.
The study focused on how areas with high solar and wind capacity (such as deserts) can be linked ...
Category: Asia Pacific
Asian Stocks Mixed as Traders Shrug at U.S.-Vietnam Trade Deal
Stocks struggled in Asia on Thursday as investors gave a lukewarm reception to the U.S.-Vietnam trade deal, while the dollar eased ahead of key U.S. jobs data that could impact Federal Reserve interest rates plans. Attention was also on Washington as ...
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Arrives in Hong Kong
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong on Thursday, just days after the city marked 28 years under Chinese rule. Commissioned in 2019, the more than 300-metre (1,000-foot) Shandong is China's second carrier and key to the country's ...
U.S., Japan, India, Australia Pledge Mineral Cooperation on China Jitters
By Shaun TANDON U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan, shifting focus to Asia after a tenure so far marked by crises elsewhere and domestic priorities. Rubio ...
China Says Aircraft Carriers Conduct Combat Training in Pacific
Two Chinese aircraft carrier groups conducted combat drills in the western Pacific Ocean, Beijing said Monday, as it honed its military capacity, unsettling some regional neighbors. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) said its Liaoning and Shandong carrier formations "recently... completed combat ...
Rubio to Welcome Asian ‘Quad’ Back to Washington
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will welcome counterparts from the "Quad" -- Australia, India, and Japan -- to Washington on Tuesday, in an at least brief refocus on Asia, the State Department announced. Rubio had welcomed Quad foreign ministers on ...
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
Japan-U.S.-Philippines Hold Coast Guard Drills With Eye on China
By Andrew McKirdy, with Katie Forster in Tokyo Japan's coast guard will simulate a collision between vessels Friday during joint exercises with the United States and the Philippines seen as a show of unity against Chinese activity in disputed regional waters. ...
Australia Says China Anxiety, Geography Driving Closer Indonesia Ties
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that security anxiety over China was partly driving deepening ties with Indonesia in a region riven by rivalry between Beijing and Washington. His visit to meet counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in Jakarta came weeks after ...
U.S.-China Tensions Rise at Defense Dialogue
Global tensions ticked up this weekend as U.S. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth said China wants to “fundamentally alter” security relations in the Asia-Pacific region. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, Hegseth said possible Chinese action on Taiwan is “real and could be imminent.”
APEC Trade Ministers Meet in South Korea Amid U.S.-China Trade Tensions
By Julien Girault and Hieun Shin Trade ministers from the top economies that make up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, began a two-day meeting in South Korea's Jeju island on Thursday, as trade cooperation falters globally.
APEC Trade Ministers Meet in South Korea Amid U.S.-China Trade Tensions
By Julien Girault and Hieun Shin Trade ministers from the top economies that make up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, began a two-day meeting in South Korea's Jeju island on Thursday, as trade cooperation falters globally.
Rubio, on First Day, Warns China With Asian Partners
By Shaun Tandon U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first full day in office Tuesday, warned jointly with Japan, India, and Australia against coercive actions in Asia in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at ...
Japan PM Urges Trump To Pursue ‘Free and Open’ Pacific
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House, urging him to work towards a "free and open" Asia-Pacific region. Japan and the United States, once World War II foes are today key ...