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Why the Iran war won’t mean more coal use in China

High oil and gas prices don’t drive coal consumption in China, while mining companies have no incentive to increase output further.

Strategic National Stockpiles and Sourcing for the National Interest!

The decision by President Trump to tell 3M to stop shipping masks to Canada and Latin America is astonishing given that all of humanity is facing the same crisis. Supply…

Xi and Putin’s united front – from tigers to trade: the summit takeaways

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday. Putin’s trip to Beijing came only days after US President Donald Trump’s closely watched visit to the…

Singapore, Japan, South Korea boost Ebola screening after WHO alert

Governments across Asia are tightening border screening and quarantine preparedness as health authorities work to contain a growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Several governments have expanded screening and reporting…

China ‘outpacing the US’ in biotech race to find cure for Parkinson’s disease

Chinese researchers claim to be outpacing international competitors in the development of stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease, citing higher efficiency and a faster clinical trial timeline. Parkinson’s is often…

UN Cuts Global GDP Growth Forecast

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Director Shantanu Mukherjee said that this would represent one of the weakest growth rates so far this century.

How Logistics Teams Are Reducing Billing Errors and Protecting Margins

By embracing automation and moving away from manual data entry, logistics teams can transform billing from a cost center into a competitive advantage.

Watch: Traveling the Technology Curve of Material Automation

Warehouse automation has advanced rapidly in recent years, but sizable gaps remain, especially when it comes to handling bulky, irregular goods that fall outside the scope of most systems.

FMC Eyes Expanded Role in Protecting U.S. Cargo

Speaking at 2026's AgTC conference in Tacoma, Washington, on May 19, FMC Chairman Laura DiBella detailed the agency's overarching goal to return to its roots.

DOJ Unveils Price-Fixing Charges in Shipping Container Case

According to the indictment, the conspiracy began as early as March 2019, when company executives began discussing prices and supply of containers.

Did US restrictions sink Malaysia’s US$147 million Norway missile deal?

Norway’s revocation of export licences for a naval missile system sold to Malaysia has thrust into sharp relief the United States’ ability to kill an arms deal between two other…

Death toll reaches 22 in China rains, 20 more missing

Trump reveals details of his bunker-like ballroom with drone base, underground hospital

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ⁠revealed previously undisclosed details ⁠about his new bunker-like White House ballroom, ⁠saying it would have a drone base on the roof and a military…

Former Hong Kong top scorer Mung Chiang to lead prestigious Northwestern University

A former top scorer in Hong Kong’s public examinations has been named the 18th president of Northwestern University, becoming the first Asian-American to lead the prestigious US institution. Mung Chiang,…

Possible Bitcoin Investment Issues!

Digital investors are pretty capable of understanding the volatility and anonymous crash in the currency, and potential Bitcoin investment issues. Price is the most critical segment of the digital currency,…

Best Practices to Dominate Local Search Results!

The internet can help open up your reach to billions of people around the globe. But if you are a startup running a brick and mortar business, a global reach…

Singapore lays out plan to close $700 billion nature-finance gap as Asia's TNFD pioneers show disclosures can move capital

The world is spending only about US$200 billion a year on nature-based solutions, against an estimated US$700 billion annual shortfall — a gap that Singapore is trying to close with…

South Korea sounds alarm on manufacturing hollow-out as AI server boom lifts Taiwan

As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, demand for data centers is rapidly redrawing the export map of nations.

Analysis: Japan's auto giants diverge—who's navigating the storm, and who's still in it

Japan's three largest automakers reported fiscal 2025 results that signal shifting production strategies and significant implications for suppliers across North America and beyond. The outcomes have varied: Toyota and Honda…

Interview: Governments are losing the AI cybersecurity race, and Palo Alto Networks thinks it has the answer

Governments are losing the race against AI. That is the blunt assessment of Nicole Quinn, vice president of policy and government affairs for Asia-Pacific at Palo Alto Networks. Policy moves…