2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (390+ words) Outmoded electricity rules stand in the way of the kind of environmental progress investors want. To meet growing demand and drive development, Cambodia needs to harness its most abundant source of renewable energy " the'Sun. Foreign investors will then consider Cambodia…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (527+ words) The fortress built by Washington to keep Chinese electric vehicles out is no longer looking so impregnable. On many metrics, certainly scale and affordability, Chinese companies are well ahead of the rest when it comes to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs)....

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (177+ words) But the Trump administration is trying " and failing " to play a spoiler role while China focuses on the long game. Even so, the push towards net zero has not been fast enough. For the first time ever, emerging and developing…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (327+ words) US tariffs are testing whether ASEAN is all talk on regional integration for renewable energy generation. The United States has persistently raised trade barriers to solar panels for more than a decade but the key factor driving import flows has…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (257+ words) Unless the US wants to pay more and wait longer, it should secure trusted capacity from non-Chinese supply chains. Last month, BYD loaded 959 Thailand-built electric cars onto a carrier bound for Europe. The shipments left Rayong as Brussels kept tariffs…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (326+ words) Originally published in East Asia Forum Done well, downstreaming can turn countries from price takers into value creators, driving economic diversification, skilled jobs and resilience to price shocks. But if mismanaged, it can leave idle plants, stranded assets and uncompetitive…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (207+ words) Beijing's governance model has allowed it to streak ahead in the commercialisation of AI-enabled transport. In the United States and other Western developed countries, artificial intelligence has become an integral part of our digital lives, evident in the widespread use…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (590+ words) Facing an addiction to manufacturing, Beijing's rhetoric will need to be matched by deep structural and political reforms. China's attitude towards the problem of overcapacity has been, in a word, contradictory. The Middle Kingdom abhors being lectured to by foreigners....

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (203+ words) With a landmass capable of producing enough energy to supply the world, why can't Australia even meet its own demands? To give you an idea of the magnitude, in a standard year, the available solar energy falling on the Australian…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (525+ words) Downstreaming diplomacy and shared interests to secure the global supply of nickel and lithium should be the focus for Anthony Albanese's trip to Jakarta. The freshly re-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is wasting no time, making the customary first…...