The great energy pivot: US oil and Chinese solar are the winners in Trump’s war on Iran | Energy industry

In the open seas, an armada of empty tankers has quietly turned west. A record number of super-sized vessels are now heading to the US, where oil drillers and refineries are preparing... Read more »

The tortoise and the hare: will China beat the US in the race back to the moon? | Space

The world watched earlier this month as Nasa sent four astronauts around the moon – but to actually land on the surface the US is once again in a space race, this... Read more »

Netizen Voices on New Supply-Chain and Jurisdictional Regulations: “How Is This Not a Shakedown?”

Two collections of regulations released by the State Council in recent weeks have stoked concern among multinationals and business executives operating in China that they could be targeted for retaliation simply for... Read more »

China’s New Trade Secret Rules Do Not Replace China NNN Agreements

China recently adopted major new trade secret rules, and many foreign companies will draw exactly the wrong lesson from them. They will see stronger trade secret protection and assume they can rely... Read more »

As Evergrande’s Xu Jiayin Pleads Guilty, “Behind the Scenes Are Too Many Uncomfortable Truths That Can Never Be Fully Examined”

In a brief trial last week in Shenzhen, Xu Jiayin (Hui Ka Yan, in Cantonese), the founder of collapsed real-estate conglomerate China Evergrande Group, pleaded guilty to eight charges including the misuse... Read more »

‘Look, no hands’: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show | Self-driving cars

At the world’s biggest car fair, which opened in Beijing on Friday, there were hundreds of manufacturers, more than 1,000 vehicles, hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts – and hardly anyone behind a... Read more »

“Scaling the Great Firewall”? You’ve Crossed the Line

China’s technical internet controls are complemented and reinforced by public messaging that frames them as necessary protection for the country’s citizens. As well as justifying the controls’ existence, this messaging supports their... Read more »

Two new all-electric Mercedes-AMG models raise the bar for performance and excitement

[Sponsored article] Despite offering a portfolio of electric vehicles (EVs) since 2018, Mercedes-Benz introduced its first EV built from the ground up just last year, with the EQS – the marque’s flagship... Read more »

Kia setting pace to accelerate the electrification of sustainable mobility.

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Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website | Data and computer security

The confidential health records of half a million British volunteers have been offered for sale on Chinese website Alibaba, the UK government has confirmed. The data, belonging to participants in the UK... Read more »