South Korea and Bulgaria have reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation on a new nuclear power plant project in Bulgaria and discussed ways to expand bilateral economic ties at a joint committee meeting, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. The third meeting of the South Korea-Bulgaria Joint Economic Committee wa…
They’re going green. Disneyland will replace the gas-powered cars on its classic Autopia attraction with electric vehicles ahead of a looming deadline. The change comes just months before the state’s Feb. 1 deadline to retire the cars or shut the ride down completely. “It will be electric, but not the conventional i…
The White House on Monday highlighted US President Donald Trump's trade agreement with South Korea and a Alaska natural gas project involving Seoul among his fulfilled campaign promises, as it touted his achievements on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections. In a press release highlighting policies promised and deli…
Haley Stevens kept “asking El-Sayed to dial down the campaign’s revolting, flamboyant anti-Semitism; he had blamed the Jews and Israel for everything from the price of groceries and gas to the supposed inability of American children to buy eyeglasses,” observes Commentary’s Seth Mandel.
The Australian sharemarket finished its session higher after the Reserve Bank - as expected - raised interest rates to an 18-year record but signalled a wait-and-see approach to further tightening.
Brent crude drops by more than 6% to $105.55 a barrel, the lowest level in more than two weeksThe oil price has fallen to its lowest level in more two weeks amid new hopes of a breakthrough to end the Iran war.Brent crude, the international benchmark, dropped by more than 6.5% to as low as $105.55 a barrel on Monday…
FILIPINOS may face another quarter of elevated prices as inflation is expected to remain above 8 percent through December driven by higher global oil prices, rising rice costs and weaker peso.
THE Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (Apeco) on Monday launched roadshows in Canada in a bid to lure investments from defense, clean energy and other industries.
IN a rare meeting with the media last Thursday, National Grid Corp. of the Philippines hetman Henry “Big Boy” Sy Jr., who chairs NGCP’s parent firm Synergy Grid & Development Philippines Inc., unveiled an interesting plan to develop up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of battery energy storage systems (BESS), which would be str…
BACOLOD CITY — Citing years of regulatory inaction and worsening power outages across the Negros Island Region, three consumer advocacy groups announced that they would implement the “NIR Power Shield Stormbird Protocol” before the end of 2026 to secure the region’s electricity supply independently.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ghanaian counterpart John Dramani Mahama for bilateral talks the next day after Russia-Africa summit in Moscow
Futures Rise As Oil Slides Below $100 On Trump Iran Diplomacy Report, Tech Bounces Ahead Of Midterms US futures are higher as a slide in oil, a tentative tech rebound and some old-fashioned seasonality lift sentiment on the eve of the midterms: crude tumbled more than 4% after Axios reported that Trump told Netanyah…
Rising from verdant ridge lines of southern Laos, 133 Chinese-built wind turbines help power Vietnam’s surging growth and represent part of a regional rush to diversify energy sources. “The view is beautiful. They’re bigger than trees,” 23-year-old Toukta Phonsala said inside her wooden stilt house in Dak Wai villag…
US Attacks Iran's Qeshm Island On Election Eve SummaryUS bombs Qeshm Island on Monday: confirmation comes after a series of explosions were heard in the region.Trump Delays Iran Decision: Trump says he is in no rush to resume strikes, favoring more time for diplomacy despite Netanyahu's reported push for renewed mil…
In state where driving is part of life, president’s pledge to lower prices at the pumps cuts little iceBehind the granite countertops of Fuel City, a gas station in Dallas where taxidermy deer flank the entrance and hot tacos are served 24/7, Alina Cardenas sees first-hand that Texans are stretched thin.Drivers are …
Faced with an emerging multipolar order, the United States appears to be relying less on dominance of every frontier technology than on leveraging its influence over the world’s most finite and strategically vital commodities: oil and gas. Control, disruption or the credible threat of disruption to global energy sup…
The global energy sector proved its resilience this year, but preparing for the demand pressures ahead requires investment and close collaboration. As the world’s largest energy conference and event, Adipec 2026 provides a forum to do so
In an interview, Erdogan also identified defense, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and robotics as potential areas for cooperation and called for more South Korean investment in Turkey.
"Serious Warning": Germany Misses November NatGas Storage Levels As Cold Snap Looms Germany faces an imminent cold snap with natural gas inventories well below their 15-year seasonal average, leaving Europe's largest economy with a limited buffer against back-to-back cold blasts. Prolonged cold would accelerate stor…
A newly established Chinese start-up is developing what it describes as the country’s first home-grown new-energy business jet, adding to China’s efforts to cut aviation emissions. Beijing Airlink Aircraft, a Chinese private aircraft manufacturer founded in March, unveiled scale models of two variants of its Belyn 1…
Daewoo Engineering & Construction urged the government Monday to mediate its dispute with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power over a Czech nuclear project, warning that finding a replacement builder could jeopardize the project's schedule. The appeal came four days after KHNP ended subcontract negotiations with a Daewoo-led…
Chinese researchers have mapped how energy from surface wind surges thousands of metres into the seabed, revealing massive underwater conduits they called “inertial chimneys”. The discovery, based on data collected by a US-funded ocean sensor array off the east coast of Japan, coupled with future long-term underwate…