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A Vietnamese couple hawks coal bricks in downtown Hanoi in a file photo. Vietnam plans to expand its use of coal for its fast rising energy needs. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

AT Finance, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oceania, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Energy dilemma weighs on Vietnam

by Dan Southerland August 21, 2017February 18, 2020

China Digest 06

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, World

China Unicom brings in private investors

by Liu Hsiu Wen and Zheng Xin August 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

China, Russia, World

Russian blackout, worst in 7 years, halts power exports

by Inga Denezh August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Construction of the Kundankulam nuclear power plant in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Photo: International Atomic Energy Agency

India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

India speeding toward nuclear energy self-sufficiency

by Seema Sengupta July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Oilfield pump jack with a wind farm in the background. Fossil fuel exploration and output has led to a world glut and resulting downward pressure on prices, a trend that's unlikely to change for the foreseeable future. Photo: Armin Kubelbeck / Wikipedia

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Oil prices continue to slide as US fossil-fuel supplies build

by Todd Royal July 3, 2017

Memorial service for Masao Yoshida, the head of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant, who averted a larger nuclear catastrophe after the facility was hit by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Photo: AFP.

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Yoshida’s Dilemma, One Man’s Struggle to Avert a Nuclear Catastrophe

by Todd Crowell June 25, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese proposal could be politically radioactive for the UK government. Photo: Reuters

European Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Ripping out a reactor’s heart: radiation, risk and robots

by Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Visitors look at a model of Linglong One (ACP1000), a nuclear reactor developed by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), at an expo in Beijing, China April 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Enter the Nimble Dragon: China sees nuclear future in small reactors

by David Stanway June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Insider trading and naked short selling took advantage of a settlement system that has barely changed since the 1960s. Blockchain-based capital markets could make such practices impossible. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

World

How blockchains can counter cyber threats to energy security

by Michael Rühle and Lukas Trakimavičius June 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Representative image,. Photo: iStock

Australia, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The global warming boogeyman

by Todd Royal June 14, 2017June 14, 2017

Shirdi's Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust in Mumbai. Photo: Google Maps

India, South Asia

Footsteps of devotees will illuminate temple

by Asia Times staff June 8, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters

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North Korea’s plans for tackling climate change

by Peter Langan June 7, 2017February 18, 2020

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South Korea’s Moon starts shutdown of coal-fired power plants

by Peter Langan May 16, 2017

From left: Defense Ministers Hossein Dehghan of Iran, Khawaja Asif of Pakistan and Raul Jungmann of Brazil attend the annual Moscow Conference on International Security on April 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Pakistan, Iran cautiously shift toward ‘brotherly’ relations

by Salman Rafi May 11, 2017May 12, 2017

The Monument to the People's Heroes on Tiananmen Square is shrouded in smog in Beijing, where extreme air pollution is forcing the government to take measures to reduce emissions. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Reforming China’s energy investments abroad

by Jon Connars May 6, 2017

Russia's EN+ energy group has assets in Russia's Far East and touts its proximity to Asian markets. Photo: Company Website

Deripaska eyes London listing for En+: Bloomberg

by Asia Times April 26, 2017

An Indoensian oil worker opens a gauge near crude oil tanks on Bunyu island, Indonesia's East Kalimantan province. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

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Indonesia dials back its energy prospects

by John McBeth April 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Steel wheels keep on turning... Photo: Reuters

Oil prices fall on record world supplies

by Reuters April 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Burnt bridges? This bridge connecting North Korea to the Chinese city of Dandong used to carry shipments of coal. Not now. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, China, Indonesia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, World

Russian coal helps fill China’s North Korea vacuum

by Reuters April 25, 2017February 18, 2020

The Chashma-III nuclear reactor, some 250 kilometers southwest of Islamabad. Photo: AFP / handout

Pakistan, South Asia

Why failing to pay the power bill imperils Pakistani economy

by F.M. Shakil April 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese workers level coal destined for one of China's electricity generating plants. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Geopolitics becoming main driver of global oil prices

by Todd Royal April 21, 2017April 21, 2017

A nuclear power plant on the Ganges River near Narora in Uttar Prudesh. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Energy interconnectivity key to sustainable growth

by Seema Sengupta April 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A Royal Bengal Tiger rests under a mangrove tree in Sundarbans National Park. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Jayne Stockdale

Bangladesh, India, South Asia, World

Bangladesh weighs energy needs against environmental anxiety

by Seema Sengupta March 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Workers at the forge of Le Creusot, which makes giant iron castings primarily for the nuclear industry. Photo: AFP

China, France, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Mitsubishi Heavy, Japan Nuclear Fuel buy into Areva

by Agence France-Presse February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Safe distance? Tepco's Fukushima nuclear plant is experiencing a spike in radiation levels. Photo:: Kyodo via Reuters

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Radiation inside damaged Fukushima reactor at record high

by Ben Richardson February 4, 2017

An aerial view shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant in Naraha town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Possible nuclear fuel debris spotted at Fukushima reactor

by Reuters January 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Miners transport coal at the Gongxigou coal mine on the outskirts of Baokang, Hubei province, December 4, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer

China

Hubei to shut all coal mines within two years, Xinhua says

by Reuters January 17, 2017February 18, 2020

All at sea: US LNG fleet is headed to Asia 's more expensive markets. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato

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US LNG fleet heads for Asia as spot prices soar

by Ben Richardson January 6, 2017

A man wearing a mask depicting U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump protests during a demonstration against climate change outside of the U.S. Embassy in London, Britain on November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, South Asia, World

Memo to Trump: US interests in the era of climate change

by Magdalena J. Seol December 20, 2016December 21, 2016

China turns to the SunPhoto: AFP

China

Clean energy powers industrial output gain; coal falls back

by Steve Wang December 13, 2016February 18, 2020