Beijing has unveiled new measures to keep its tight grip on lithium prices, in a move that may give it an edge over the US in the key material vital for electric vehicle and energy storage.
Following mining endeavours worldwide to secure supplies, Chinese authorities announced they would allow offshore industrial players to trade lithium carbonate onshore to cement its pricing power.
Effective July 3, the Guangzhou Futures Exchange, one of China’s major commodity bourses, began allowing miners, battery makers and traders outside China to trade lithium carbonate futures and
Routine oceanographic surveys
The pact to equip Indian vessels with radar-evading antennas comes as China expands its own naval cooperation with Pakistan
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The project involves fitting Indian warships
Hong Kong churches have been urged to broaden the implementation of anti-sexual harassment policies to better protect members after a survey found signs of spiritual leaders mishandling complaints, including downplaying incidents.
A survey by the Hong Kong Christian Council’s Gender Justice Ministry also identified at least 69 victims who reportedly experienced varying degrees of sexual harassment over the past two decades, including three who were aged 13 to 15 at the time.
The findings were released on Monday amid a public consultation on reforms to sexual offences laws,
“This year marks the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, has already sent a congratulatory message to US President Trump,” Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said in Beijing on Monday.
Beijing does not usually publicise presidential greetings
Hong Kong police have arrested 125 people in a crackdown on a triad group that monopolised lunchbox supply businesses at construction sites by intimidating and extorting other vendors, while also running multiple illegal gambling dens.
The force said on Monday that it had cracked down on a syndicate that had gained a monopoly over lunchbox catering at private and public housing building sites in East Kowloon in an undercover operation.
“The stable customer base and consistent income of the lunchbox business attracted a triad gang active in Kowloon, which attempted to use illegal
Dr Tai Kong-shing, 80, stood trial at the District Court on Monday over allegations that he generated the certificates en masse for personal gain.
Prosecutors said the Western medical
The Strait of Malacca is the world’s largest oil chokepoint in terms of transit volume, according to the US EIA
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Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed at least 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the worst prison riot in more than five years, officials said on Monday.
The wounded were rushed to the Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo, following overnight clashes between inmates from two drug gangs, police said.
Hospital director Pushpa Gamlath said 23 bodies were brought to her state-run health facility