Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Solar and wind eclipsed coal ‘FIRST TIME IN HISTORY’: China’s total power capacity reached 3,890 gigawatts (GW) in 2025, according to a National Energy Administration (NEA) data release…
SHANGHAI, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (“Dingdong” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DDL), a leading fresh grocery e-commerce company in China, today announced that it has entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with Two Hearts Investments Limited (“Buyer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meituan (HKEX: 3690). Pursuant to the Share…
People observe a model of the Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) system at the 12th Energy Storage International Conference and Expo (ESIE) at Shougang Exhibition and Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, April 11, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING — China has achieved a major breakthrough in compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology after…
President Mulino responds to China, insists his country upholds the rule of law and and has an independent court system. Published On 5 Feb 20265 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino has rejected China’s threat to make the Central American country pay a “heavy price”…
Beijing, China–(Newsfile Corp. – February 5, 2026) – In 2025, China achieved unprecedented milestones in technological innovation, from breakthroughs in artificial intelligence to advances in deep-space exploration. CGTN presents a feature article examining how these advances reflect not only industrial growth but also China’s evolving role in global innovation governance, highlighting the country’s commitment to…
UBTech humanoid robot is on display during the 27th China Beijing International High-tech Expo at China National Convention Center on May 8, 2025 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s Hong Kong-listed technology stocks slid into bear market territory on Thursday, marking a sharp reversal from last year’s rally as…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to drop on Sunday as a cold front sweeps across southern China, ending several days of warm and humid weather. The Hong Kong Observatory said minimum temperatures could…
Cathy Zhang, head of Asia-Pacific equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley, sounded hoarse after a day of back-to-back meetings with companies keen to go public in Hong Kong. “It’s very possible that the value and number may exceed last year’s IPO figures, given the momentum we have seen in January,” Zhang said in an interview…
ROBERT OPPENHEIMER, the father of America’s nuclear bomb, described his country’s atomic rivalry with the Soviet Union as “two scorpions in a bottle”. The risks of this standoff have been contained over the years by various arms-control agreements, most recently New START. But that treaty expires on February 5th, with no replacement—and to make matters…
Hong Kong education authorities have expressed concern over reports that two boys and a girl from a secondary school allegedly sneaked out of their hotel to drink alcohol and rent another room overnight during a mainland China exchange tour. The Education Bureau said on Wednesday that it had contacted the school immediately after learning of…