The Philippines has deployed its first batch of search and rescue contingent to earthquake-hit Myanmar. Myanmar’s military junta reported that Friday’s massive 7.7-magnitude quake claimed over 2,000 lives,
Nexif Ratch Energy Secures Pre-Development ECC for San Miguel Bay Wind Power Project in the Philippines
Nexif Ratch Energy is pleased to announce that its 500MW San Miguel Bay Wind Power Project has successfully obtained the Pre-Development Environmental Compliance Certificate (Pre-Dev ECC) on 3 March 2025.
India’s weather department forecasts hotter summer
Most parts of India will experience intense heatwave this summer with above normal temperatures expected across most of the country, its weather department has said. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, chief of the India Meteorological Department, said several states would experience more heatwave days than usual this year.
China’s oil consumption to tick up 1.1% in 2025, CNPC think tank says
China’s oil consumption will rise 1.1% in 2025 to 765 million metric tons amid better than expected economic growth and increasing demand for petrochemicals, a think tank affiliated with state energy company China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said on Tuesday.
Mercuria’s ex-Beijing head joining China’s Rongsheng, sources say
The former head of trader Mercuria’s Beijing operation is joining China’s largest private oil refining and chemical group Rongsheng Holdings in a senior position, according to sources and an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Germany sees Ukraine truce efforts as deadlocked while China says the talks are encouraging
Trump on Sunday scolded Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, expressing frustration at the continued fighting in a war he had pledged to swiftly stop.
China Holds Military Exercises Around Taiwan in Fresh Warning
The drills came after Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, announced measures to counter China’s influence and espionage. Beijing also wants to send a message to Washington, analysts said.
India’s Vodafone Idea soars on government’s plan to convert dues into stake
Shares of Vodafone Idea surged 10% in on Tuesday after the Indian government said it would convert a part of the telecom company’s outstanding spectrum auction dues into equity, helping lower the firm …
India central bank will work with government for ‘Goldilocks conditions’, says chief
The Indian central bank will collaborate with the government to improve the inflation targeting framework and to obtain the ‘Goldilocks conditions’ for inflation and growth through appropriate …
China’s military says it’s launching combined drills around Taiwan, testing US resolve
China’s military said Tuesday it had kicked off joint exercises involving its army, navy, air force and rocket force around Taiwan as a “stern warning,” days after US defense chief Pete Hegseth vowed …