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December 30, 2025
Taiwan remained on high alert Wednesday following China's massive military drills around the island on Tuesday. It kept its emergency maritime response center?running?, said the head of the island coast guard. China conducted the exercises "Justice Mission 2025"…
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December 25, 2025
Alex 'Wong, 'global chief strategist at Hanwha Group said that the?Philly Shipyard of Hanwha has the ability to build a nuclear-powered submarine? for the U.S. Navy. Wong stated during Hanwha's Hanwha media day in Philadelphia on Monday that "the U.S.
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December 25, 2025
Alex Wong is the global chief strategy officer of Hanwha Group. According to a press release issued by the South Korean firm on Thursday, the company's Philly Shipyard can build a nuclear submarine for the U.S. Navy. Wong, who spoke at the Hanwha media day in Philadelphia on Monday…
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December 24, 2025
?North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched the test firing of long-range Surface-to-Air missiles on?Wednesday at a launcher site?near its east coast?, according to KCNA state media on Thursday. The test was conducted to assess the strategic technology…
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December 24, 2025
Chinese authorities said on Wednesday that two Taiwanese nationals were involved in a smuggling ring involving a Chinese crewed vessel?that damaged submarine cables earlier this summer. A Taiwanese Court sentenced in June the Chinese Captain…
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December 24, 2025
Chinese authorities said on Wednesday that two Taiwanese nationals were involved in a smuggling ring involving a Chinese crewed vessel?that damaged submarine cables earlier this summer. A Taiwanese court sentenced a Chinese captain, the Hong Tai 58 of Togo…
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December 23, 2025
According to documents and data from the company, Venezuela's PDVSA, the state-owned oil company, has started to fill tankers with crude oil and fuel oil, and keep them in Venezuelan water, due to the accumulation of inventories caused by?the U.S. seizing Venezuelan-linked ships on sea. The U.S.
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December 23, 2025
According to documents and data from the company, Venezuela's PDVSA state-run oil firm has begun filling up 'tankers' with crude oil and fuel oil that it has in its storage. This is because inventories are increasing amid U.S. moves to seize Venezuelan-linked ships. This month, the U.S.
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December 23, 2025
Orsted, a Danish offshore wind developer, has agreed to sell a 55% stake in its Greater Changhua II offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The deal is worth approximately 5 billion Danish crowns (788.74m). You can also restore your own website. Investor…
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December 23, 2025
The conventional wisdom on the crude oil markets is that producers like OPEC+ largely control the price of crude oil by changing output levels in order to achieve a desired result. This shibboleth has been challenged by China in 2025, who used…
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December 22, 2025
The conventional wisdom on the crude oil markets is that producers like OPEC+ largely control the price of crude oil by adjusting output levels in order to achieve a desired result. This shibboleth has been challenged by China in 2025, who used…
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December 22, 2025
China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the seizure by the United States of another country's vessels was a'serious violation of international law', after the U.S. stopped a China bound oil tanker near the Venezuelan coastline. China's Lin Jian…
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December 19, 2025
European traders reported on Friday that a South Korean flour'mill group' purchased an estimated 50,000 tons of milling wheat this week to be sourced from the United States. This purchase is in addition to the 20,800 tons U.S. origin wheat purchased by another South Korean milling company this week.
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December 18, 2025
According to two sources familiarized with Venezuela's oil-export operations, Venezuela approved on Thursday the departure of two very large crude carriers (VLCC). This would be just the second and third supertankers since last week, when a ship carrying Venezuelan oil was seized by U.S.
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December 18, 2025
These are the most popular stories from the New York Times' business pages. These?stories have not been?verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these stories. The United States has approved the sale of $11.1 billion worth of arms to Taiwan. This is the largest U.S.
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December 17, 2025
According to a ruling that was reviewed by the. According to the ruling, on Tuesday, the Masan Branch Changwon District Court sent to prison the chief executive officer of a South Korean contractor for two and a quarter years and sentenced two employees from another firm to one and a quarter years.
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December 17, 2025
South?Korean Major?Feedmill Group?has begun buying corn at an international auction on Wednesday, with initial purchases of 136,000 metric tonnes. According to traders, the tender is for up to 210,000 tons. Therefore, more purchases are possible.
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December 17, 2025
China's defense ministry accused the Philippines of?distorting?the truth about a?incident that involved?the Chinese Coast Guard and Filipino fishermen near an South China Sea Shoal. It defended Chinese action as "reasonable" and "lawful". Manila's…
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December 17, 2025
A South Korean court has found two contractors who worked on Taiwan's sub programme guilty of leaking torpedo-launching system designs. The ruling called the case a "diplomatic burden" that could be placed on?Seoul. According to the ruling, on Tuesday…
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December 17, 2025
European traders reported that a South Korean flour mill group purchased an estimated 20,800 metric tonnes of?milling?wheat to be sourced by the U.S. at an international auction on Wednesday. The purchase included several different types of?wheat and all were purchased on a FOB basis.