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Investigators seeking to establish whether it came from a Chinese container vessel and have not ruled out sabotageFinnish investigators have recovered a large ship’s anchor from near the spot where a Baltic Sea gas pipeline was extensively damaged and …
Police focusing on Newnew Polar Bear cargo ship that was in the area when gas pipeline was damagedFinnish police have said a Chinese ship whose movement coincided with the time and place of the suspected sabotage of a pipeline between Finland and Eston…
Property developers struggle to rebuild confidence in housing market after three years of economic painGold bars, new cars and mobile phones are among the incentives being offered to potential homebuyers by Chinese property developers as they grow incr…
Top tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make their children workSome of the world’s leading tea manufacturers, including Tetley and Lipton, are examining working conditions on the planta…
Authorities scramble to contain leak from sunken tanker that was carrying about 800,000 litres of oilAuthorities in the Philippines are scrambling to contain an oil leak from a sunken tanker that could threaten the rich biodiversity of more than 20 mar…
Ban on sales to everything except essential services comes as nation tries to conserve fuel supplies that are barely enough to last a single dayCash-strapped Sri Lanka has announced a two-week halt to all fuel sales except for essential services and ca…
Economist calls for compressed working hours with 10-hour days in response to higher fuel pricesUkraine-Russia war – latest updatesThe Philippines is considering a four-day working week to conserve energy, as the cost of fuel continues to rise globally…
As demand increases amid the pandemic, there is a shortage of supply – and prices are rising rapidlyGlobal energy markets are facing the perfect storm. Demand for energy shot up after China and other major economies began to recover from the pandemic. …
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Two tankers flying the flag of the remote Pacific archipelago are alleged to have been involved in subterfuge shipping of Iranian oilTwo tankers flying the flag of the Cook Islands have been scrubbed from the islands’ shipping registry after allegation…
Signs Beijing may be importing Iranian oil as Trump’s two biggest foreign policy headaches convergeIn early June, a Chinese-owned supertanker abruptly went dark in the Indian Ocean, the tracking system signalling its course apparently deactivated.It wa…