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Geely to build an assembly plant in Vietnam

Teslarati

Geely Auto plans to build an assembly plant in Vietnam. The Chinese automaker plans to expand production in Vietnam through its investment. The Chinese automaker announced it is forming a joint venture with Vietnam’s Tasco Joint Stock Company. It will also expand its local supply chain in Vietnam.

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Nikkei: China boosts domestic rare earths quota by nearly 30%

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Although it is the world’s dominant producer of rare earths, China still imports the minerals from abroad—primarily from Myanmar, Malaysia and Vietnam. The Chinese government gradually lifted its annual quota for rare-earth mining to 140,000 tons from 100,000 tons under its five-year plan through 2020.

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A Chinese solar maker being probed for skirting US tariffs will open a US trade-compliant factory

Electrek

Chinese solar maker Trina Solar today announced that it’s going to open a 6.5 gigawatt (GW) silicon solar wafer facility in Vietnam in mid-2023 to supply the US market – and the company also says it will be trade compliant.

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Wärtsilä enters into licence agreement with CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Engine Co. Ltd for manufacture of Wärtsilä 2-stroke engines in China

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GMD is based in the Panyu District, close to the major Chinese city of Guangzhou and the special administrative region of Hong Kong. Established in 2008, the company has advanced production, testing and workshop facilities making it a strong partner for Wärtsilä in targeting the Chinese shipbuilding market.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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Total CO 2 emissions of 182 Chinese cities. The data used in the study was gathered by a team of researchers working on the Chinese Emissions Accounts and Datasets program ( CEADS ). Shan et al. The research was funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. With the current sales figures and the seductive future expectations, Southeast Asia has successfully attracted the attention of Chinese car companies.

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