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A worker inspects semiconductor chips at the Unisem (M) Berhad plant in Ipoh, Malaysia, Oct. 15, 2021.

Will Southeast Asia support Russia’s war with semiconductor exports?

Southeast Asia continues to trade with Russia but may face consequences in terms of penalties imposed by the west.

A woman uses a light bulb powered by portable battery as she prepares dishes in an earlier morning at a restaurant during a blackout in Shenyang in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.

China's Blackouts Break Power Cutoff Pledge

China National Offshore Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) oil storage facilities in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong province are seen in this file photo.

China Sells Strategic Oil As Prices Surge

A Rivercat ferry passes by the Royal Australian Navy's Collins-class submarine HMAS Waller as it leaves Sydney Harbour on May 4, 2020.

China Energy Risks Rise with AUKUS Security Deal

2021-10-01

The Huangpu river and the Wujing Coal-Electricity Power Station in Shanghai are pictured, Feb. 21, 2017.

China's Power Producers Face Bankruptcy Threat

2021-09-24

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is seen on a screen with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting via video link as Kerry visits Tianjin, China September 1, 2021.

China Puts High Price on Climate Change Deal

2021-09-17

This file photo shows a gas processing plant during at Galkynysh gas field in eastern Turkmenistan.

China's Gas Shortage Boosts Central Asia's Role

2021-09-10

In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province.

China Feels Heat on Climate Change Goals

2021-09-03

A construction employee works on the upper floors at the buidling site of the Wuhan Greenland Center skyscraper in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, Sept. 28, 2020.

China’s Crackdown on The Private Sector Raises Risks

2021-08-27

Employees work next to tanks for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at a factory in Xian, Shaanxi province, China June 3, 2019. Picture taken June 3, 2019.

China Faces Winter Warnings as Coal Demand Grows

2021-08-20

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