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China Moves to Accelerate Infrastructure Investment as Growth Slows

China Moves to Accelerate Infrastructure Investment as Growth Slows

October 2, 2026 No Comments

New financing measures announced this week target six national networks, linking immediate economic support with investment in energy, computing and essential services through 2030. China moved this week to accelerate a major infrastructure drive, pairing instructions to start construction with cheaper financing as policymakers seek to strengthen growth in the

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South Korea Moves to Cut Blockchain Regulatory Uncertainty as Global Tokenization Race Accelerates

South Korea Moves to Cut Blockchain Regulatory Uncertainty as Global Tokenization Race Accelerates

September 11, 2026 No Comments

SEOUL — South Korea is moving to reduce regulatory uncertainty surrounding blockchain as governments and financial institutions worldwide accelerate efforts to bring tokenized assets into mainstream markets. Officials from South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and Financial Services Commission said clearer rules, common definitions across government and more coordinated

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Indonesia Wildfire Regional Crisis

Indonesia’s Wildfires Are Becoming a Regional Crisis

September 4, 2026 No Comments

Smoke from fires across Indonesia is spreading across Southeast Asia, pushing air pollution to hazardous levels and highlighting ongoing challenges in land management, regional cooperation and climate resilience. A widening Indonesia wildfire crisis is sending haze across Southeast Asia, degrading air quality from Malaysia and Singapore to the Philippines and

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China Solar Overtakes Coal

Solar Overtakes Coal in China. The Bigger Energy Shift Is Only Beginning.

September 1, 2026 No Comments

China has crossed a significant energy milestone: solar power is now the country’s largest source of installed electricity-generating capacity, overtaking coal for the first time. China had 1,288 gigawatts of installed solar capacity at the end of July, narrowly exceeding its 1,285 GW coal fleet, according to National Energy Administration

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Tokyo Stock Exchange trading floor, where blockchain settlement is under study

Japan Is Exploring Blockchain for Instant Stock and Bond Settlement. The Implications Could Reach Far Beyond Tokyo.

August 28, 2026 No Comments

A proposed blockchain-based system for equities and government debt would place Japan alongside Europe, Britain and the United States in the broader shift toward tokenized financial-market infrastructure. Japan is considering a significant overhaul of the infrastructure underpinning its financial markets, examining whether blockchain settlement could allow stock and Japanese government

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Oil tanker linked to China-Iran trade as US sanctions pressure widens toward Beijing

Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran Runs Straight Through China

August 25, 2026 No Comments

Washington has dramatically widened its economic campaign against Tehran. For governments, the key question is how far the United States is prepared to push its Iran sanctions into China and other critical trading hubs. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has opened a new phase of its campaign against Iran, threatening

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