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Japan's JERA to sell stake in US gas-fired power plant
Business deals Deal comes as electricity demand rises for new data centers JERA is Japan's largest power-generating company, as well as a major importer of liquefied natural gas. (Photo by Manami Yamada) KOKI IZUMI October 3, 2025 23:46 JST TOKYO...

India allows exports of de-oiled rice bran after two-year ban
India on Friday lifted its ban on exports of de-oiled rice bran with immediate effect, ending restrictions that had been in place for more than two years, the government said. Before the ban was imposed in July 2023, India exported 500,000 metric...

India, Singapore agree to bolster trade & investment ties, cooperation in innovation
India, Singapore agree to bolster trade & investment ties, cooperation in innovation (Photo courtesy Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal X handle) New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday held a discussion...

India, Singapore discuss ways to boost trade, investments: Commerce ministry
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who was on a three-day official visit to Singapore, met businesses and leaders to discuss ways to boost bilateral trade and investments between the two countries. The minister highlighted India's strong...

Chinese PV Industry Brief: PowerChina opens 3 GWp n-type TOPCon tender
Power Construction Corp. of China (PowerChina) has awarded 3 GWp of n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) module supply, while China South Glass has approved a $241.4 million PV glass project in Egypt. October 3, 2025 Vincent Shaw...

China’s Climate Push Is An Economic Power Play
CHANGCHUN, CHINA - MAY 28: (CHINA OUT) An investor views stock prices on monitors at a securities company on May 28, 2007 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) Getty Images While climate policy in major...

Japan Picks Two New Areas for Offshore Wind Development
Oct 3, 2025 © Cynthia / Adobe Stock The Japanese government said on Friday it had designated two sites off the coast of Akita and Fukuoka prefectures as "promising zones" for developing offshore wind farms. Japan wants to accelerate renewable...

India’s National Quantum Mission: A Bold Bet On The Future Of Science
India’s National Quantum Mission: A Bold Bet On The Future Of Science | Representational AI Image In 2023, while much of the world was fixated on elections, wars, and artificial intelligence, India quietly launched something far more...
JAPANESE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: 27 September - 03 October, 2025
The EU Japan Centre is releasing a weekly press review covering Japan's economic and business matters. JAPANESE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER (27 September – 03 October, 2025) Outline 1. Economic News 2. Business News ▶ Japan seeks to...

Chinese Ambassador reaffirms China’s global economic leadership at 76th anniversary reception in Dominica
Dominica News Online - Friday, October 3rd, 2025 at 12:41 PM Chinese Ambassador to Dominica, H.E Chu Maoming. Photo credit: Chinese EmbassyChinese Ambassador to Dominica H.E. Chu Maoming has declared China as the principal driver of global...

China tests underwater data centres to cut energy use; here's how
To tackle the cooling challenge, one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai. Read on to know more. Representational image: Pixabay Power-hungry data centres run hot due to excessive load. Rising AI use has...
Chinese firms launch solar project to light up Nigerian capital city
ABUJA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese construction firms, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and CGCOC Group Co., Ltd., have officially broken ground on the "Light Up Abuja" project, a flagship infrastructure initiative of...

Japan’s most powerful supercomputer runs one of largest dark energy simulations
A team of scientists from Japan, Spain, and the US has utilized one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, Fugaku, to better understand the impact of dark energy throughout the cosmos. During the experiment, the supercomputer, which uses over...

Oil Prices and Geopolitics: Why Putin Sees $100 Crude as a Real Risk
Amid rising global energy demand, oil prices could jump above $100 per barrel if Russia’s oil is pushed out of the market, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. “It’s impossible to imagine that the loss of Russian oil volumes will...

India seeks first long-term US LPG contracts amid global supply shifts
New Delhi: India is moving to secure its first long-term liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) contracts from the United States, Bloomberg reported, as global LPG supplies face disruption due to trade tensions in Washington. LPG, widely used for cooking...

Pacific Northwest loses over $1B in federal funding for clean energy projects
Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS) The Department of Energy is canceling $1 billion in federal funding intended to jump-start a green hydrogen hub in the Pacific Northwest. The federal spending cuts are part of a broader effort announced this...

India News | ED Raids Sravanthi Group Promoter, Uncovers Property Deeds, Loan Assignments Linked to Rs 346-cr Bank Fraud
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has collected various incriminating documents related to property registration deed, gift deed, share purchase agreement during searches at three residential and commercial...

India News | Uttarakhand CM Dhami Reviews Helpline 1905 and Orders Faster Resolution of Public Grievances
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 3 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the delays in addressing grievances raised through the CM Helpline 1905, directing strict action and faster...
India’s billionaire family offices face deeper scrutiny
The push shows how India’s super-rich families have become dominant players with significant investments that can disrupt markets. India’s markets regulator has begun discussions on bringing family offices under its oversight, as the nation’s...
India, Brazil hold strategic dialogue in New Delhi to deepen cooperation
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Ambassador Celso Amorim, Special Advisor to the President of Brazil, in New Delhi. Sharing details of the meeting in a post on X, he wrote, "A pleasure...