Chipmakers are finding it increasingly hard to operate in China but say doing business in the country is still key to their survival.
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Botswana Supplies the World With Diamonds. It Wants More of the Profits.
Botswana, in southern Africa, has partnered with the London-based diamond giant De Beers for decades. Many in the country are pushing to get a better deal from the industry.
Want One of India’s Best Jobs? You and 1,800 Other Applicants.
In some places, educated young people are desperate for steady employment in the world’s most populous nation. In others, factory owners struggle to retain workers.
TikTok, Shein and Other Companies Distance Themselves From China
Companies are moving headquarters and factories outside the country and cleaving off their Chinese businesses. It’s not clear the strategy will work.
The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia’s Nuclear Agency. Here’s Why.
Nuclear power companies rely on cheap enriched uranium made in Russia. That geopolitical dilemma is intensifying as climate change underscores the need for emissions-free energy.
The U.S. Needs Minerals for Electric Cars. Everyone Else Wants Them Too.
The United States is entering an array of agreements to secure the critical minerals necessary for the energy transition, but it’s not clear which of the arrangements can succeed.
G7 Countries Borrow China’s Economic Strategy
Wealthy democracies rev up an effort to spend trillions on a new climate-friendly energy economy, while stealing away some of China’s manufacturing power.
Some U.S. Solar Makers Criticize Biden’s Tax Credits as Too Lax on China
U.S.-based manufacturers of solar products say rules issued by the Biden administration on Friday will “cement China’s dominance” over the solar industry.
Keshub Mahindra, Billionaire Indian Industrialist, Dies at 99
He expanded a family steel and jeep business into an international leviathan, but his career was stained by a conviction in the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
Australia Eyes a Fraught Pivot from Coal Power to Renewables
As the country’s oldest power station closed, experts warn that the country needs a clearer strategy to manage its exit from coal power.