Art showing the interior of a tokamak - a doughnut-shaped fusion “reactor”.
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Some processes that support fusion energy fuel climate change and may harm the environment.
Container ships at port in Qingdao, China.
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It’s not just size. China’s pragmatic trade strategy, which prioritizes meeting the development needs of its trading partners, has played a key role, too.
Setting off fireworks at home looks like a pandemic trend in retrospect.
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Setting off fireworks at home was as much a pandemic trend as buying a Peloton.
Electric cars inside a Leapmotor showroom in Beijing, China.
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The US president is ramping up tariffs on Chinese-made products, including a 100% border tax on electric cars.
Small independent businesses may pass on the cost of import checks to customers.
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Physical checks on plant and animal products arriving from the EU will attract fees of up to £145.
Cars are gathered at a port in in Yantai, Shandong province, China, for export.
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Chinese car makers are finding the road to succeeding in the EU slow and bumpy.
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Some people think the decision to impose higher tariffs is just an excuse used by the EU to keep protecting its own farmers.
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But this comes with legal and health risks. Here’s what you need to know before importing medicine for yourself or your immediate family.
The plan to restrict importation of some food items could raise food prices.
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Ghana’s industries need fewer production constraints and more incentives to compete domestically.
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An increase in global tensions is placing at risk the free flow of goods traded around the world.
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Pretoria needs to pull off a balancing act in managing South Africa’s international relations to advance its economic interests.
U.S. sanctions have further strained relations between the two superpowers.
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China has responded to US sanctions with its own set of punitive measures. An expert on international trade explains the standoff and what it means for countries and companies caught in the middle.
Agriculture is still largely manual in a several parts of the continent.
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Average farm machinery use in Africa is among the lowest in the world.
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Nigeria’s Lekki Deep Sea Port is also its largest, and will boost the country’s ability to process imports and exports.
A woman works in an Ethiopian textile factory.
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Manufacturing firms exposed to increased Chinese competition employed fewer female production workers than men.
Many of the products we buy are linked to deforestation.
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The EU have introduced a new regulation on the import of products linked to deforestation – but will this reduce deforestation globally?
The mismanagement of plastic waste is one of the main causes of plastic pollution in nature.
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Many countries export their plastic waste abroad – but the mismanagement of this plastic waste is one of the leading causes of plastic pollution in nature.
Most national carbon border adjustments being considered target only manufactured goods.
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A new study shows what it would mean for Europe and China, and why the US might not be too excited about the idea.
Today’s EVs rely heavily on China and other countries for materials.
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No electric vehicle maker currently meets all the bill’s supply chain requirements, not even Tesla. One big reason: China.
A container ship moves up through the winter ice in the St. Lawrence River, near the Port of Montréal. Approximately 8,000 merchant vessels travel the St. Lawrence annually. The importance of the river in all aspects of the economy is enormous and is expected to increase in the years to come.
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Approximately 8,000 merchant vessels travel the St. Lawrence each year. Its ports have become the catalysts that link trade, development and industrial innovation.