Hong Kong investor to search for copper and molybdenum near Balkhash
Kazakhstan's Georesource Asia, controlled by Hong Kong's Yaohua Group, is preparing copper and molybdenum exploration in the Karaganda region.
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China launched an offshore wind farm with 18-megawatt turbines
One turbine at the Fanshi wind farm generates enough energy in a year to power several thousand households.
Chinese company earned $202 million in net profit from a tungsten mine in Kazakhstan
Chinese company Jiaxin, developing the Boguty tungsten deposit in Kazakhstan's Almaty region, reported H1 results: net profit of $202.4 million, versus a loss a year earlier.
China controls almost 60% of global electronics production
One region makes almost all the tech the rest of the world uses, from smartphones to circuit boards.
Chinese company to invest $30 million in rare mineral mining in Zhambyl region
A mineral that rarely makes headlines turns out to be a quiet but essential link in producing far more hyped rare metals.
China is building the world's largest hydropower plant — three times more powerful than the Three Gorges
A construction project in southeastern Tibet is set to triple the capacity of the world's largest operating hydropower station.
Egypt builds the first energy storage systems plant in the Middle East and Africa
Egypt laid the foundation stone for a plant meant to solve one of renewables' biggest headaches: storing excess energy when the sun shines or wind blows but demand is low.