logo
China's solar panel dumping into the US via Southeast Asia comes to an end

China's solar panel dumping into the US via Southeast Asia comes to an end

Nikkei Asia18 hours ago

Tim Daiss has been an energy markets, sustainability and geopolitical journalist and analyst in the Asia-Pacific region for the past 15 years.
Not only has China been caught dumping cheap solar cells and panels in the U.S., now four Southeast Asian countries -- Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand -- have been found to be complicit as well.

Orange background

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Comments

No comments yet...

Related Articles

Indonesia to hand out cash, rice as Southeast Asia girds for US tariffs
Indonesia to hand out cash, rice as Southeast Asia girds for US tariffs

Nikkei Asia

time10 hours ago

  • Nikkei Asia

Indonesia to hand out cash, rice as Southeast Asia girds for US tariffs

BANGKOK/JAKARTA/HANOI -- Indonesia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian nations are rolling out large economic stimulus packages as they attempt to shield their economies from the impact of sweeping U.S. tariffs. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's government has put together a stimulus package worth 24.44 trillion rupiah ($1.5 billion) by Tuesday. This represents a reversal of a plan decided earlier this year to cuts 306 trillion rupiah in spending to generate funds for free school meals.

Apple conference, Thaksin court case, Tokyo campaign starts
Apple conference, Thaksin court case, Tokyo campaign starts

Nikkei Asia

time3 days ago

  • Nikkei Asia

Apple conference, Thaksin court case, Tokyo campaign starts

Welcome to Your Week in Asia. More data related to the ever-shifting trade war will be released Monday, when China publishes its trade figures for May. In the political arena, parties and candidates will begin appealing to voters in Tokyo ahead of the Japanese capital's assembly election, while a court case involving former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will have ramifications for the Southeast Asian nation's ruling party. Get the best of our coverage of Asia and much more by following us on X, @NikkeiAsia. We are also now on Bluesky. Our handle is @ MONDAY Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Apple's annual event for app developers will double as a chance for the iPhone maker to show off software updates for devices such as the MacBook, iPad and Apple Watch. Attendees will also be keen to hear what the tech giant has in store for artificial intelligence. China trade and inflation data China's trade data for May will be under scrutiny following the trade-war truce with the U.S. in the middle of the month, with both countries rolling back sky-high tariffs on one another. On the same day, the monthly consumer price index, which has been hovering in negative territory since February, will also be announced. Earnings: VinFast TUESDAY Toyota Industries shareholder meeting Toyota Industries holds its annual shareholders meeting. It is a key supplier to Toyota Motor, which has its own shareholder gathering on Thursday. These events will be an opportunity for investors to react to the Toyota group's recent announcement of a takeover bid for Toyota Industries. THURSDAY Hong Kong auto expo Hong Kong hosts an auto and supply chain expo, organized by the mainland's China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from Thursday through Sunday. The event aims to help at drive the global expansion of the Chinese automotive industry, which is currently gripped by a brutal price war between electric vehicle manufacturers. India inflation India will release data on inflation, which has been inching downward -- in April, it clocked 3.16%, well below the central bank's target of 4%. That trend has encouraged the central bank to cut key lending rates deemed crucial to spurring economic growth after a slowdown. FRIDAY Court rules on Thaksin hospitalization The Thai Supreme Court will hand down a ruling on whether Thaksin's six-month hospitalization after returning from self-exile, which saw him avoid spending a single day in jail, undermined the enforcement of a prison sentence. In the worst-case scenario for Thaksin, he could be jailed if the court rules against him, according to political analysts. Tokyo metropolitan assembly election campaign starts Campaigning for Tokyo's metropolitan assembly election begins ahead of the June 22 vote to fill all 127 seats across 42 districts. The race is seen as a key political bellwether before Japan's upper house election later this summer.

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Get Started Now: Download the App

Ready to dive into the world of global news and events? Download our app today from your preferred app store and start exploring.
app-storeplay-store