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Nikkei Asia
07-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
China eyes steps to ease solar panel industry price war
Energy Government looks to maintain country's 80% share by addressing capacity glut China's domination over solar panels covers the entire supply chain, from raw materials to the finished product. © Reuters KOHEI FUJIMURA DALIAN, China -- The Chinese government is cracking down on price competition in solar panels, looking to bolster the sustainability of an industry in which China holds global dominance, but that is deteriorating due to oversupply. "We will comprehensively manage the disorderly low-price competition," Li Lecheng, China's minister of industry and information technology, said at a roundtable discussion on Thursday with the heads of related companies and industry groups.
Nikkei Asia
22-06-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
North Korean tourists take in glimpses of Chinese prosperity
A pleasure boat thought to be carrying North Korean tourists has been sailing along the Yalu River, which borders China, since April. KOHEI FUJIMURA DALIAN, China -- People who appear to be North Korean have been taking China sightseeing tours on the Yalu River, which acts as a border between the countries. In early June, Nikkei witnessed the comings and goings of a boat on such an excursion. The cruises are a statement of sorts from the Kim Jong Un regime, infamous for closing its country off from most of the rest of the world. Since April, Kim appears to be confident enough to allow some North Koreans to take in glimpses of a more prosperous country.
