This latest breakthrough in nuclear power technology has implications for U.S. energy policy and global decarbonization efforts.

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday that a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his country's sovereignty claims in a call with U.

Seaborne shipments of liquefied natural gas to China in November are set to drop for a 13th straight month on an annual basis, extending a slump in purchases as domestic output and piped imports remain strong.

In October, China intensified coercive activities in the South China Sea while expanding military sales, diplomatic engagement, and economic initiatives across various states in South and Southeast

China's new coal plant permits for 2025 are on track to fall to a four-year low, a new Greenpeace analysis showed on Tuesday, indicating that growing use of renewables is cutting into demand for new coal plants.

A Japanese official blasted China’s claims that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has altered Japan’s position on a Taiwan crisis as “entirely baseless,” calling for more dialogue to stop ties between Asia’s top economies spiraling.

The United States has tested a new way to expand its military drone operations in the western Pacific, as an MQ-9 Reaper launched and landed without a runway at Kadena Air Base in Japan, a front-line American air power hub near China and Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with Tonga and expand cooperation in fields such as trade and investment, infrastructure and clean energies,