February 2025
March 2025
China-Europe Rail Freight Surges 10% in 2024
China-Europe freight rail services surged in 2024, with 19,000 train trips (a 10% increase) carrying over 2 million TEUs of cargo (a 9% rise), driven by increased China-EU trade of $762 billion, highlighting the Belt and Road Initiative's success and the development of new railway routes.
China-Europe Rail Freight Surges 10% in 2024
China-Europe freight rail services surged in 2024, with 19,000 train trips (a 10% increase) carrying over 2 million TEUs of cargo (a 9% rise), driven by increased China-EU trade of $762 billion, highlighting the Belt and Road Initiative's success and the development of new railway routes.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Record-High Natural Gas Prices Hit Europe Amidst Supply Crunch
Unusually cold weather and low gas stockpiles have driven European natural gas prices to a two-year high of 1.68 euros ($1.73) per therm, impacting electricity generation and leaving the EU concerned about insufficient gas inventories entering the spring.
Record-High Natural Gas Prices Hit Europe Amidst Supply Crunch
Unusually cold weather and low gas stockpiles have driven European natural gas prices to a two-year high of 1.68 euros ($1.73) per therm, impacting electricity generation and leaving the EU concerned about insufficient gas inventories entering the spring.
Progress
24% Bias Score
EU Threatens Retaliation Against US Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
US President Trump's 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, effective immediately, has sparked strong opposition from the European Union, threatening retaliatory measures and potentially escalating into a trade war.
EU Threatens Retaliation Against US Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
US President Trump's 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, effective immediately, has sparked strong opposition from the European Union, threatening retaliatory measures and potentially escalating into a trade war.
Progress
40% Bias Score
China-Europe Rail Freight Surges, Boosting Eurasia Connectivity
China-Europe freight rail services surged in 2024, with 19,000 train trips (a 10% increase) transporting over 2 million TEUs of cargo (a 9% rise), driven by increased China-EU trade ($762 billion) despite economic headwinds and geopolitical uncertainties; new routes and infrastructure projects are u...
China-Europe Rail Freight Surges, Boosting Eurasia Connectivity
China-Europe freight rail services surged in 2024, with 19,000 train trips (a 10% increase) transporting over 2 million TEUs of cargo (a 9% rise), driven by increased China-EU trade ($762 billion) despite economic headwinds and geopolitical uncertainties; new routes and infrastructure projects are u...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Tesla's Shanghai Megafactory: Rapid Construction Shows China's Growing Green Economy
Tesla's new Shanghai Megafactory, operational in nine months, produces 10,000 Megapack battery systems annually, reflecting China's growing green economy and attracting further foreign investment; the plant's rapid construction highlights improved business environment.
Tesla's Shanghai Megafactory: Rapid Construction Shows China's Growing Green Economy
Tesla's new Shanghai Megafactory, operational in nine months, produces 10,000 Megapack battery systems annually, reflecting China's growing green economy and attracting further foreign investment; the plant's rapid construction highlights improved business environment.
Progress
40% Bias Score
China's Foreign Trade Hits Record High Amidst Global Uncertainty
Despite global trade challenges, China's foreign trade reached a record high of 43.85 trillion yuan in 2024, a 5 percent year-on-year increase, driven by innovation, global expansion, and a shift towards high-value products like electric vehicles, 3D printers, and industrial robots.
China's Foreign Trade Hits Record High Amidst Global Uncertainty
Despite global trade challenges, China's foreign trade reached a record high of 43.85 trillion yuan in 2024, a 5 percent year-on-year increase, driven by innovation, global expansion, and a shift towards high-value products like electric vehicles, 3D printers, and industrial robots.
Progress
56% Bias Score
UNCTAD Report: AfCFTA Key to Addressing Africa's Economic Vulnerabilities
The UNCTAD 2024 Economic Development in Africa Report, presented in Abidjan, highlights Africa's vulnerability to global shocks due to commodity dependence and infrastructure gaps, recommending policy reforms, infrastructure investment, and enhanced regional trade integration via the AfCFTA to creat...
UNCTAD Report: AfCFTA Key to Addressing Africa's Economic Vulnerabilities
The UNCTAD 2024 Economic Development in Africa Report, presented in Abidjan, highlights Africa's vulnerability to global shocks due to commodity dependence and infrastructure gaps, recommending policy reforms, infrastructure investment, and enhanced regional trade integration via the AfCFTA to creat...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Gemini Cooperation Launches at Shanghai Port, Boosting Global Shipping Efficiency
Gemini Cooperation, a Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd joint venture, began operations at Shanghai Port on Monday, enhancing the port's efficiency and global connectivity through digitalization, intelligentization, and green transformation, improving logistics for international customers and shifting global s...
Gemini Cooperation Launches at Shanghai Port, Boosting Global Shipping Efficiency
Gemini Cooperation, a Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd joint venture, began operations at Shanghai Port on Monday, enhancing the port's efficiency and global connectivity through digitalization, intelligentization, and green transformation, improving logistics for international customers and shifting global s...
Progress
48% Bias Score
China's Transition to Innovation-Driven Economy
China's economic growth model is shifting from low-cost manufacturing to innovation-driven development, facing challenges from an aging population and global trade tensions, but also possessing strengths in technological advancement and a vast talent pool.
China's Transition to Innovation-Driven Economy
China's economic growth model is shifting from low-cost manufacturing to innovation-driven development, facing challenges from an aging population and global trade tensions, but also possessing strengths in technological advancement and a vast talent pool.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Acemoglu: US Protectionism Undermines Global Order, Threatening Prosperity
In a Financial Times op-ed, Nobel economist Daron Acemoglu blames America's protectionist policies and institutional failures for undermining its own economic strength and global standing, warning of a self-reinforcing cycle of instability.
Acemoglu: US Protectionism Undermines Global Order, Threatening Prosperity
In a Financial Times op-ed, Nobel economist Daron Acemoglu blames America's protectionist policies and institutional failures for undermining its own economic strength and global standing, warning of a self-reinforcing cycle of instability.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Fortescue Slams Australia's "Dodgy" Carbon Offsets, Calls for Stricter Regulations
Fortescue Metals Group accuses the Australian government's Safeguard Mechanism of misleading companies into believing that low-quality carbon offsets will achieve net-zero emissions, while its rising emissions and reliance on ineffective offsets undermine its climate goals, prompting calls for stric...
Fortescue Slams Australia's "Dodgy" Carbon Offsets, Calls for Stricter Regulations
Fortescue Metals Group accuses the Australian government's Safeguard Mechanism of misleading companies into believing that low-quality carbon offsets will achieve net-zero emissions, while its rising emissions and reliance on ineffective offsets undermine its climate goals, prompting calls for stric...
Progress
60% Bias Score
US Sanctions Undermine Iran Negotiation Efforts
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemn the US "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, deeming it detrimental to negotiations; the US imposed new sanctions on February 4th, targeting entities facilitating Iranian oil exports.
US Sanctions Undermine Iran Negotiation Efforts
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemn the US "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, deeming it detrimental to negotiations; the US imposed new sanctions on February 4th, targeting entities facilitating Iranian oil exports.
Progress
40% Bias Score