Korea’s market plunge is just the start of Asia’s Iran pain
TOKYO – The panic sweeping through South Korea’s trading floors this week amid fast-developing fallout from war in the Middle East might not be as
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China imports roughly half of its oil from the Middle East.
The war in Iran looks like it should be a breakthrough moment for a clean energy sector that has been hammered on multiple fronts in recent years.
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Multiple US–Iran conflict scenarios carry materially different risks for global oil infrastructure, transit routes, and prices.
China’s crude oil imports hit a record-high 11.6 million barrels per day in 2025, as geopolitical tensions, low oil prices, and global oversupply spurred China to increase its oil stockpiles, a trend likely to continue in 2026.
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