BYD And VinFast Race To Dominate Southeast Asia's EV Market

California Officials Blame 'Vendor Error' For Sending Thousands Of Duplicate Ballots Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, A California county sent duplicate mail-in ballots to thousands of voters in what officials have characterized as a printing error, raising questions about election security amid heightened federal scrunity. A new ballot drop box is unloaded on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The Portland Police Bureau reported that officers and firefighters responded to a fire in one ballot drop box on Monday morning. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)Tulare County, which includes part of Sequoia...

Southeast Asia Needs 100TWh More Power, But Its Weak Grid Is A Problem By Haley Zaremba of OilPrice.com The war in Iran has exposed a critical vulnerability in Southeast Asia’s energy markets. The region is heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports, and demand is continuing its steep growth trajectory even as global crude oil prices remain punishingly high. Though the Strait of Hormuz is finally reopening, restoring flows of crude oil out of the Persian Gulf and toward Asian buyers, global oil markets have a long road toward recovery. Luckily, the...

Cuba Depletes Fuel As Blackouts Worsen, Putting Havana's Communists Under Pressure Ahead Of U.S. Talks Today's news cycle centers on President Donald Trump's summit and state banquet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with early messaging from both sides pointing to a constructive first day. Once Trump concludes his China trip, if a peace deal emerges to de-escalate the Iran conflict - likely with Beijing leaning on Tehran to reopen the Hormuz chokepoint - the Trump administration's attention may quickly pivot to the next pressure point: Communist-controlled Cuba. As of mid-week,...