China coal’s last hurrah comes too late for old mining towns

2021-11-11 01:24:00 PINGDINGSHAN, China, Nov 11 (Reuters) – On the edges of an old and depleted mine on the rugged outskirts of Pingdingshan in central China’s Henan province, workers sift through dunes of low-grade coal, looking to extract every last calorie of energy from the city’s crumbling seams. But despite an unexpected energy crunch that […]

In S.Korea, an army of retail investors flocks to YouTube for stock trading advice

2021-10-20 18:04:00 FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration SEOUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Millions of South Koreans have jumped into stock market trading over the past year with their enthusiasm feeding […]