BYD has been building factories for local assembly in countries such as Hungary and Brazil and it plans a third plant for Europe, with Spain the top candidate.

Officials in three countries are investigating electric buses, after news that suppliers have remote access for software updates and control system diagnostics, amid fear they could be 'exploited' while vehicles are in transit.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wants more 'big banks' and says efforts are underway to consolidate some of the country's 12 state-owned banks

Trump also lavished praise on Japan’s newly-elected PM Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female leader who, in return, promised to nominate the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize

Talks on the trade pact were concluded in May after three years of negotiations. Now both sides are rushing efforts to clinch a deal amid tariff turmoil unleashed by US President Donald Trump

"Spectacular" growth of solar power helped renewable sources generate more energy than coal and fossil fuels in the first half of this year, a new report says

Anger is mounting in the European Union over China's "weaponisation" of its trade policies and industrial overcapacity; a flurry of anti-dumping probes looks let to be launched

China's first ever emissions reduction pledge failed to impress observers at a summit hosted by the UN Secretary-General, despite the outrageous rejection of climate science by US President Donald Trump a day before

Four more nations are seeking to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership next month, officials in Southeast Asia said on Thursday

No country in Southeast Asia is more exposed to US tariff hikes than Vietnam, only China would be hit harder, a UNDP rep said

Lee said they cannot afford to invest $350 billion without a safety mechanism to cut risk, such as only supporting commercially feasible projects

Carmakers and dealers are struggling to make money in the world’s biggest auto market and oversupply, along with fierce competition, has left scores of firms on the brink of collapse