Plug-in hybrids priced from 79,800 yuan ($11,014) have made up the bulk of BYD's sales in the past three years

Americans are warming to electric vehicles and analysts are predicting "widespread EV adoption", plus thousands of jobs in some states from billions of investments

Analysts say China is using carrots and sticks to convince key European states to push back against hefty tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Thailand's attorney-general will indict Thaksin for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on Wednesday. The news is a blow to the political heavyweight, whose loyalists dominate the current government

Chinese premier met South Korea's Yoon and Japan's Kishida in Seoul in a push to revitalise ties, plus talks on a three-party free-trade deal

Chinese exports of pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars to Brazil soared 13-fold year-on-year partly due to a drop in shipments to EU on the back of an ongoing anti-subsidy probe

Bid by Pyongyang to launch a second spy satellite on Monday night fails, when a newly developed liquid fuel rocket motor exploded over the Yellow Sea

Economic data from April heightens uncertainty on the timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest rate hike

While until a few months ago incumbent PM Modi seemed sure to win a large majority, voter fatigue and a resurgent opposition may spring a surprise on investors

Alibaba has signed former England soccer star David Beckham as a salesperson to give its e-commerce site AliExpress a lift; it will also be a sponsor of the UEFA tournament next month

"3D simulation animation" shows a barrage of missiles fired from the mainland, planes and warships, that rain down on targets in the north, south and east of the country

China's third state fund to boost chip production was set up on Friday with registered capital totalling 344 billion yuan ($47.5 billion)