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13 BYD dealerships will open in Vietnam on Saturday and the carmaker hopes to boost that to about 100 by 2026, but a decision on a local plant is yet to be made
Technology stocks led a slump in Japan and Taiwan while China’s markets were lifted by hopes of stimulus from Beijing
The tag, based on the idea that some periods in history are eras of futile struggle, began popping up on social media, but it has been denounced by state commentators
Members of the European Parliament 'may have been offered trips to China and cash to support the company' while it faced pushback in Europe, local media reports allege...
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BYD Shares Hit Record on Charging Tech Twice as Fast as Tesla18 Mar 2025
The Chinese electric vehicle giant has described its new fast charging platform as similar to filling up a fuel tank at the pump...
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HK’s Lee Slams ‘Bullying’ as China Reviews Panama Ports Deal18 Mar 2025
China sends delegation to Panama to try to review and possibly reverse its exit from Belt and Road Scheme, while scrutinizing the US deal to buy CK Hutchison's ports...
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‘Crash in Sentiment’ Spurs Plunge in Investment in US Equities18 Mar 2025
Survey finds one of the biggest-ever drops in exposure to US equities, amid concerns on stagflation, trade wars and the end of US exceptionalism...
Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world...
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Momentick Unveils First Emissions Risk Management Service14 Jan 2025
The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management....
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Billion-Dollar Oil Fraud in Mongolia Hits Trafigura Profit13 Dec 2024
Trafigura attributed the majority of debts owed by its counterparty in the country, Lex Oil, but its own internal probe is ongoing to try to locate around $500 million....
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Ruble Plunges After US Sanctions GPB, Dozens of Russian Banks28 Nov 2024
The Russian central bank moved on Thursday to stop foreign buying of the ruble in the domestic market after the currency slipped to its lowest since March 2022...
Nvidia chief expected to reveal details about the company's new flagship AI chips – designed for huge data centres that train AI systems...
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Chinese Mine Blamed For Zambian River Pollution Crisis – AP17 Mar 2025
Giant mine spill allowed about 50 million litres of acid-tainted waste to flow into Zambia's most important river, local engineers say; negligence in regard to environmental protection has created growing ill-feeling in the country...
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Tesla Launches Free Trial of Full Self-Driving Service in China17 Mar 2025
Tesla is aiming for a full rollout of FSD in China this year, and is working with tech giant Baidu to improve the performance of the system...
Southeast Asian nations seen being caught in US dragnet, while tariff exemptions for carmakers have put the spotlight on Trump's use of exemptions, which critics liken to 'crony capitalism'...
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Trump’s Steel Tariff to Hit Chinese Supply Lines via Other Nations27 Feb 2025
Sales of $7 billion worth of Chinese steel, processed by third countries and sold to the US, are at risk because of a wave of tariffs imposed by the US and many other countries...
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Tesla Prepares For India Entry That Trump Says is ‘Unfair’20 Feb 2025
The Elon Musk-led carmaker is finally set to enter the Indian market, a move it has delayed for years citing the country's high tariffs on imported EVs...
TSMC proposed setting up a firm with design giants like Nvidia to run Intel's chip fabs, but the US firm's new CEO has told employees he wouldn't split the group up...
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South Korea Keen to Sell Submarines to Canada, Paper Says12 Mar 2025
Korea offers quick delivery of submarines, tanks, missile systems, jets and howitzers, as tensions rise between Canada and the US, amid concerns over US weapons – and its president...
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Trade War Ramps up as Trump’s Steel and Aluminium Tariffs Start12 Mar 2025
The EU hits back, saying it will impose counter-tariffs on $28 billion worth of US goods from next month; China and US allies in the Asia-Pacific also not happy...
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