The $7.3bn flagship project of President Joko Widodo has been delayed by the pandemic and soaring costs

Beijing is encouraging Chinese companies in the sector to form "innovation consortia” and share tech advances

The proposed collaboration, which would see Nio share its research and technology for investment, has reportedly already met with resistance in Germany

Hyundai confirmed there had been 21 fires and 21 other ‘thermal’ incidents related to the recall, while Kia said it had seen at least 10 blazes

Chinese visitors landing in Bangkok on Monday got a VIP welcome from Thailand's new PM, who is looking to rev up the economy, and has been wooing tech giants such as Tesla, Google and Microsoft

Beijing has been courting foreign capital as its post-pandemic recovery stumbles amid weak overseas demand and an ailing property sector

China's Ministry of Commerce said Europe's anti-subsidy investigation would have a negative impact on China-EU economic and trade relations, as local carmakers' shares slid on Thursday

EC move follows concern over the flood of Chinese electric vehicles into Europe amid fear that Beijing's subsidies for car and battery makers are a threat to the continent's production of EVs

Investor focus was on China again as the world’s No2 economy continues to struggle to find any momentum despite Beijing’s efforts

State media said the investment was a clear sign of Beijing's push to end the country's reliance on foreign semiconductor firms

Sources say staff were given instructions to also not use other foreign-branded devices or bring them into the office

The car firm is following in the footsteps of rivals like Zhejing Geely who acquired smartphone maker Meizu last year in a bid to upgrade their cars’ tech offering