China’s imports and exports slowed in the first two months of this year, denting hopes of a recovery in the world’s manufacturing hub

Xi was quoted as saying he was "both happy and worried" – glad about its lead position in the global battery market but fearful given intense rivalry with the West and risks over its high profile

"Officials know that Li Qiang is Xi Jinping's guy. He clearly thinks Li Qiang is a very competent person and he has put him in this position because he trusts him and he expects a lot of him."

The Apple contractor has been carefully building an electric vehicle supply chain including the purchase of an Ohio auto production line

"We are finalising negotiations with two big global car producers. We hope this new policy will make our position much stronger than before," senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan said

The automaker’s CEO Toshihiro Mibe said developments on new low-carbon e-fuels could help keep combustion engines around for another 20 years

Investor mood shifted from the downbeat to the positive on Friday on signals the US Fed was ready to rein back its aggressive interest rates programme

The Vietnamese auto firm had sent 999 vehicles to California in November but then had to stall deliveries for two months

Many investors were reluctant to take risks on Thursday as the likelihood of an extended inflation fight in the US dampened the mood on trading floors

Fund managers say they are fielding increasing numbers of questions from clients about the odds of an invasion of Taiwan by China

The Chinese auto firm says the plant will be able to produce 40-gigawatt hours (GWh) of batteries annually

World's biggest carmaker says it will revamp a factory in Kentucky with a plan to produce 20,000 EVs a month from 2025, while it has also agreed to the biggest wage hike in 20 years in Japan