Uber have announced a deal which aims to bring 100,000 electric vehicles (EV) made by China’s BYD to the ride-hailing giant’s global fleet of cars. The two companies say they will offer drivers incentives to…
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China’s factory gloom weighs on Asia’s manufacturers
A slump in China’s manufacturing activity led a generally weak performance for Asia’s factories last month as business owners grappled with tepid demand, private surveys showed on Thursday, raising risks of an underpowered economic recovery…
Steel Ministry calls for probe into cheaper China, Vietnam imports
The Union Ministry of Steel has asked the trade ministry to investigate cheaper steel imports from China and Vietnam, a government official directly aware of the matter said on Wednesday, as New Delhi …
Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown
Five years after Hong Kong’s massive anti-government protests erupted, the lives of many young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo.
China’s sci-tech, advanced-manufacturing hub Shenzhen sees booming trade
SHENZHEN – Shenzhen, a vibrant sci-tech and advanced-manufacturing hub in South China’s Guangdong province, has seen trade volume reaching 2.2 trillion yuan ($308 billion) in the first half of this …
China’s factory activity contracts for first time in 9 months, Caixin PMI shows
China’s manufacturing activity in July shrank for the first time in nine months as new orders declined, a private sector survey showed on Thursday, boding ill for the country’s growth momentum in the …
China is capable, confident to hit 2024 growth target: state planner
China has the ability and confidence to achieve its full-year growth target of around 5% and will work to actively expand domestic demand, officials from the state planner said on Thursday.
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Revisiting Rafael Nadal’s gold medal journey in Beijing
In 2008, the men’s world No. 2 turned into the men’s Olympic tennis No. 1. 22-year-old Rafael Nadal had a gold medal finish in Beijing, and shortly after, finally ascended to the world No. 1.…
Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait, drawing China’s ire
A Canadian warship passed through the Taiwan Strait in what Ottawa called a commitment to an open Indo-Pacific, drawing a rebuke from China that the naval exercise on July 31 undermined peace. Canada’
China tightens controls on UAV exports amid accusations of support for Russia
China has tightened export regulations on military drones in response to mounting criticism from the US and its allies over its support for Russia in its war against Ukraine. Source: Bloomberg Details: Several Chinese agencies,
China’s factory activity contracts for first time in 9 months amid weak demand: Caixin PMI
China’s Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell to the lowest reading since October and missed analysts’ forecast in July.
Economic Watch: China’s sci-tech, advanced-manufacturing hub Shenzhen sees booming trade
While Shenzhen also saw trade growth in the burgeoning new-energy products. The city’s export volume of new-energy vehicles increased 51.7 percent to 12.87 billion yuan, and that of photovoltaic (PV) …
