China’s national financial regulator issued on Friday the first-of-its-kind insurance guidelines for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
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China’s Xiaomi to fix software in 30,931 SU7 EVs, says market regulator
China’s Xiaomi will fix software in 30,931 SU7 electric vehicles over safety hazards, China’s market regulator said on Friday.
China calls for ‘dialogue’ to solve differences with US as Trump flexes tariff muscle. But there’s a catch
While US President Donald Trump pushes for high tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing tries to open its diplomatic channels to prevent it from happening …
Tesla to fix software for over 1.2 million imported and China-made cars, says regulator
Tesla will fix software for some imported Model S and X, and China-made Model 3 and Y cars over safety hazards, totalling more than 1.2 million units, China’s market regulator said.
Trump says he ‘would rather not’ impose tariffs on China
In the second part of a Fox News interview, the US president said tariffs were their “one very big power” over China.
China readies for Lunar New Year, amid worries about the economy
Travellers thronged railway stations and airports on Friday, clutching large suitcases and gifts such as boxes of fruit as they joined millions of Chinese returning to their hometowns to celebrate the …
Thailand to lose $29 million from China’s syrup import ban, industry group says
Thai businesses are expected to incur up to 1 billion baht ($29.5 million) in losses from China’s ban on sugar syrup and premixed powder exports from the Southeast Asian nation, with shipments left stranded in…
Trump again argues for tariffs on foreign goods
President Trump and his advisers are working on plans to put tariffs on foreign goods, arguing that doing so will boost manufacturing in the U.S. and balance trade with countries like China. However,
China’s social media under fire over xenophobic content after stabbings
The algorithms used by Chinese platforms, which are optimised to maximise user engagement, contribute to the spread of controversial content, including hyper-nationalistic posts
On This Day, Jan. 23: China puts Wuhan in lockdown over COVID-19
On Jan. 23, 2020, the Chinese government issued a travel ban for all residents of Wuhan, the epicenter of a novel coronavirus outbreak that would come to cause a pandemic.
China: Five years after Wuhan’s Covid-19 lockdown
The residents of Wuhan bitterly remember the more than two-month lockdown they were subjected to five years ago, during the early stages of the COVID pandemic, which China confronted with a strict …
China stimulus scheme lifted 2024 consumption growth by 1 pct point
China’s stimulus scheme for consumer goods trade-ins boosted last year’s consumption growth by more than 1 percentage point, Vice Commerce Minister Sheng Qiuping said on Friday, as authorities steer …
Major Chinese port hit by congestion ahead of holiday, Trump tariff threat
Exporters this week jostled to load and ship cargo from Shenzhen’s Yantian Port, one of the world’s largest container ports, before an eight-day Lunar New Year holiday and ahead of a potential wave of …