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Xpeng releases mass-market EV with basic driver-assist for less than $20,000
Chinese electric car company Xpeng displays its mass-market Mona M03 coupe inside a headquarters’ showroom in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng on Tuesday announced that its mass-market brand Mona will start selling some models for less than $17,000. The basic version of the […]
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China and Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnam President To Lam shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on August 19, 2024 in Beijing, China. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images China and Vietnam signed 14 documents spanning cross-border railways to crocodile exports on Monday, after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Vietnam’s new leader To Lam in […]
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China blames Philippines for Coast Guard collision at Escoda Shoal, warns it to stop ‘provocation’
Philippine Coast Guard law enforcement command personnel stand aboard the BRP Bagacay during a send-off ceremony in Manila on May 20, 2024. Ted Aljibe | Afp | Getty Images China on Monday accused Philippine vessels of “illegally” intruding and colliding with one of their ships in waters near the Escoda Shoal, in the latest territorial […]
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We drove Chinese EVs to see why rival automakers are worried
Trade groups say Chinese electric vehicles pose an “existential threat” to the U.S. auto industry. China currently makes about one out of every three of the world’s new vehicles, and it has the capacity to make even more, according to research firm Dunne Insights. But faced with a growing preference for hybrids at home and […]
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Italy’s Meloni vows to ‘relaunch’ cooperation with China
Italy and China flag together realtions textile cloth fabric texture Oleksii Liskonih | Istock | Getty Images Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowed on Sunday to “relaunch” cooperation with China, signing a three-year action plan during her first official visit to Beijing since taking office. Meloni, who has led a right-wing government since 2022, made the announcement during a meeting with Chinese […]
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Rich Chinese travelers are flocking to Tokyo to take advantage of the weak yen
Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan – February 23, 2018; Top luxury shopping streets with multi colored neon signs. Ginza avenues are lined with shops of expensive brands and restaurants in the heart of Tokyo. It is half past five p.m. on Friday. People flock to Ginza for shopping, dinner and drinking with their friends. Ginza became […]
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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement in China
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their long-standing enmity and work to form a national unity government following talks held in China, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. “On the morning of July 23, the closing ceremony of the reconciliation dialogue among Palestinian factions was held in Beijing. Representatives of Palestinian factions signed […]
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Companies weigh taking away Taiwan staff from China soon after dying penalty risk, Reuters reviews
Some overseas organizations are taking into consideration going Taiwanese workforce out of China right after Beijing mentioned it could impose the dying penalty on “diehard” Taiwan independence separatists, mentioned four persons acquainted with the subject. Oleksii Liskonih | Istock | Getty Pictures Some foreign firms are contemplating moving Taiwanese employees out of China after Beijing said it could impose […]
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Chinese EV providers Zeekr and Nio report record deliveries in June
Geely’s SEA architecture for vehicles allows automobiles of distinctive sizes to be created at the very same factory. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric powered car or truck company Zeekr mentioned Monday it delivered a report variety of motor vehicles in June, earning its deliveries for the first fifty percent of the calendar […]
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U.S. regulation business Dechert considering shuttering places of work in Hong Kong, Beijing, Reuters reports citing sources
U.S.–founded law company Dechert is thinking of closing its workplaces in Hong Kong and Beijing, turning out to be the most current foreign firm to scale again in Better China, two men and women reported, amid a prolonged money market place downturn and escalating Sino-U.S. tensions. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Photos U.S.-started law firm Dechert is […]
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