The first freight train of the Lancang-Mekong Express will depart Kunming, China on January 10, 2022, for the 26-hour journey to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING – Over the past two years, China has announced the opening of new freight trains, and cross-border railways…
Pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai Motor Show, BYD’s Han electric vehicle is one of China’s most popular new energy vehicles. Evelyn Chen | CNBC Shenzhen, China — electric car giant BYD uses new driver-assist technologies to smooth out the car ride and stay ahead of the EV race. BYD backed by Warren Buffett Berkshire…
The offices of Silicon Valley Bank in Tempe, Arizona on March 14, 2023. – In hindsight, before last week’s epic collapse of Silicon Valley banks, there were warning signs that not only investors but bank regulators missed. Why the oversight failed remains a hot question among banking experts, with some focusing on the weakness of…
Getty Images Key takeaways According to the NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index, the outlook of small business owners is down to its lowest in six months, when inflation was at a pandemic-era high. The primary concern of small business owners is inflation, which affects how much they spend on materials. At the same time, profits…
Hong Kong CNN — Millions of players in China lost access to the iconic World of Warcraft franchise and other popular video games as Blizzard Entertainment’s servers went offline after 20 years. The company’s service in China was shut down at midnight local time on Tuesday, marking the end of the fan era after a…
Hong Kong CNN — Kiki Yang brought an empty green suitcase from Shenzhen to Hong Kong this week to load up on new purchases for her family and friends. “I did a lot of shopping these days,” she told CNN on Tuesday, gesturing to her luggage, which she described as fully packed with clothes, medicine…
Tata Power’s electric vehicle charging stations are installed on 350 of India’s 600 highways. Puneet Vikram Singh, nature and concept photographer | Moments | Getty Images When most people think of electric vehicles, they think of cars. from brands such as Tesla When Rivian in the United States, Nio When XPeng Global sales of electric…
Units 1 and 2, at 220 Royal Crest CT, Markham, Ontario, are said to be home to a registered NGO and used by the Chinese police as a base of operations for the GTA.YADER GUZMAN/globe and mail Canadian government summons Chinese ambassador to explain reports that Chinese-run police stations are operating illegally in Canada and…
Canada stands by those who “express themselves” amid a rare wave of protests across multiple Canadian cities. Chinasaid Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He made the comments en route to a cabinet meeting Tuesday morning as China grapples with publicly stating its biggest dissent since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. read more: China likely to be…
Tesla is considering plans to export Chinese-made electric cars to the United States and Canada, two people familiar with the plans told Reuters. Tesla could start selling the Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles built at its Shanghai Gigafactory in North America as early as next year, said the people, who asked not to…
“I’m not the best artist. I’m terrible,” said Jackson Au with a sheepish laugh. That may seem ironic given the 32-year-old founder and CEO of Singapore’s designer toy company Mighty Jaxx. But for Aw, acknowledging his own shortcomings helped turn his startup into a multi-million dollar international toy business. “It’s … the recognition that you…
Alongside Giri, Baidu’s electric vehicle venture, Jidu, unveiled its first concept car on June 8, 2022. Baidu Beijing — Chinese companies are competing for some of the world’s largest car markets, so they are betting heavily on assistive driving technology. China sold nearly 21.5 million passenger cars last year. According to industry data accessed from…