China’s electric car market continues to grow, despite an overall slowdown in car sales. That’s drawn a somewhat unusual competitor into the field: real estate giant Evergrande Group, the country’s second-largest property developer by sales.
Tesla’s Chinese fans are pretty underwhelmed by the just-unveiled Model Y.
Ahead of Tesla’s big Model Y reveal event Thursday evening (March 14) in Los Angeles, CEO Elon Musk has been teasing details about the latest addition to its line-up, another SUV.
“You people love fried chicken,” says a white chauffeur to the black man in the back seat, offering him a drumstick. “You have a very narrow assessment of me,” the passenger responds, refusing to take it. After a short argument, he begins to gingerly nibble on the chicken, then polishes it off, and even flings the bone out the window, in imitation of his carefree driver.
Last year, NIO looked to be the only China’s electric-car startup capable of catching up with Tesla on sales in China. But now, while Tesla’s building its first overseas Gigafactory in Shanghai, NIO’s home base, the Chinese carmaker just announced it’s abandoning the idea of building its own factory there.
Among the most sought-after places to work for the country’s top talent, China’s tech giants appear to be carrying out layoffs amid a slowing economy.
When it comes to praising China’s achievements, some people seem to think children make the best messengers.
China’s electric car giant BYD is the country’s top-selling electric vehicle manufacturer—its sales in China doubled last year. And last month it sold close to 29,000 (pdf) electric vehicles, a nearly 300% increase from a year before. But its profit numbers aren’t so pretty.
After a train ride of more than two days, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Hanoi today (Feb. 26) for his second summit with Donald Trump.
When news broke late last year that Chinese scientist He Jiankui might have created genetically-edited twins, he quickly drew the condemnation of scientists globally—and in China. And as questions swirled about how he could have got approval from the necessary government bodies, national and local research bodies disavowed knowledge of the experiment, and announced plans to investigate.
A sci-fi blockbuster that could become China’s top-grossing movie ever imagines a future where humans face the collapse of their solar system—and it’s China that saves the world.
Sixty years ago, North Korea’s leader, Kim Il Sung, travelled via China before flying to Hanoi to meet Vietnam’s president, Ho Chi Minh. The visit took place not long after the two countries established diplomatic relations. Now, his grandson, leader Kim Jong Un, is taking a similar approach.
Mimeng, seen by many as the queen of personal-development clickbait on the WeChat app, this week shut down her hugely popular four-year-old blog—possibly because its content was increasingly at odds with the “positive energy“ China wants to see spreading online.
Japan, a country which frequently suffers natural calamities such as tsunamis, typhoons, and earthquakes—which can often paralyze energy supplies—is looking to further harness the power of batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) during such disasters, local media reported (paywall) yesterday (Feb.20)
Tesla is feeling the effects of the US-China trade war.
For the first time since its inauguration as the Palace Museum to the public 94 years ago, Beijing’s Forbidden City opened at night for the first time to the public yesterday (Feb. 19).
An app to study Communist Party’s ideology has become the most popular free download on Apple’s China app store, surpassing live-streaming app Douyin, Tik Tok’s China version, and WeChat, a popular messaging app, late last week.
China’s overall car sales might be declining—but electric vehicle sales nearly doubled from the year before to cross one million for the first time.
When it comes to being the top maker of electric vehicles (EV) by sales, China’s BYD and Tesla have been duking it out in recent years. Neither company, however, has a model popular enough to rival Japan’s Nissan Leaf, which is the most popular electric car of all time.
As Lunar New Year approaches, luxury brands across the world have released pig-themed products to welcome the year of the pig, which falls on Tuesday (Feb. 5). It reflects how foreign luxury brands are counting on Chinese consumers who appear to be still shopping, despite the economy’s slowdown.
Despite actions taken to protect the pangolin—the world’s most trafficked mammal—Hong Kong keeps seizing ever-growing hauls of the animal.
Lunar New Year is just around the corner. Like Christmas in the West, the Lunar New Year is a time for spring cleaning, family reunions, elaborate meals, and the giving of blessings to family, friends, and acquaintances, in the form of hong bao or lai see—red packets containing money.
Last year, two female passengers were murdered by drivers working for Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing’s car-pooling service. Today (Feb. 1), a Chinese court sentenced one of those killers to death.
In 2015, the detention of five female activists who handed out stickers against sexual harassment on public transport seemingly sent feminism in China underground. Yet last year, #MeToo began an uneasy journey in China, in fits and starts, again a backdrop of censorship and repression. Now a lawsuit born from that movement will be the testing ground for women who challenge sexual harassment in China.
