BYD posted a sharp sales decline at the start of the year. January sales fell by just over 30% year-on-year. Production was also cut back significantly.
By Julia Fiedler
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented India’s budget on Sunday for the fiscal year beginning in April. It increases infrastructure spending by 11.5% to a record level.
By Julia Fiedler
President Trump has threatened punitive tariffs of up to 100% on Canadian goods if the country signs a trade deal with China. The threats are escalating already strained relations between the neighbors.
By Julia Fiedler
China is massively expanding its charging network and plans to have more than 28 million charging points by 2027. The goal is to ensure adequate supply for the rapidly growing number of electric vehicles.
By Julia Fiedler
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz calls on Europe to play a more self-confident role in the “new world of great powers.”
By Amelie Richter
China experienced another year of record heat in 2025. Climate-related risks such as flooding and natural disasters are on the rise.
By Fabian Peltsch
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls for a realignment of relations in Beijing. China's head of state and party leader Xi Jinping speaks of “turbulence” in bilateral relations after eight years without a visit from a British prime minister.
By Leonardo Pape
China has executed eleven gang members convicted of cyber fraud in northern Myanmar. The executions were carried out by a court in Wenzhou in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang.
By Leonardo Pape
The new program running through 2029 is intended to build targeted chip design capabilities and create research and prototyping infrastructure.
By Marcel Grzanna
BYD is growing in India, Vietnam and Korea. In India, local vehicle assembly is on the table; in Vietnam, the company has broken ground on a battery plant. In Korea, sales are expected to rise sharply in its second year in the market.
By Julia Fiedler
