Automobiles
Volvo abandons 2030 EV-only target as demand slows
Swedish automaker expects to still offer hybrid models at target date
U.S. elections 2024
China, Iran tap AI to influence U.S. election, experts warn
Fake news sites and 'spamouflage' attempt to sway opinion ahead of vote
International relations
Xi says 2.8bn Chinese and Africans can modernize Global South together
Unbalanced ties, debt concerns loom over gathering of leaders in Beijing
Retail
Alibaba to let rival Tencent's payment app into its 'walled garden'
Taobao and Tmall sellers will be able to accept WeChat Pay
Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong economic, security pressures sour Japanese business sentiment
Survey shows deepening concern over personnel exodus and information restrictions
Politics
Fugitive Philippine ex-mayor arrested in Indonesia
Alice Guo accused of links to Chinese crime syndicates
Tea Leaves
Golden age for Hollywood's Asian leading men
New generation of cinema stars upturns traditional notions of macho male leads
Opinion
Rising dissent in China puts Xi Jinping's vision for 2025 at risk
Economic malaise challenges CCP's social contract with the people
Property
China home presales sink to 18-year low amid unfinished properties
Fearing nondelivery, buyers look to completed homes for purchase
US-China tensions
Ex-aide to New York governor charged with acting as Chinese agent
Linda Sun blocked Taiwan representatives from meeting with officials: prosecutors
International relations
Mongolia's defiance of Putin arrest warrant shows reliance on Russia
Vital energy imports discussed in Russian leader's first visit in 5 years
Asia Insight
Once neglected, Asian Americans now courted in knife-edge election
Tiny margins in battleground states spotlight voters like Wisconsin's Hmong community
International relations
Hong Kong converts defense museum to focus on anti-Japan resistance
John Lee emphasizes WWII exhibits' role in today's 'patriotic education'
Companies
Chinese state shipbuilders plan merger with eye on 'strong military'
CSSC Holdings, China Shipbuilding Industry aim to 'focus on major state strategy'
Society
Bus hits students in eastern China, killing 11 and injuring 13, police say
Driver in custody as authorities investigate deadly crash in city of Tai'an
Trade war
China to start anti-dumping probe into Canada canola imports
Beijing says it will use WTO mechanism following Ottawa's 100% EV tariff
Opinion
U.S. military must reinforce Guam's crumbling infrastructure
Tiny Pacific territory is Washington's 'rusty spear' in the Pacific power struggle
Taiwan under Lai
China resumes Taiwan pomelo imports, allows tourist travel to Kinmen
Beijing tests Lai government with olive branch to opposition Kuomintang
China tech
China's DJI taps young farmers to cultivate drone market
Sales soar as worker shortage fuels demand for labor-saving technology
Energy
EU to tighten hydrogen subsidy rules after China concerns
Planned criteria may include requirements for work to be done in Europe
Semiconductors
China buys more chip tools than South Korea, Taiwan, U.S. combined
Record $25bn spent in first half in Beijing push to develop local supply chain
Automobiles
SAIC-GM logs first interim net loss as China auto tie-ups struggle
Rapid electrification, price wars hit classic Sino-American partnership and others
Opinion
The Gulf of Thailand may be the next U.S.-China flashpoint
Beijing's backing of Cambodian infrastructure could alter regional balance of power
Economy
China's mixed factory activity indicators call for more policy support
Private PMI recovers while official indicator slips further
Caixin
China's auto insurers must keep pace with driverless tech: white paper
Liability frameworks lagging behind as high-tech cars hit public roads