Residents line up for a Covid-19 test in Shanghai, in June. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Bloomberg News China’s economy weakened further in July amid a resurgence in Covid outbreaks, China Beige Continue Reading
Tesla Inc. has signed new long-term deals with two of its existing Chinese battery-materials suppliers, the latest move by automakers to secure supplies amid intensifying competition. Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Continue Reading
A VinFast SUV was unveiled at the 2021 L.A. Auto Show in Los Angeles. Vietnam’s Vingroup JSC VIC -4.48%▼ became a corporate juggernaut in its home country, operating everything from Continue Reading
Japan’s manufacturing sector slowed in July, as the au Jibun Bank Japan purchasing managers’ index compiled by S&P Global Commodity Insights dipped to 52.1 from 52.7 in June, the data Continue Reading
A nascent two-month recovery in China’s home sales ended in July, as a widespread mortgage revolt over concerns that ailing property developers wouldn’t be able to deliver still-unfinished apartments weighed Continue Reading
China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in July, reversing earlier economic momentum as sporadic Covid outbreaks weigh on the recovery. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49 from 50.2 Continue Reading
Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and Continue Reading
Russia is boosting natural gas shipments to China as it curbs flows to Europe, a dynamic that may offer some respite from the unprecedented rally in energy costs, according to Continue Reading
In a first for Chinese offshore shale, state-run oil giant CNOOC has announced what it claims to be a commercial discovery in the Beibu Gulf in the South China Sea Continue Reading
Japan is encouraging regional authorities to take steps to contain a new coronavirus variant that has sent cases to record levels, but there is no plan for sweeping national measures. Continue Reading
