South Korea turns to Russian naphtha as Asia’s chip supply chain feels the squeeze
South Korea turns to Russian naphtha as Asia’s chip supply chain feels the squeeze

When Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in late February, choking off the corridor through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows, the immediate consequences were predictable: crude prices spiked, energy markets convulsed, and geopoli…

Apple Intelligence briefly goes live in China without approval, raising the spectre of regulatory penalties
Apple Intelligence briefly goes live in China without approval, raising the spectre of regulatory penalties

In the small hours of Tuesday morning, something unexpected appeared on iPhones across mainland China. Apple Intelligence, the suite of AI-powered tools that the company has spent nearly two years trying to bring to its largest market outside the US, f…

Mainland Chinese tech firms are flooding into Hong Kong as the West tightens the door
Mainland Chinese tech firms are flooding into Hong Kong as the West tightens the door

The number of mainland Chinese companies listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose from 30 in 2024 to 76 in 2025, an increase of 153 per cent, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Hong Kong reclaimed the top global position for IPO fundraising last …

The least surprising chapter of the Manus story is what’s happening right now

Did anyone think there would not be a reckoning over this tie-up?

BYD plans 20 Canadian dealerships within a year as 6.1% tariff deal opens the floodgates
BYD plans 20 Canadian dealerships within a year as 6.1% tariff deal opens the floodgates

BYD is moving fast to establish a physical retail presence in Canada, with plans to open 20 branded dealerships within its first year in the market. The world’s largest EV maker is already scouting locations in the Greater Toronto Area.

The push com…

Xiaomi launches next-gen SU7 with 902 km range and LiDAR, still undercuts Tesla
Xiaomi launches next-gen SU7 with 902 km range and LiDAR, still undercuts Tesla

Xiaomi is officially launching the next-generation SU7 electric sedan today with a sweeping set of upgrades — up to 902 km of CLTC range, standard LiDAR across all trims, and an 897V charging architecture on the top model.

The updated sedan starts a…

This mine put 100 autonomous electric haul trucks to work – here’s how it went
This mine put 100 autonomous electric haul trucks to work – here’s how it went

What happens when you deploy 100 massive, driverless, and fully electric heavy haul trucks at a working mine? After nearly a year of continuous operation, one mining company is already finding out. Here’s how their great experiment is going.

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BYD is open to building cars in Canada and acquiring a rival automaker
BYD is open to building cars in Canada and acquiring a rival automaker

BYD’s Executive Vice President Stella Li confirmed the world’s largest EV maker is studying the Canadian market for a wholly owned manufacturing plant, and signaled it could acquire a struggling legacy automaker to accelerate its global expansion.

T…

Honda faces first loss in 70 years after killing three EV models

Honda is scrapping three electric vehicles that were headed for North American production, a decision that’ll trigger its first annual loss as a publicly traded company in nearly seven decades. The Japanese automaker confirmed Thursday it’s killing the…