December 2024 – Page 192 – From Inside Asia

Only 10 Out of 400 Chinese EV Companies Left? Electric Buses Can’t Hold Up, Switching Back to Gas

Here’s something unexpected: a showroom for Yuanhang Motors. I heard the company went bankrupt. Without after-sales support, buying a car from them seems risky....

by China Observer December 6, 2024

World

Japanese studio creates ‘Ferrari’ of panda costumes to help promote Hong Kong’s bears

The “Ferrari” of all giant panda costumes will join 2,500 bear sculptures on the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui on Saturday, interacting...

by Fan Chen December 6, 2024

World

Can Hong Kong reclaim its role as Asia’s gateway to the Americas?

An oft-quoted aphorism goes, “History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” One can hardly think of a better example of history rhyming...

by Peter Gordon,Juan José Morales December 6, 2024

World

Hong Kong tightens airport health checks amid DR Congo mystery disease outbreak

Hong Kong authorities have stepped up health screening measures for all flights arriving from African transit hubs as they brace for risks of an...

by Danny Mok December 6, 2024

News

New Zealand Dairy and Beef Under Climate Scrutiny

The New Zealand government may opt for a strategy focused on preventing additional warming from methane, rather than achieving a significant reduction. New Zealand,...

by Rex Widerstrom December 6, 2024

World

Chinese wife pushed off Thai cliff by husband says spouse demanding US$4 million for divorce

Published: 9:00am, 6 Dec 2024Updated: 10:40am, 6 Dec 2024 A woman in China who survived being pushed off a cliff in Thailand by her...

by Yating Yang December 6, 2024

World

Unpacking John Lee’s firing of 2 ministers: Hong Kong needs a win

Published: 8:30am, 6 Dec 2024Updated: 8:36am, 6 Dec 2024 Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s firing of two ministers and replacing them with...

by Willa Wu,Kahon Chan December 6, 2024

World

Global firms in China go local as trade, tech flare-ups threaten operations

Despite escalating efforts from the United States and its allies to clamp down on trade, international companies with an interest in the still-sizeable Chinese...

by Frank Chen December 6, 2024