Xpeng targets overseas sales surge in 2026 as China EV battle goes global
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng is aiming to double its overseas sales in 2026, as it battles domestic rivals such as BYD and...
Blackpink lifts mainland Chinese arrivals in Hong Kong to January weekend record
Mainland Chinese tourists coming to Hong Kong on Saturday and Sunday made it a record-breaking weekend for this month, driven by K-pop girl group...
25 years on, fears of alcohol-linked accidents in Japan linger despite rail safety upgrades
Twenty-five years after the deaths of two rescuers trying to help a drunk passenger at a Tokyo station shocked Japan and spurred safety upgrades,...
China’s manufacturing powerhouse cuts 2026 GDP growth target after missing mark
China’s premier manufacturing hub is recalibrating its economic ambitions, with policymakers in the industrial heartland of Guangdong setting a cautious growth target for 2026,...
Trump raises tariffs on South Korea to 25% as country ‘is not living up’ to trade deal
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would raise tariffs on imports from South Korea, accusing the country of “not living up...
Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running billion-dollar drug-smuggling ring
A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI’s...
At the table or on the menu? Europe wakes up to a world without order
If there was a sense of panic gripping European leaders at last week’s conclave of elites at the World Economic Forum, they could be...
Kanye West denies being a Nazi, blames bipolar disorder for antisemitic rants
Rapper Kanye West on Monday denied being a Nazi and expressed regret over his antisemitic rants, blaming such behaviour – which included recording a...
Xi to meet Uruguay’s Orsi in first Latin America-China visit since US capture of Maduro
Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi will travel to China next week, in what is expected to be the first visit by a Latin American leader...