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FILE PHOTO: The BYD logos are displayed at the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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BYD to fix software in 16,666 Seagull EVs in China product recall, regulator says

BYD will fix software in 16,666 Seagull EVs from May 20 to reduce the chance of accidents, China's market regulator said on Tuesday

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model 3 vehicle warns the driver to keep their hands on the wheel and be prepared to take over at anytime while driving using FSD (Full Self-Driving) in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 18, 2023.     REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Analysis: Tesla’s self-driving bid for China faces rivals racing ahead

Tesla could prove a fierce competitor in China's autonomous-vehicle segment, experts say, citing its early lead in developing driver-assistance systems with some autonomous...

Indian environmental activist Alok Shukla, a recipient of this year's Goldman Prize, speaks at a village meeting in Chhattisgarh state (AFP)
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Indian forest activist at the coalface of mining battle

Alok Shukla has led a decade-long grassroots campaign against some of India's conglomerates seeking to tap one of the country's richest subterranean stores...

FILE PHOTO: A farmer picks coffee cherries at a farm in Vietnam's central highland of Di Linh district, December 12, 2011. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
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Vietnam coffee farmers boost irrigation but running low on water: report

Coffee farmers in Vietnam have sharply increased use of irrigation in the main producing regions of the country amid excessive dryness, but they...

BYD electric vehicles are seen at a BYD dealership in Brasilia, Brazil October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/ File photo
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China’s BYD shows effects of price war with weaker first-quarter earnings

BYD profits show weakest growth since 2022 as Chinese EV market continues brutal discounts to attract customers.

Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his second trip in less than a year to China in a bid to boost his firm's fortunes in the world's biggest electric car market (AFP)
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Musk leaves Beijing after Tesla wins key China security clearance

After talks with top officials and a deal with a local tech titan, Elon Musk's Beijing visit aimed at boosting Tesla comes to...

Robin Zeng, chairman of Chinese battery giant CATL, walks at a hotel where Tesla CEO Elon Musk is staying, in Beijing, China, April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo
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CATL boss visits Elon Musk’s Beijing hotel on Tesla CEO’s trip

Elon Musk China trip sees battery maker chairman visit hotel amid talks on autonomous driving.

A student answers his learning module following the suspension of in-person classes, inside his house in Manila, Philippines, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
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Philippines’ ‘dangerous’ heat hits schools amid power crunch fear

Energy reserves thinning after 13 power plants shut down as Philippines heatwave intensifies.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK Innovation is seen in front of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2017.  REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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SK Innovation expects solid Q2 refining margins and battery boost

SK Innovation profits up as EV battery division on target to break even despite wider losses and and market uncertainties.

The mercurial magnate is a controversial figure in the West, but in China Tesla's electric vehicles have become a staple of middle-class urban life (AFP)
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk in China for talks

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in China for talks on Sunday, making his second trip in less than a year to the world's...

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