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A staff member looks at Tesla's new Model 3 sedan displayed next to Model X SUV at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

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Elon Musk heading to China for visit to Tesla’s second-biggest market, sources say

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By Reuters28 Apr 2024Reuters

Yangon's parks offer some relief from scorching temperatures during daily electricity blackouts (AFP)

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‘Everyone sits out’: Yangon parks offer heatwave relief

As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city’s parks, the coolest place to...

By AFP26 Apr 2024Agence France-Presse

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Japan’s Bonin Islands, USGS says

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan’s Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday. The quake was at a...

By Reuters27 Apr 2024Reuters

FILE PHOTO: People visit the booth of battery manufacturer CATL, at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Analysis Automotive Business Electric Vehicles (EVs)In-Depth

Foreign automakers eager for Chinese EV partners at Beijing auto show

Global automakers including Volkswagen and Toyota came to this year's Beijing auto show looking to catch up to surging China EV makers that...

By Daniel Leussink and Sarah Wu26 Apr 2024Reuters

Analysis Business Electric Vehicles (EVs)In-Depth

Why BYD EV exports sell for twice the China price

China's top EV maker, BYD, has dramatically hiked export prices compared to what it charges at home, rather than undercut foreign rivals

By Nick Carey and Ben Klayman26 Apr 2024Reuters

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Huawei’s smart car tech offers automakers route to China sales

Chinese automakers are touting Huawei's Qiankun as the most sophisticated advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) to date

By Zhang Yan, Kevin Krolicki and Brenda Goh26 Apr 2024Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Staff members clean an Xpeng X9 electric vehicle displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

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Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

BEIJING – China’s largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the...

By Reuters26 Apr 2024Reuters

The ruins in the middle of Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija province are a tourist draw. The Philippine settlement submerged by the 1970s construction of a hydropower dam has reappeared due to a drought. (AFP)

Philippine settlement submerged by Pantabangan Dam reappears due to drought

It is the sixth time the nearly 300-year-old settlement has resurfaced since the reservoir was created to provide irrigation water for local farmers...

By Pam Castro26 Apr 2024Agence France-Presse