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China needs to adopt more ambitious climate goals: Top US diplomat

China and US had a very good year for collaboration on dealing with climate change, the top US diplomat in China said.

Hyundai and Kia's market share decline from 3.1% to 2.1% in China

Sales of Hyundai Motor and Kia have continued to decrease in the Chinese market.According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on the 10th, Hyundai Motor and Kia's combined share of the Chinese market fell 1 per cent from 3.1 per cent (2.2 per cent for Hyundai Motor, 0.9 per cent for Kia) in November last year to 2.1 per cent (1.4 per cent Hyundai Motor, 0.7 per cent Kia) in November this year.Last month, retail sales of automobiles decreased by 13 per cent year-on-year to 1,845,000 units in the Chinese market. The sales of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs) fell 13 per cent to 1,816,000 units and commercial vehicles fell to 28,000 units, similar to last year.However, Hyundai Motor and Kia's performance was far below the market average.Retail sales of Hyundai Motor Beijing fell 42 per cent year-on-year to 26,000 units in November, and Dongfeng Kia fell 30 per cent to 13,000 units.Sales of Hyundai Motor Group have significantly decreased in the Chinese market ...

US democracy summit has curious case of vanishing Taiwan minister, her map

Sources said slide show by Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang at the Summit caused consternation among US officials after the map appeared in her video feed for about a minute

China's domestic air traffic falters due to repeated small Covid outbreaks

China's domestic air traffic is faltering because of zero-Covid policy that has led to tighter travel rules in Beijing resulting in weaker consumer confidence after repeated small outbreaks of Covid.

US using democracy as 'weapon of mass destruction': China on Biden's summit

China on Saturday accused the US of using democracy as a weapon of mass destruction to "stoke divisions and confrontation"

13 Chinese military planes enter Taiwan air defence identification zone

Thirteen Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday.This came on the day Nicaragua severed ties with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with China.The 13 Chinese planes entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ, with a sortie of two H-6 bombers and a Y-8 electronic warfare plane breaking off and intruding deep into the southeastern ADIZ.The other 10 aircraft were a Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane, a KJ-500 third-generation airborne early warning and control (AEW & C) plane, and six Shenyang J-16 and two Chengdu J-10 fighter jets, Focus Taiwan reported citing Taiwan's defence ministry.In response, Taiwan scrambled a combat air patrol, sent radio warnings, and deployed air defense missile systems to track the Chinese military fleet, the MND said.China has been regularly sending warplanes into Taiwan air defence zone.Taiwan's defence ministry has been publishing information about such flights since Sept. 17 last year, amid a growing

Tibetans, Uyghurs protest in Paris over China's rights violations

Tibetans, Uyghurs, and the Vietnamese demonstrators gathered at Paris's Bastille Square to protest against human rights violations and cultural genocide of ethnic groups by the Chinese government

Top equity funds in Asia are all buying China's green stocks. Here's why

China's push to reach carbon neutrality by 2060 is fueling growth in what is already the world's largest renewables market and a leading one for electric-vehicle automakers and suppliers

Winning back some neighbours

Whether it is Sri Lanka, Maldives, or Nepal, quietly but steadily, India has been reclaiming some of the ground it had lost to China

China promises tax cuts, support as it scrambles to control global message

A statement issued after an annual planning meeting led by President Xi Jinping called for "maintaining stability"

China laying mines, dropping bombs in Taiwan Strait to deter US, allies

China has increased the range of its military exercises near the Taiwan Strait in an effort to show force and attempt to deter the US and its allies from intervening to protect Taiwan.

China dismisses UK, Canada's decision boycott Winter Olympics as 'farce'

China dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a "farce"

China's domestic air traffic recovery faltering due to zero-Covid policy

Domestic capacity at the country's three biggest airlines reached around 115% of pre-COVID levels in April but by October had fallen to around 77%

Chinese internet silenced Tennis star Peng Shuai in 20 minutes

China silenced Tennis star Peng Shuai in 20 minutes after she went online and accused Zhang Gaoli, a former vice-premier, of sexual assault

Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China as tensions rise

Taiwan has lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognise only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Thursday announcing the change and Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the news Friday morning. The Government of the Republic of Nicaragua declares that it recognizes that... in the world there is only one China. The People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory, the Nicaraguan statement read. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed sadness and regret and said it would immediately recall its diplomatic staff. The move leaves Taiwan with 14 countries globally that recognise it. The Nicaraguan government is meeting with the Chinese government in the northern city of Tianjin in China on Friday, according to state broadcaster CCTV. China ha

Joe Biden calls on world leaders to end 'backward slide' of democracy

President Joe Biden expressed alarm at a backward slide of democracy around the globe on Thursday, calling on fellow world leaders to work with him to bolster democratic institution

Diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics triggers deep freeze with US

East-West tensions spilling onto the turf of sports didn't raise many eyebrows as Washington announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics

China dismisses UK and Canada's Olympic boycott decision as 'farce'

Under the diplomatic boycott, the countries will still send their athletes to compete

China's central bank tightens control to restrain currency's rise

Commercial banks were ordered Thursday to increase the amount of their foreign currency deposits

Russia-China trade to reach new peak in 2021 despite Covid: Diplomat

Bilateral trade between Russia and China will reach a new historical level by the end of the year, despite the unstable coronavirus situation