Tesla to build Shanghai factory to make Megapack batteries

Tesla currently has a Megafactory in Lathrop, California, capable of manufacturing 10,000 Megapacks per year.

10 April 2023

China-Maldives flights to resume from 18 January

Scheduled flights of China Eastern to the Maldives will commence from 28 January.

3 January 2023

East-West battleground will shift to metals

In 2019, China accounted for 64% of the global production of graphite, 60% of rare earth elements, 13% of lithium and 8% of copper, IEA data shows.

24 December 2022

Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China

People held up blank sheets of paper as an expression of protest.

28 November 2022

China Eastern begins flights to Maldives

China Eastern will use the A330, with a seating capacity of 232 passengers, for its weekly flights to the Maldives.

4 February 2023

India on lookout for new COVID variants

Broadcaster India Today said, citing sources, that authorities will randomly test international arrivals at airports.

22 December 2022

U.S. ready to help China on COVID-19 surge if Beijing asks

China Meheco Group Co Ltd said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc to import and distribute its oral COVID-19 treatment.

15 December 2022

Beijing swings from anger, zero-COVID to coping with infections

Evidence suggests there are many more cases in the city of nearly 22 million people where everyone seems to know someone who has caught COVID.

12 December 2022