Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects that the electric car maker will have the technology needed to essentially operate vehicles without drivers by the end of the year. The entrepreneur made the comment on a podcast with Cathie Wood and Tasha Keeney of ARK Invest, a firm that owns shares in the company. Tesla’s automated driver […] Read more
China promulgated its first document for 2019 on Tuesday. It called for greater efforts to address rural problems during a period when the nation is at a decisive stage in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The document was issued by the central committee of the Communist Party of China and the State […] Read more
The logo of Huawei Technologies is pictured in front of the German headquarters of the Chinese telecommunications giant in Duesseldorf, Germany, February 18, 2019. The head of China’s Huawei Technologies in Germany told a German newspaper that the Chinese government does not get involved in the company’s business, adding the firm would work on being […] Read more
By Daniel Shane After a tough 2018, global automakers look set for another bruising year. Data published Monday show that the slowdown in China, the world’s biggest car market, is getting worse. And the United States is considering imposing tariffs on imported cars, a move that would hit global brands hard. Passenger car sales in […] Read more
Pakistan-based group’s claim of responsibility poses foreign policy challenge to Indian prime minister Questions raised on claims of a ‘reset’ in relations following the summit meeting in Wuhan By: Debasish Roy Chowdhury A terror strike on Indian security forces in the country’s restive Jammu and Kashmir province has raised renewed questions in India on China’s […] Read more
Trade talks between the US and China have broken up without a deal, with the US warning that “very difficult issues” remain unresolved. The talks in China this week were aimed at securing a new deal before further US tariffs are imposed on 1 March. China said negotiations would now continue in the US next […] Read more
China and the United States have agreed to continue talks in Washington next week after two days of negotiations in Beijing produced “progress” but not enough to seal a deal to end the trade war, a source briefed on the talks said. “Talks will continue next week among the same group of people, but at […] Read more
With the Chinese economy slowing, concern has increased among Chinese policymakers about the outlook for employment, since ensuring a sufficient number of new jobs is seen as a necessary ingredient in maintaining social stability in the country. Employment was the top priority the Politburo set last July when it shifted its economic policy focus to […] Read more
United Arab Emirates’ Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy attends the opening meeting of the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 28, 2015 United Arab Emirates’s economy minister, Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri, said on Monday trade tensions between the United States and China are harmful […] Read more
A self-driving bus assisted by the 5G mobile network is on a test run in Chongqing, a vehicle-manufacturing powerhouse in southwestern China, local authorities said. The bus, equipped with technologies such as Controller Area Network and laser radar, is able to complete all autonomous operations with the assistance of the 5G mobile network. The electric-powered […] Read more
