- 18h ago
Yangwang unveils 5.6-metre Altior limousine in Abu Dhabi, pitched against Rolls-Royce
BYD's luxury division opened pre-orders for a 399-unit limited run, with an expected price of about 278,400 euros against a Rolls-Royce Phantom starting near 400,000 euros.
- 21h ago
Dionisie Kenan Wang becomes first priest of Chinese origin in Romanian Orthodox Church
The ordination took place during a Sunday liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca. He will serve at the Schimbarea la Față parish, with services held in Romanian and English.
- 22h ago
Jaguar Land Rover accuses BYD of copying Defender after raid on Dutch offices
Bailiffs seized digital files from BYD's Dutch offices in August 2026 as Jaguar Land Rover alleges its Ti7 SUV copies the Defender. A Hague court hearing on the claim is set for the week of 9 November 2026.
- 23h ago
BMW to source battery cells from Samsung SDI and LG Energy Solution in Europe and US
Samsung SDI will supply cells for BMW plants in Europe and LG Energy Solution will serve US sites, with deliveries expected toward the end of the decade.
- yesterday
Web Summit opens in Lisbon on 9 November with China-heavy lineup and humanoid robots
The 2026 edition opens on 9 November at the MEO Arena and runs until 12 November, with about 70,000 participants expected, 16 of the top 20 speakers from China and four humanoid robots on the programme.
- yesterday
China's producer prices hit 5.7% in October, a four-year high, as CPI slips to 0.7%
Factory-gate prices rose 5.7% year on year in October, the fastest pace since June 2022, while consumer inflation fell to 0.7%. Higher energy costs drove the producer gain, and domestic demand stayed weak.
- yesterday
German exports rise 2.0% in September, beating forecasts, to 141.1 billion euros
Destatis reported on Monday, 9 November, that exports rose 2.0% month on month to 141.1 billion euros, well above the 0.5% economists had expected. Shipments to the United States remained the largest single destination.
- yesterday
Fire in Taiyuan residential building kills 14 in northern China
A fire in a residential building in Taiyuan, northern China, killed 14 people after breaking out on Sunday, 8 November, and 25 people remained in hospital on Monday, 9 November.
- 3d ago
Chinese motorcycle makers gain ground in Europe, with China now EU's second supplier
China is now the EU's second-largest motorcycle supplier, with 27.1% of imports in 2025, and its large bikes sell 10 to 25% below comparable Japanese and European models.
- 3d ago
Vasco Peso wins world tumbling title in Nanjing with 31,000 points
Portugal's Vasco Peso, 23, scored 31,000 points to win the tumbling title at the world trampoline championships in Nanjing, China, a day after a team silver for Portugal. President António José Seguro praised the gold in an official statement.
- 3d ago
Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang make public debut at Zoo Atlanta after weeks of adjustment
Two six-year-old giant pandas lent by China, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, made their first public appearance at Zoo Atlanta on Friday, 6 November 2026, after arriving in late September for a 10-year stay.
- 3d ago
US presses China to honour Busan trade commitments on rare earths and farm purchases
Bessent and Greer told Vice Premier He Lifeng on Friday, 6 November 2026, that Beijing must carry out its Busan commitments on farm purchases and rare earths, roughly two weeks before a planned Trump-Xi meeting in Shenzhen.
- 4d ago
Nvidia board opens probe into CEO Jensen Huang after affair with alleged Chinese spy
Nvidia shares fell about 6% in pre-market trading after the board opened an independent investigation into Jensen Huang, who admitted an affair with a woman US intelligence considers a Chinese spy.
- 4d ago
Greek police dismantle migrant smuggling ring, 10 arrested, 750,000 euros in profits
Greek police, working with Europol, arrested ten people in Thesprotia and Thessaloniki on 5 November 2026. The network had moved more than 500 migrants in 41 cases since at least June 2025.
- 4d ago
US sanctions Cuba's electronics and energy sectors, targeting two Chinese suppliers
The US Treasury and State Department added Cuban individuals, companies and vessels to sanctions lists on Thursday, 5 November, targeting Cuba's elite networks, oil shipping and military suppliers, including two Chinese firms.
- 4d ago
Macau jails pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Au Kam San for 12 years and six months
A court in Macau found Au Kam San, a former pro-democracy lawmaker with Portuguese citizenship, guilty of subversion on Friday, 6 November. The closed-door trial was the first publicly known prosecution under the territory's 2009 national security law.
- 4d ago
Iran exempts ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar from Hormuz restrictions
Tehran says vessels from India, China, Iraq and Qatar may cross the strait freely, while India and China pay transit fees and Qatari ships pass free. Analysts see political and economic motives behind the exemptions.
- 5d ago
Scythian burial in Siberia yields earliest direct evidence of cannabis use
Hair samples from a burial mound in the Uyuk Valley of southern Siberia contained cannabinol, a breakdown product of THC, researchers report in Science. The Tunnug 1 grave dates to the first decade of the 8th century BC.
- 5d ago
UK PM Andy Burnham says Putin will not be invited to next year's G20 summit
Burnham told The Economist that Russia's president will not be invited to the G20 summit Britain hosts in Manchester next year, while Washington has invited him to the Miami summit in December.
- 5d ago
Russia's central bank sells gold for a second straight quarter to fund its war deficit
Russia sold more gold than any other central bank in the third quarter of 2026, drawing on reserves to help cover a war-driven budget deficit. China was the biggest buyer, adding 63.14 tonnes to its reserves.
