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Cars for export including BYD, Cherry and SAIC models, are seen at Shanghai port in Shanghai on August 7, 2026. Photo: CN-STR/AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Demand for affordable EVs will force open US market to Chinese models: analysts

The pressure is likely to mount after consumers in the two neighbouring markets of Mexico and Canada adopt Chinese EVs.

Electric & new energy vehicles

How recharged SAIC and GM tie-up plans to catch up with top EV makers in China

Electric & new energy vehicles

Europe’s new EV power struggle sees Chinese giants seize record market share

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Electric & new energy vehicles

In Focus | Will new EV batteries fast-charge the global automotive industry?

Amid a fiercely competitive domestic market, China’s battery tech leads in global innovation and cost reduction, promising safer, faster EVs.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
UAE

China’s battery makers fight over Middle East energy-storage market

BYD, Sungrow win contracts for storage at massive UAE solar plant, as EV battery makers seek better margins selling storage systems.

China energy security

China’s power grid no longer keeping up with green energy capacity: study

Bottlenecks in wind and solar power may drag out the country’s reliance on coal.

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Energy

Blockbuster earnings: how China’s lithium giants are cashing in on energy race

Soaring profits at Tianqi and Ganfeng highlight how global demand for energy independence is powering China’s lithium edge.

Tianqi Lithium's processing plant for lithium in Chile. Photo: AFP
Tianqi Lithium's processing plant for lithium in Chile. Photo: AFP
China trade

China’s power exports to Asean surge 40% in first half of 2026

Myanmar is leading the export surge for China’s power in Asean, with exports to the country nearly doubling in the first five months.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng, armed with road-tested tech, ready to take on Tesla overseas

The Guangzhou-based company will expand its self-driving technology to international markets, challenging its US rival in Europe.

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China energy security

China’s latest nuclear reactor connects to grid, set to supply power to 1m

New reactor at Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant launches as Guangdong sees a growing number of reactors built across the province.

The Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant in China’s southern Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua
China’s private sector

China’s carmakers are rewriting Europe’s auto hierarchy

But the rapid gains could slow if the EU widens tariffs on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, analysts said.

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Visitors view a BYD electric vehicle at Expo Georgia in Tbilisi, Georgia, on June 13. Photo: Xinhua
Visitors view a BYD electric vehicle at Expo Georgia in Tbilisi, Georgia, on June 13. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

Price war fallout: China imposes 60-day payment cap for energy storage sector

China enforces stricter payment rules for EV and energy storage batteries in a bid to curb disorder and build a resilient supply chain.

Mainland China

Brazil eyes China ties to boost green investments and aid low-carbon transition

Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan speaks at green finance round table in Beijing co-organised by AIIB.

CATL

China’s CATL bets big on sodium-ion batteries amid lithium volatility

World’s largest maker of EV batteries invests US$742 million to boost output as it introduces its first sodium-based energy-storage system.

People view displays related to CATL’s sodium ion-based Naxtra battery at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 22. Photo: EPA
Finland

Energy security fears drive global surge in orders for Chinese storage firms

In the first two weeks of June, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) bagged a combined 5.4 GWh of storage orders.

Envision’s logo appears on its building in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, June 12, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Envision’s logo appears on its building in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, June 12, 2026. Photo: Reuters
CATL

China leads charge in energy storage, powered by battery progress

Battery-based grid storage is set for 150 per cent growth in China, as Beijing prioritises energy security and firms eye global markets.

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Business of climate change

Abu Dhabi to tap Chinese tech to scale up green economy, energy chief says

China and Abu Dhabi ‘should move faster, collaborate deeper and scale together’, says the chairman of the emirate’s energy department.

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China trade

China’s BYD challenges iconic auto giants as hybrid demand surges in Germany

A three-fold jump in BYD’s German registrations highlights shift towards lower-tariff models, as company chairman says ‘the worst is over’.

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A hybrid vehicle is seen at a BYD showroom in Beijing earlier this year. The Chinese company’s hybrid models are selling increasingly well in Germany. Photo: AP
A hybrid vehicle is seen at a BYD showroom in Beijing earlier this year. The Chinese company’s hybrid models are selling increasingly well in Germany. Photo: AP
HKEX

Hong Kong emerges as top listing hub for global tech firms, HKEX says

Exchange will review listing rules introduced since 2018 to consolidate its competitiveness in the global fundraising market.

China stock market

Red-chip listing to make Chinese green power producer Shenzhen’s biggest IPO

Wind and solar producer plans multiple projects amid China’s push to deepen its insulation from global oil-shock pressures.

China energy security

Global oil stockpiles could fall to ‘critical levels’ by summer, IEA warns

Even China’s inventories are now starting to decline, with Gulf oil supplies likely to take months to recover even if a peace deal is agreed.

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An oil pumpjack is seen in the US state of North Dakota. The US-Israel war on Iran has upended global oil markets, with stockpiles likely to fall to “critical levels” by summer, according to the International Energy Agency. Photo: AFP
China trade

‘Unsustainable’: firms face huge spike in shipping costs amid Hormuz crisis

Shipping lines say they have no choice but to pass on steep cost rises, as the Iran war sparks a fuel crisis that could last well into next year.

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A container ship is moved into position at a port in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo: AFP
A container ship is moved into position at a port in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo: AFP
CATL

CATL set to boost global energy storage with world’s largest testing facility

The firm says it has completed a 3 billion yuan research facility for testing energy storage systems.

HKEX

Open Questions | Charles Li on making Hong Kong a magnet for global IPOs

As HKEX CEO, Charles Li forged Stock Connect link to mainland markets. He says an ‘IPO connect’ could draw international companies to list in Hong Kong.

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Banking & finance

Tech edge to boost Chinese firms’ overseas revenues to record high: UBS

Carmaking, power supply chains at forefront of China’s go-global expansion, driven by rising technological competitiveness, Swiss bank says.

UBS expects China’s power and car supply chain sectors to outperform. Photo: EPA
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