SHANGHAI: Tesla cut car prices in China for the second time in less than three months on Friday (Jan 6), deepening its discounts in the world’s largest auto market as competition picks up and the demand outlook darkens. The latest cut, along with a reduction in October as well as […]
Month: January 2023
TAIPEI: Taiwan has again offered to provide China with assistance to help it deal with a surge in Covid-19 cases but Chinese authorities have not yet responded, official Taiwan media reported late on Thursday. China scrapped its stringent Covid controls last month after protests against them, abandoning a policy that […]
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said today he would consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military pact if North Korea violates its airspace again, Yonhap news agency reported, citing his press secretary. Yoon made the comment after being briefed on countermeasures to North Korean drones that crossed into the South […]
BEIJING: Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China’s raging Covid-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government’s mouthpiece newspaper today rallied citizens for a “final victory” over the virus. China’s axing of its stringent anti-virus controls last month has unleashed Covid on a […]
A publicist for Jeremy Renner said in a statement that the 51-year-old Avengers star is in an intensive care unit following surgery on Monday. Jeremy Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries in a snow plow accident in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday, a representative for the actor said Monday, […]
BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released on Saturday (Dec 31), despite Beijing’s loosening of COVID-19 restrictions at the beginning of the month. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a key gauge of manufacturing in the world’s […]
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half year deal, a month after the 37-year-old forward became a free agent when his contract with Premier League club Manchester United was terminated. Here is what you need to know about the club: WHAT IS AL […]