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Brazil blacklists BYD for slave labour conditions at its biggest plant outside China
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/04/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's labour ministry on Tuesday added Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD (Build Your Dreams) to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery, limiting access to state financing and increasing reputational risks in its most important market outside China.
AutoFlight unveils world's largest flying car
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/02/2026
» SHANGHAI — Chinese aviation start-up AutoFlight, backed by electric vehicle (EV) battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), is emblematic of mainland China's ambitions in the flying car market, part of the country's broader push to dominate the low-altitude economy.
China's 'super golden week' forecast to spark travel boom at home and abroad
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/10/2025
» HONG KONG — Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy.
China to have 300,000 driverless taxis
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/08/2025
» SHANGHAI — China is likely to see 300,000 driverless cabs operate in its four top-tier cities as early as 2030, buoyed by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and its highly competitive electric vehicle (EV) sector, UBS said on Thursday.
Scientists unleash robotic cockroach army for disaster zones
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — Scientists in Singapore have industrialised the production of remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches that one day could form a tiny army suitable for disaster search missions.
Carmakers GM, Tesla and Ford lead list of US companies in China exposure
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/06/2025
» General Motors (GM), one of America's top carmakers, leads US companies in its exposure to China, perched in a delicate position as bilateral trade tensions persist amid US President Donald Trump's steep 55% tariffs on Chinese imports, according to a research report published this week.
Car crashes into crowd outside school in China
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/04/2025
» ZHEJIANG — A car ploughed into a crowd outside a primary school in the eastern Chinese city of Jinhua on Tuesday, the South China Morning Post has learned, although the number of casualties is not known.
More rice, less gas: Scientists create hybrid to cut methane emissions
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/02/2025
» HONG KONG — Chinese and Swedish researchers have developed a high-yield rice variety that emits up to 70% less methane than normal rice after uncovering how chemicals released by rice roots influence emissions.
Electric trucks cheaper than diesel vehicles on long-haul routes
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/02/2025
» HONG KONG — Battery-powered electric trucks driving long-distance routes from Shenzhen are more cost-effective than those powered by diesel fuel, according to an expert from a think tank.
China executes driver who killed 35 in car attack
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/01/2025
» ZHUHAI — The driver behind a deadly car attack in China's southern city of Zhuhai in November last year was executed on Monday, state news agency Xinhua reported.