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Chinese tanker retreats twice from US' Hormuz blockade in 48 hours
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/04/2026
» A fully laden Chinese tanker has twice turned back from the US blockade of traffic leaving Iranian ports, despite setting off from the United Arab Emirates.
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.
Malaysia flexes rare earth muscle as mineral-hungry US seeks non-Chinese sources
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/08/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's ban on exports of unprocessed rare earth metals this week signals that the Southeast Asian country has a realistic shot - on its own terms - at feeding the mineral-hungry United States amid its strained trade ties with the world's dominant supplier, China, according to analysts.
How Thailand's craft chocolate industry is raising the bar with sustainable practices
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/07/2025
» When it comes to countries that produce chocolate, Switzerland and Belgium may be among the first to come to mind. But neither of them grow cacao, the fruit whose seeds are needed to make chocolate. In fact, 70% of the world's cacao comes from the Ivory Coast, in western Africa.
China doubles down on building telescopes in Thailand
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/05/2025
» China has completed its first overseas new-generation radio telescope in northern Thailand, bolstering a global scientific network that monitors deep space signals and tracks subtle shifts in the Earth's rotation and tectonic plates.
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.
Why Trump biopic The Apprentice was censored in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/11/2024
» HONG KONG — Controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice began showing in Hong Kong cinemas on Thursday - despite an official release date of Nov 28 - but the film had not escaped local censors beforehand.
Chinese astronauts take a walk to fix damaged solar panel on Tiangong space station
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/03/2024
» Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station performed the orbiting facility's second spacewalk for repairs on Saturday in an eight-hour mission to finish fixing damaged solar panels.
China spotlights drones at Saudi defence show
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/02/2024
» RIYADH - Drones took centre stage as Chinese arms contractors attempted to lure buyers at a defence exhibition in the Middle East amid escalating conflict in Gaza and the Red Sea.