Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue rose by 29% to come in at 777 billion yuan ($107bn; £83bn), boosted by sales of its hybrid vehicles. This topped the $97.7bn reported by Elon Musk’s Tesla. BYD has also just launched a…
U.S. President Donald Trump greets members of the audience after signing a proclamation during a Greek Independence Day celebration at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have so far taken the shape of country-specific, sweepingly reciprocal, targeted at sectors and applicable…
For most of the last three years, the most clever, artful and progressive act in K-pop has been NewJeans, a five-member girl group — Danielle, Haerin, Hanni, Hyein and Minji — with an almost preternatural musical and aesthetic sophistication. With one elegantly rendered chart-topping single after another, the artists, who range in age from 16…
Hong Kong CNN — Spinning bright red handkerchiefs and dancing in step to folk music, more than a dozen human-like robots took to China’s biggest stage in January, making a splashy debut at the annual Lunar New Year gala. The remarkable performance, watched by more than a billion people, is a high-profile reminder of how…
Kristine Carroll plopped herself down in the only shade on the beach — a triangle cast by the makeshift lifeguard station — and slathered sunscreen all over her freckled skin. Squinting at the scorching midday sun, she glanced over at her 8-year-old daughter, Zoe, who had already plunged into the blue-green water without hesitation. “She’s…
Following a healthy diet — one primarily plant-based, with minimal ultra-processed food and low to moderate amounts of animal-based foods like fish and dairy — can raise the chances of reaching age 70 without developing a chronic disease, according to a new study. The research, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, analyzed the diets of…
The top editor of the Atlantic magazine revealed on Monday that he knew about U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen hours before they happened, because he was added to a Signal messaging app group chat where members of the Trump administration appeared to be discussing such war plans. Editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said he received…
Findings question the effectiveness of a one-size-fits-all approach to screening and risk assessment for men and women. Lifestyle and health factors associated with heart disease may have a greater impact on cardiovascular risk in women than in men, according to new research being presented at th Source link
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai said on Tuesday there were clear signs China’s business entrepreneurs were more confident following a tech summit led by President Xi Jinping. Tsai told HSBC’S Global Investment Summit in Hong K… Source link
Donald Trump warned countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela would face stiff US tariffs (JUAN BARRETO) Equities mostly rose in Asia on Tuesday, extending Wall Street’s rally on easing fears over Donald Trump’s planned tariffs, while traders were also looking ahead to the release of key US inflation data. A surge in tech…