Hong Kong’s legislature is expected to investigate evidence-based, real-name complaints about lawmakers’ conduct through a committee with an expanded scope, as part of a proposal to revamp current guidelines and regulations. Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, president of the Legislative Council, said on Thursday that those found in violation could face the maximum penalty of suspension from…
TOKYO — Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is preparing to enter the Japanese market for lightweight minicars, which is dominated by domestic manufacturers, as early as 2026, Nikkei has learned. Minicars, or kei-jidosha (light vehicles) in Japanese, are unique to the country and account for about 40% of the overall Japanese car market. The unique…
China is vying with Japan and Britain to host the 2030 maths Olympics for the second time, after it first held the event in 2002, an initiative led by eminent mathematician Shing-Tung Yau. Yau is leading a team of 40 Chinese and international mathematicians in the bid for the 2030 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM),…
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HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam’s Vingroup has said it is willing to sell off assets to fund VinFast, its electric vehicle arm, as a backstop to ensure the Nasdaq-listed startup breaks even by 2026. The country’s biggest conglomerate said it would lend up to $1.4 billion to VinFast and that founder Pham Nhat Vuong…
NEW YORK — Toyota Motor will push back the production of electric vehicles in North America to the first half of 2026 amid slowing sales in the key auto market, Nikkei has learned. Toyota previously planned to begin assembling a three-row, electric sport utility vehicle at its plant in Kentucky in 2025, investing $1.3 billion…