The escalating US-China trade tensions have prompted more European business chambers to seek collaboration opportunities in Qianhai, a special economic zone in Shenzhen near Hong Kong, according to a mainland-based incubator on Wednesday. Tech firms in Qianhai and Nansha, a district in southern Guangzhou, also said Hong Kong, as an international hub, now played a…
By BERNARD CONDON | Associated Press NEW YORK — Tesla sales declined 13% in the first three months of the year, another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract buyers. The double-digit drop is likely due to a combination of factors, including its aging lineup, competition from rivals and…
Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng has called on British-owned conglomerate Swire Group to make new contributions in cementing Hong Kong’s status as an international aviation hub while playing an active role in the development of the Greater Bay Area. Han met Merlin Swire, chief executive of John Swire & Sons, who was in Beijing for the…
Fear, anxiety and confusion swept across the West Coast early Thursday when a rare tsunami warning was issued for parts of Northern California and southern Oregon following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit about 55 miles off the shore of Eureka. Evacuations were ordered. Sirens went off. Service was suspended on the Bay Area’s commuter…
A bill to rename a San Francisco post office after the late former mayor and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The bill was co-authored by California’s two current senators, Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler, both Democrats. The Dianne Feinstein Post Office will be located at the Rincon Finance Center at…
