Category: Business

Indonesia Deepens Ties With Xinjiang Despite Human Rights Concerns

When the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) opened its doors to Xinjiang’s state-linked conglomerates this month, the event was billed as a milestone in deepening trade ties. Executives from Jakarta and Urumqi spoke glowingly of “mutual respect” ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Plugging into African Agency

After several years of declining funding, the African end of the Belt and Road Initiative seems to be roaring back. The newest Griffith University/Green Development Finance Center data on the Belt and Road Initiative shows that engagement with Africa jumped by 395%, while a few big projects boosted engagement in Nigeria alone more than twelvefold.

These shifts indicate a window of opportunity for African electrification. 60% of Africans still lack ...

China’s Delivery Titans Export Their Ugliest Rivalry to Brazil

Two of China’s biggest delivery giants are exporting not just their business models but also their worst habits. In Brazil, Didi’s 99Food and Meituan’s Keeta have turned a promising overseas expansion into a spectacle of lawsuits, exclusivity deals, and copycat branding so absurd that instead of toppling ...

Africa’s EV Trade Siege and What’s Blocking the Future

The electric vehicle (EV) sector in many African countries faces critical challenges, slowing down the adoption of electric mobility. Some of these challenges are intra-African trade barriers, which make it hard to do cross-border trade. ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: BYD Shark Arrives in Kenya as LDV, eTERRO 9 Debut in South Africa

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. Recent activity by Chinese automakers in South Africa shows growing momentum in the country’s vehicle sector as manufacturers ...

China, India Pledge to Resume Flights as Beijing’s Top Diplomat Wraps up Visit

China and India announced they would restart direct flights in a string of diplomatic breakthroughs, state media reported Wednesday, as Beijing's foreign minister wrapped up a visit before heading to Pakistan. Following Wang Yi's trip to India, Beijing and New Delhi ...

BHP Books Rise in Profit on Back of Chinese Copper Demand

Australian mining giant BHP on Tuesday reported a bump in yearly profits, as China's appetite for copper helped to counter slumping prices for iron ore and coal. Chief executive Mike Henry trumpeted a strong year "marked by record production", with annual ...

BYD Readies Thai Exports as Chinese EVs Lead in Southeast Asia

Government electric vehicle EV incentives in Thailand and Indonesia are significantly influencing the region’s auto market, lifting Chinese brands while slumping Japanese incumbents. BYD will start shipping Thai-built plug-in hybrids to Europe in late August, while in Indonesia, EV ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: BasiGo Partnership For CATL Battery Systems Maintenance as E-Motorcycles Numbers Grow

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. Chinese automakers are reshaping the electric vehicle (EV) market with a tech-first strategy and competitive pricing. This is, ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: BYD Forging New Partnerships as African EV Market Lags

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. China's new electric vehicle (EV) exports to Africa are still lagging, as the regional market remains ...

A Rosy Road Ahead? Chinese Documentary on EVs in Thailand Arrives as Doubts Mount

Framed like a hopeful road trip into Thailand’s EV future, Auto Roam is a glossy branded documentary by Chinese automotive media Autohome, following a diverse cast of local EV adopters to portray how Chinese electric vehicles are reshaping everyday life in Thailand. Slick, upbeat, and unmistakably ...

Eswatini Builds Dam With Chinese Firm Despite Taiwan Ties

In a notable show of pragmatism, Eswatini, the only African country that maintains formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, is working with Sinohydro, one of China’s largest state-owned construction firms.

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Chinese Phone Giant Heats Up E-bikes Competition in Kenya as Ethiopia Bans ICE Vehicle Parts Imports

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. Competition between electric mobility solutions providers is intensifying in Kenya and other African countries as companies ...

BYD Tops Southeast Asia EV Sales, Tesla Drops in Hong Kong

BYD overtakes Tesla in Hong Kong and dominates Indonesia’s EV market in the first half of 2025. With tariffs rising in the West, China’s electric vehicle giants are rapidly expanding across Southeast Asia. In the first half of 2025, ...
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