JAKARTA : China’s BYD, the world’s biggest seller of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), will launch its cars in Indonesia next week, the company said on Tuesday. The launch comes amid efforts from Indonesia to accelerate adoption of EVs in a bid to reduce emissions.
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BANGKOK : Thailand’s plan to kick-start its economy via a $14.3-billion ‘digital wallet’ handout programme will proceed by May, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told reporters on Tuesday. His comments come after the Office of the Council of State, an independent panel that provides legal advice to governments, found no reason […]
Hamas would no longer control Gaza after the war and the enclave would be run by Palestinian bodies, says Israel’s defence minister. GAZA: Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday (Jan 4) outlined a new stage of Israel’s war in Gaza: A more targeted approach in the north and further […]
LAS VEGAS: A Nevada man convicted of attempted assault vaulted over a judge’s bench in a Las Vegas courtroom and attacked her as she was about to sentence him to prison, in chaotic scenes captured on courtroom video. The violence unfolded in Clark County District Court on Wednesday (Jan 3) […]
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden also exchanged congratulations on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday (Jan 1) he was willing to work with the United States to promote stable bilateral ties, exchanging congratulations with […]
KYIV: Five people were killed in attacks on Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and the eastern city of Donetsk, local authorities said on Monday as the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv escalates. “As of 2:00 (2300 GMT), there were preliminary 13 wounded and four dead,” Denis Pushilin, the Russian-installed head of […]
Former Australian Open runner-up Petra Kvitova said on Monday she is expecting her first child with husband and longtime coach Jiri Vanek and would miss the year’s first Grand Slam which begins in two weeks. Twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova, 33, is not playing in the ongoing tune-up tournaments in Australia, […]
PERTH: World number one Novak Djokovic is hoping his latest trip to Australia is not the last, but admits that at 36 he is now taking it “season by season”. The Serbian superstar is the king of the Melbourne Park hard courts, winning the Australian Open a record 10 times, […]
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukaemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, has been released on Thursday (Dec 28). The case sparked national tabloid interest after […]
HANOI :Vietnam’s economic growth slowed to 5.05 per cent this year from an expansion of 8.02 per cent last year, official data showed on Friday, weighed by weak global demand while public investment stalled amid an intensified anti-graft crackdown. This year’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth was below a government […]