Chinese Stocks Close Lower Amid Economic Fears

Chinese shares closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite Index dropping 1.6% to 3211.43. The Shenzhen Composite Index fell 2.65% and the ChiNext Price Index declined 2.2%. Investor sentiment has been ... ( read original story ...)

Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD

SHANGHAI: Leading Chinese electric car maker BYD’s vehicle sales surged in 2024, the company said in a statement, as the firm grows its overseas presence. The EV and battery giant is the most prominent of Chinese automotive firms expanding abroad — plans that are increasingly threatened by thorny trade disputes between Beijing and the West. ( ...