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China auto sector steps up Europe push with Spain plant
China auto sector steps up Europe push with Spain plant
Economy
by  AFP

Chinese carmaker Chery signed a deal Friday to produce mainly electric vehicles in Spain, as Beijing's auto sector pushes ahead with plans to expand into Europe despite growing competition concerns. It is the second Chinese carmaker to set up in Europe after China's top electric carmaker BYD said in December it would build a factory in Hungary.

Kyrgyzstan's TikTok block builds censorship fears
Kyrgyzstan's TikTok block builds censorship fears
Economy
by  AFP

In her photography studio in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Aku Sharsheeva, tried unsuccessfully to connect to TikTok this week. Sharsheeva had used TikTok, which has more than one billion monthly users worldwide and is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, to market her photography business.