Manufacturers in Bac Giang can now operate from midnight until 5 p.m. after factories were previously told to curtail production between 5 p.m. and 7:45 a.m.

By 2032, about half of the world’s buses will be entirely battery-powered as will almost three out of four buses sold, according to BloombergNEF’s seventh annual Electric Vehicle Outlook.

“We urge you to appoint an independent mediator to help the parties reach a voluntary agreement,” wrote Chamber president Suzanne Clark in a June 9 letter to President Biden.

Canada's Trade and Agriculture Ministers said the country "shares the concerns" of the U.S. that Mexico's measures could potentially disrupt the North American trade market.

Ninestar Corp. and Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd. were both added to the list June 9 bringing the total number of companies to 22.

Chinese diplomats recently met with their European counterparts in Brussels and Beijing as part of a campaign to reportedly persuade officials to drop the Russian-based blacklist.

Shipments of plug-in passenger vehicles surged to around 27 million units in 2023 as sales jumped in China and the U.S., offsetting slower growth in Europe.

BloombergNEF expects sodium to take market share from the cheapest, lowest-range end of the Chinese car market, potentially displacing 272,000 tons of demand for lithium by 2035.

Forty-six percent of those interviewed said they viewed China as an “ally or necessary partner” compared to just 35% who saw Beijing as a “rival or adversary.”

Some of the issues covered in the proposed policy plan include supply chain resiliency, sustainability initiatives, labor market reforms and improved childcare support.