Touchscreen controls in cars are out, and physical buttons are back – The Irish Times
Car makers have been increasingly relying on touchscreen controls for in-car items that were once the domain of…
New twist in Aer Lingus redundancy plan, and Hollywood and AI – The Irish Times
A trade union body representing workers across Aer Lingus’ owner, International Airlines Group (IAG), could intervene in plans…
BYD plans direct control of Irish operation as it eyes expansion – The Irish Times
BYD, the Chinese car maker, is to take over direct control of its Irish operation later this year,…
Why has the China-US profit gap widened on the Fortune Global 500?
China’s unaddressed economic structural problems are swallowing profits and leaving its multinationals falling far behind their US peers…
Can China and Indonesia’s strong financial ties withstand ‘resource nationalism’?
Back in 2009, when China’s economy was expanding at about twice today’s pace, a little-known private firm made…
Lower profit margins set to foil Chinese carmakers’ price war plans despite falling sales
Narrowing profit margins due to higher raw material costs have dealt yet another major blow to China’s carmakers…
VW’s China playbook may come back to haunt it when rivals take it to Europe – The Irish Times
Boxy, sturdy and no-nonsense, the Volkswagen Santana became a hit among Chinese government officials after the German carmaker…
BYD challenges Porsche’s 911 with launch of electric supercar in Europe
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) assembler BYD has set its sights on Porsche’s supercars with plans to sell its…
How Hong Kong is fighting to redefine its future with an institutional moat, wealth surge
For decades, warnings of Hong Kong’s terminal decline have arrived in periodic waves. When Stephen Roach, the former…
Soldiers without uniforms: Line between civilian and military in age of AI
On June 8, 2026, the Pentagon expanded its “Chinese Military Companies” list from 134 to 188 firms. Among…
What’s Powering Clean Energy – Heatmap News
Where the smoke from any of the resulting fires actually goes is far less predictable, however, subject to…
Shenzhen’s retail sales flatline as export boom fails to benefit residents
China’s top tech hub, Shenzhen, saw retail sales grow by just 0.5 per cent year on year in…