Asia Pacific

The silent nature of electric cars may improve quality of life, but Hong Kong’s blind community has demanded the city’s e-vehicles emit a louder noise, claiming their quietness threatens the safety of the visually impaired, the Post has learned.

When Wang Mengqiu, the founder of Beijing-based startup Zero Zero Robotics, told his friends two and a half years ago he wanted to build an artificially intelligent flying camera, they thought he was out of his mind.

A rift among two listed firms controlled by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing is deepening after a HK$1.

Hong Kong has ranked third among 17 Asia-Pacific economies for its efforts to combat illicit trade, according to a new study, as a researcher warned of an increasing trend of fake goods being used to fund terrorism.

China’s biggest cities have unveiled strict draft rules to regulate popular car-hailing services, sparking criticism that the proposed regulations will suffocate the booming industry and stifle innovation.

The possibility of rising fuel prices shook consumer confidence in the Chinese car market last month, with sentiment falling despite plenty of enthusiasm for buying vehicles, according to a new report.

Most Chinese people recognise China’s growing prominence on the world stage but have also become more wary of “foreign influence” and potential military conflict from simmering territorial disputes, a survey has found.

As companies such as LeEco and Faraday Future continue to work on electric cars in the hopes of conquering the market segment, Tesla is hardly worried by the upcoming competition. “I don’t think [Tesla] needs to worry about competition at this point.

Hong Kong’s economy has shown signs of stabilisation, as reflected in two studies released yesterday, despite the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) decision this week to revise down its global economic growth forecast.

Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong as Asia’s second-most expensive playground for the rich, after the latter took a hit from shrinking spending by holidaymakers.