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Geely

BAIC Becomes Daimler’s Second Major Chinese Shareholder By Acquiring 5 Percent Stake

Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), Daimler AGs partner in China, has bought a significant chunk of the German automaker. As reported earlier this year, BAIC has acquired an equity interest of approximately five percent in Daimler AG through Investment Global C…

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

As Japan and South Korea Feud, China and Russia Invade Seoul’s Airspace, Bolton Scrambles, Kim Jong Un Laughs

SEOULPresident Donald Trumps hawkish national security adviser, John Bolton, arrived here Tuesday with a daunting task: persuade South Koreas dovish President Moon Jae-in not to abandon a vital intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan in his zeal for permane…

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Elon Musk

Ford Will Make an Electric F-150 Pickup, but Won’t Say When

On July 10, a Ford crew showed up at a Canadian National Railway yard in Montreal with 43 F-150 pickup trucks. They loaded 42 trucks into 10 double-decker rail cars. The 43rd, they left outside. This was a special version of the vehicle that has outsold every…

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Geely

China’s BAIC buys 5per cent Daimler stake to cement alliance

FRANKFURT/BEIJING: China's Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd (BAIC) has bought a 5per cent stake in Daimler, cementing their long-standing alliance after China's Geely emerged as a potential rival by also taking a stake in the German automaker. BAIC has been D…

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Geely

China’s BAIC buys 5% Daimler stake to cement alliance

By Edward Taylor and Yilei Sun FRANKFURT/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd (BAIC) has bought a 5% stake in Daimler, cementing their long-standing alliance after China's Geely emerged as a potential rival by also taking a stake in th…

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Hrant Dink

20 beautiful European cities with hardly any tourists

(CNN) With overtourism showing no signs of abating in Europe's most famous destinations, there's never been a better time to seek out wonderful options that attract fewer visitors. Keen to travel somewhere new without having to battle through huge crowds of…

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Hrant Dink

What Turkey’s purchase of a Russian air defense system means for the U.S. and NATO

Last week, the United States removed Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program after Russia began delivering its S-400 missile defense system to Turkey. This move is significant since Turkey produces parts for the jet and was due to receive at least 22 of the …

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Greta Thunberg

French MPs vow to boycott Greta Thunberg’s parliamentary address

The 16-year-old Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg is to address the French parliament on Tuesday afternoon but she is likely to get a frosty reaction from a group of right-wing MPs. On Saturday, Guillaume Larrivé, presidential candidate of Les Républic…

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Geely

A Lotus Evija Roadster Seems Like A Logical Stretch

The Lotus Evija has inevitably fallen in the hands of those who use image editing software to create some wacky and/or possible new body styles of certain cars. In this case, it depicts it as a Roadster, which looks very much doable, at a first glance. Now, …

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Trump Wins? House Democrats Probably Won’t Like Budget Deal

Evie Fordham Security, Here's why. Trump Wins? House Democrats Probably Wont Like Budget Deal The Trump administration and congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle struck a budget deal Monday, and House Democrats may not react well to some of …

bubmagJuly 23, 2019

BAIC Becomes Daimler’s Second Major Chinese Shareholder By Acquiring 5 Percent Stake

As Japan and South Korea Feud, China and Russia Invade Seoul’s Airspace, Bolton Scrambles, Kim Jong Un Laughs

Ford Will Make an Electric F-150 Pickup, but Won’t Say When

China’s BAIC buys 5per cent Daimler stake to cement alliance

China’s BAIC buys 5% Daimler stake to cement alliance

20 beautiful European cities with hardly any tourists

What Turkey’s purchase of a Russian air defense system means for the U.S. and NATO

French MPs vow to boycott Greta Thunberg’s parliamentary address

A Lotus Evija Roadster Seems Like A Logical Stretch

Trump Wins? House Democrats Probably Won’t Like Budget Deal

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