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The American company led by Elon Musk recorded a full-year sales figure of around 1.64 million EVs, while BYD reported that it sold 2.26 million EVs for 2025.

Prosecutors indicted Yoon in November on several charges of aiding the enemy, alleging that he ordered drone flights over North Korea to strengthen his effort to declare military rule, and the arrest warrant for that case was set to expire on Jan 18.

The month-long campaign by China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) agency will target AI videos that “distort, parody or vulgarise” classic Chinese films, television dramas and animated works.

Former PM Muhyiddin Yassin, who stepped down as Perikatan Nasional chairman on Jan 1, said his Bersatu party remains a principled and loyal partner in the opposition bloc.

China defended the drills as "legitimate" on Friday (Jan 2), and warned countries to "stop stirring up trouble on the Taiwan Strait issue".

Kim Ju Ae ‍has been making ⁠increasingly ‍prominent appearances in state media over the past three years.

From US rivalry and cross-strait tensions to expanding global influence, the coming year will test China’s ability to hold course amid mounting strain, analysts say.

Southeast Asia faces a complex 2026, with a snap election in Thailand, conflict between two neighbours, possible state-level contests in Malaysia, and Indonesia managing reconstruction in Sumatra and other programmes.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim enters the new year facing escalating challenges within and outside party ranks, says University of Tasmania’s James Chin.

From a special Greenland envoy to travel bans, US President Donald Trump has political-cultural and territorial designs on Europe. Here’s the good and bad news for Asia, says RSIS’ Kevin Chen.

The licence "ensures uninterrupted fab operations and product deliveries", said the chipmaker.

China’s push to localise automotive chips is gaining ground, but mostly in mature control systems rather than high-end computing. Observers say the main hurdles are technical, not geopolitical.

These CNA stories, from profile pieces to investigative work, offer a snapshot of what helped shape 2025 at home and abroad and made viewers feel deeply, think harder and see the world more clearly.

The price of China’s most prestigious drink has fallen to its lowest in years. It’s a good time for its fans, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Juliana Liu.

"We faced challenges head-on and strived diligently, successfully achieving the main goals of economic and social development," Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a New Year's Eve speech.

Beijing launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels on Monday and Tuesday around Taiwan's main island.

China's economy is expected to have grown to about 140 trillion yuan (US$20 trillion) in 2025, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday (Dec 31).

China's drills this week involved dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels conducting live-fire drills, simulating a blockade of Taiwan's key ports and assaults on maritime targets.

Turnout was about 70 per cent in Myanmar's 2020 and 2015 general elections, according to a US-based nonprofit organisation.

Thailand's foreign ministry says the move was a "demonstration of goodwill and confidence-building".

A Chinese research ship that serves as a base for submersible vessels was spotted around 35km off the coast of the northern Cagayan province.

Zia, the first woman to serve as prime minister in the South Asian nation of 170 million people, died on Tuesday (Dec 30) aged 80.

Malaysia is building both walls and bridges along its porous northern border with Thailand, determined to deter rampant smuggling while boosting economic ties. In the second of a two-part series, CNA looks at joint economic projects in the pipeline, and how political and security challenges might scupper them.

Islamist party PAS says it is ready to lead Perikatan Nasional, but some analysts question if it has a candidate with “bridge-building” credentials that can steer the bloc into the next general election.

Lee Jae Myung's visit will be the first by a South Korean leader to China since 2019.

The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed on a ceasefire that took effect at noon on Saturday, halting 20 days of fighting that killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides.

Speaking on Tuesday (Dec 30), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed Beijing’s hard line on Taiwan and US arms sales while setting out China’s diplomatic priorities for the year ahead.

The junta-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper listed rebel attacks ranging from "firing homemade heavy weapons and rockets from a distance" to "dropping bombs using drones".

Kazuyoshi Miura will join Japan's Fukushima United on loan until June for what will be his 41st season as a professional footballer.

He has also filed an appeal against a separate court ruling this month denying his bid to serve the remainder of his current prison term under ‌house arrest.

The artificial ⁠intelligence startup is among a flurry of Chinese firms that have set up base in Singapore in recent years.

The mayor's office in Arraijan, Panama said the monument, built in 2004, was taken down because it had structural damage that posed a "risk".

Many believed that Khaleda Zia would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again.

Former international trade and industry minister Mohamed Azmin Ali also announced his resignation as Perikatan Nasional's secretary-general. 

The two-day war games, code-named "Justice Mission 2025", have been slammed by Taipei as "military intimidation" by Beijing.

From quiet luxury to Y2K nostalgia, these are the Thai fashion brands that those in the know can’t stop buying.

Malaysia is building both walls and bridges along its porous northern border with Thailand, determined to deter rampant smuggling while boosting economic ties. In the first of a two-part series, CNA explores how Malaysia is preventing illicit goods from reaching its shores, and the ground impact of these efforts.

A total of 30 suspects, comprising 24 Singaporeans and six Malaysians, remain at large. 

The country’s first post-coup election phase has concluded, but analysts say the process is unlikely to deliver meaningful political change.

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said the two sides had discussed the incident and agreed to investigate and "resolve it immediately".

The body of the female victim was found floating near the northern waters of Serai island, about 1km from the site of the sinking.

Thailand and Cambodia's top diplomats travelled to the Chinese province of Yunnan for trilateral talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the border situation.