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TCL expanding in Pakistan

TCL Electronics Pakistan, a subsidiary of Chinese electronics giant TCL Corp, plans to further expand its business in electronics and mobile phone market in Pakistan, media reports said on Monday.

The Chinese company’s executives believe the Pakistan market has reached a point where advanced technology products are gaining strength, Pakistan-based Business Recorder reported.

The report cited TCL General Manager Sunny Yang, who said the company views Pakistan as a strategic market with population of over 200 million.

Yang said that trends in Pakistan will help the company introduce white goods and mobile phones into the market, according to the report.

Sicily buying BYD buses

The Italian town of Messina in Sicily has placed an order for 13 electric midi-buses with Chinese electric automaker BYD, industry news site electrive.com reported on Wednesday.

It’s the first time electric buses have been sold by bidding in southern Italy and BYD will complete delivery of the vehicles by the end of 2018, said media reports.

The BYD buses have a length of 8.7 meters and can carry 53 passengers.

The orders follows a similar contract BYD won in early August with the Italian city of Padua, which ordered six BYD electric buses that have a length of 12 meters, media reports said.