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Moscow's share in overall oil imports declined to 21% in January, down to about 1.1 million barrels per day of Russian crude for the month
OpenAI founder says domination of AI tech by any country or company 'could lead to ruin', amid flurry of multi-billion-dollar pledges for data centres, plus a UN warning that 318m people still need food aid
China’s emissions have maintained a ‘flat or falling’ trajectory for nearly two years but worry remains around its continued reliance on coal and key policy gaps
The plan comes at a time when Elon Musk-led SpaceX expects to use funds from its planned $25 billion blockbuster IPO this year to develop orbital AI data centres...
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China Reviewing Meta’s Purchase of AI Startup Manus: Report07 Jan 2026
Beijing could use the review to influence the transaction, including, in an extreme case, trying to force the parties to abandon the deal, according to a report by the Financial Times...
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Korea, China Shares Post Highest Gains in Years Amid AI Frenzy31 Dec 2025
Korean shares fared the best in Asia, posting their biggest yearly gains in more than two decades thanks to the country's dominant role supplying chips for AI and data centres...
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China Emissions Fall In First Half But Global Climate Alarm Persists25 Aug 2025
The world’s biggest carbon emitter, China, has seen its emissions fall by 1% in the first half of this year, but the news is not as great elsewhere...
Chinese companies making electric vehicles must commit to sell their cars at agreed minimum prices, if they want to avoid tariffs in Europe...
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BYD Struggles at Home But Record Foreign Sales Help it Beat Tesla02 Jan 2026
BYD’s sales abroad rose to a record 1.05 million units in 2025, a 150% jump from 2024, but its sales at home grew at its weakest pace in five years...
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BYD Plants Seen Generating Big Sales in Europe, South America08 May 2025
China's most successful carmaker is eyeing major growth from plants it is building in Europe and South America, and hopes to have half its sales overseas by 2030...
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China Follows US Playbook in Rare Earth Crackdown; Tesla Hit23 Apr 2025
China seems to be taking leaves from the American playbook as it steps up its retaliation against Donald Trump's tariff war...
But economists say a 'productivity paradox' identified in 1987 could be in effect, with gains still possible, once people learn how to utilise generative AI better...
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Humanoid ‘Super Bowl’: China Firms Pitch Robots at New Year Show17 Feb 2026
China hyped up its robotics sector at its annual new year gala, turning the event into a ‘high-stakes product launch’ at a time when the industry is set for IPOs worth billions of dollars...
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India’s Tougher Rules on AI in Social Media Spur Censorship Fears17 Feb 2026
India moves to curb a wave of AI deepfakes and disinformation, but its 3-hour takedown rule spurs fears of censorship. Delhi is also considering a social media ban for children....
Australia could be the next nation to finalise a free-trade agreement with Europe, if a deal can be reached on farm exports in the near future...
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Chinese Solar Panel Makers Get a Rise After Musk Team Visits04 Feb 2026
Shares of Chinese solar panel makers jump after Musk sent a team to visit companies making equipment, silicon wafers, battery modules and perovskite tech...
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India ‘to Cut Tariffs’ on EU Cars in ‘Mother of All Trade Deals’26 Jan 2026
European carmakers currently hold a less than 4% share of India's 4.4-million units a year car market, which is dominated by Japan's Suzuki and homegrown brands...
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