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Tech rally gains momentum after a report Nvidia has asked Foxconn to suspend work on the most advanced chip it is allowed to sell in China
Trump is back on TikTok, via an account set up by his PR team, despite no deal with Beijing yet on selling the video-sharing app's US operations
Beijing has been pressing the solar sector to cut 'outdated production capacity' after companies lost about $40 billion last year
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...
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China Planning to Put AI Data Centres in Space Over Next 5 Years30 Jan 2026
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...
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...
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...
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4,000 CEOs Say No Impact From AI: Study Spurs Huge Selloff18 Feb 2026
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...
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...
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Australia and EU Eyeing Next Trade Deal, Maybe This Month06 Feb 2026
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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