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Korean tech giant set to announce a 160% profit increase for the 4th quarter this week as chip prices soar. It plans to launch 800m devices with AI features this year.
Head of world's top company explains next generation of chips, due later this year; says they will have five times the computing power and help chatbots to give snappier responses
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
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 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...
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The Cost of Making EVs is 50% Cheaper in China, VW Says – FT27 Nov 2025
The German car giant plans to release about 30 EVs in China over the next five years, and hopes to sell them around the world as well...
India has made clear its ambition to attract greater investment in AI and data centres, but its dreams will have to reckon with a shortage of water and power...
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Chipmakers Say Not Enough Chips for PCs, Phones Amid AI Priority29 Jan 2026
The race to build AI infrastructure has caused chipmakers to divert manufacturing capacity toward more lucrative HBM chips, while bitter past experiences kept them from expanding production lines...
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ByteDance, Alibaba Get Beijing Nod to Buy Nvidia’s H200 Chips28 Jan 2026
Regulatory approvals were granted during Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang's visit to China this week...
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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Canada’s Green Light For Chinese EVs Could Give Tesla a Lift19 Jan 2026
Canada will allow up to 49,000 vehicles to be imported annually from China with a tariff of 6.1%. PM Mark Carney said the quota could rise to 70,000 vehicles within 5 years...
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Japanese PM Takaichi to Call Feb 8 Poll on Spending, Defence19 Jan 2026
Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of the snap vote on February 8 for all 465 seats in the lower house of parliament...
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