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Car exports jumped by 38% year-on-year to 417,000 units in April, after a 39% rise in March; but domestic sales were down nearly 6% from 2023
The US is likely to maintain tariffs on Chinese products and will reveal news next week on areas of strategic competition such as EVs and solar panels, sources say
A teardown of the Pura 70 smartphone suggests Huawei may have only made incremental improvements in its ability to produce an advanced chip with Chinese partners
If the battery-maker's listing goes through as it plans, it would be the largest globally so far for the year...
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Shein, Temu Go Aggressive on Europe Expansion as US Tariffs Hit06 May 2025
The two fast-fashion platforms have boosted their spending on digital ads in Europe in April, with a major focus on France and the United Kingdom...
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Trump Will Extend TikTok Ban Deadline Again as Tariffs Stall Deal05 May 2025
Trump, who said once again that he had a 'sweet spot' for TikTok, has already extended the short video app's divest-or-ban deadline twice...
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As Trump Tariffs Hurt The Dollar, China Dreams of a Global Yuan30 Apr 2025
Analysts say there is renewed appetite for a global yuan as aggressive tariffs shake faith in the American currency and other US assets...
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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Concern Grows Around Firing of Ethnic Chinese Scientist in US01 Apr 2025
Wang Xiaofeng, a prominent cybersecurity researcher, was removed from Indiana University last week after the FBI raided his two homes in the state...
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Share Sale by China’s Xiaomi Raises $5.5bn, Boosts Its EV Plans25 Mar 2025
Popular support saw a share sale by the Chinese company ramped up and ended with the firm raising $5.5 billion, it said on Tuesday....
Nvidia will downgrade its H20 chip for China, with specifications that will slash its memory capacity, but a source said customers may also be able to adjust the new chip...
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US to Rejig Export Curbs for AI Chips, ‘Shift to Licensing Deals’08 May 2025
Trump administration officials are looking to dump the tiered approach to access to advanced chips and shift to a global licensing regime with government-to-government agreements, sources say...
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Satellite Images Show Huawei’s Expanding Chip Facilities – FT06 May 2025
Huawei is making an "an unprecedented effort to develop every part of the AI supply chain domestically," one expert told the Financial Times...
The Rockefeller Foundation's Coal to Clean Credits Initiative aims to use carbon finance to help close coal plants earlier than scheduled and replace them with renewable power...
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China Claims Win in First Ever Race Between Humans And Robots21 Apr 2025
Chinese state-media were seen carrying glowing praise of the country’s tech progress, as humanoids raced against humans for the first time in Beijing...
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Honda to Shift Most Mexico, Canada Car Production to US – Nikkei15 Apr 2025
Japan's second-biggest automaker by sales plans to increase US vehicle production by as much as 30% over two to three years, a new report says...
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