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Trump is expected to announce the takeover of TikTok in the US this week, with confirmation that the app's algorithm is "secured, retrained and operated in the US"
The move is seen as bad news for rival firms in the long term, but analysts say it could take pressure off TSMC and ease US scrutiny on foreign chipmakers
Carmakers and dealers are struggling to make money in the world’s biggest auto market and oversupply, along with fierce competition, has left scores of firms on the brink of collapse
The US is racing to establish a rare earth supply chain separate from China following Beijing’s increasingly aggressive moves to restrict its exports of rare earths to the country...
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Chinese Firms May Soon Need To Transfer Tech To Invest In Europe15 Oct 2025
The EU has emerged as a key market for Chinese firms due to increasing competition and deflationary pressures at home and tough policies that deter their expansion in the US...
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China Starts Collecting Tit-For-Tat Port Fees On US-Owned Ships14 Oct 2025
The trade war between US and China is now ensnaring ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil...
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‘Can Destroy China’: Trump Says Beijing Has to Give US Magnets26 Aug 2025
'We're going to have a lot of magnets in a pretty short period of time. In fact, we'll have so many we won't know what to do with them,' the US President said...
China has published its five-year development plan for 2026-2030 and for the first time in 15 years, new energy vehicles are not included in its list of strategic emerging industries...
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China’s BYD Sees Sales in the UK Jump by 880% – BBC07 Oct 2025
Britain has emerged as key market for BYD, as it is the only European nation with no tariffs on exported electric and hybrid vehicles from China...
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China Markets Sink on Tech Selloff, Talk of Regulatory Curbs04 Sep 2025
China's blue-chip index fell the most in nearly five months with Shanghai stocks down more than 1.3% and the Hang Seng also sinking over 1%...
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India, Once Close to Deal With US, Now Faces 50% Tariffs06 Aug 2025
Officials close to the negotiations between the once close trading partners say that while Washington went for ‘headline grabbing’, New Delhi’s overconfidence tanked a deal that was nearly inked...
Nvidia will mentor India's emerging deep-tech startups and also participate in research projects and policy dialogue in the country...
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‘Big Short’ Wagers $1-Billion Bet That ‘AI Bubble’ Will Burst – LBC05 Nov 2025
Legendary investor Michael Burry has bet big that the AI 'bubble' is set to burst, a new report says...
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China ‘Cutting Electricity Bills In Half’ For Its AI Chip Firms – FT04 Nov 2025
The energy subsidies are part of China’s larger push to subsidise its AI and semiconductor industries. Its outlay for AI alone is expected to reach $98 billion this year....
Of the 53 clean-industry projects the country has in development, not a single one managed to reach a final investment decision this year...
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Toyota to Speed up Expansion in India With Rural Push, New SUVs30 Oct 2025
World's top carmaker plans to lift its share of India's passenger car market to 10% by 2030 and will launch over a dozen new models to help achieve that, sources say...
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Japan Signs Rare Earths, Nuclear Power Deal With Trump28 Oct 2025
Trump also lavished praise on Japan’s newly-elected PM Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female leader who, in return, promised to nominate the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize...
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