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High interest rates, sticky inflation and geopolitical tensions have seen share sales by Asia-Pacific companies touch their lowest levels since 2012
France's revamped rules on EV subsidies include a new criteria for eligibility — the amount of carbon emitted in the making of cars, which is reportedly much higher in China
Panel production costs in the world's largest producer of solar energy have declined a whopping 42% from year ago, dropping as low as 15 cents per watt
Huawei, which slumped for several years after being hit with US sanctions, has managed to regain its dominant position in the Chinese smartphone market...
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World Now Sees China, Xi More Favourably Than US, Trump14 May 2025
For the first time, more countries hold a positive view of China than of the United States. Perception of the US, meanwhile, is now as bad as that of Russia, new survey finds...
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China’s CATL Looking to Raise $4 Billion In Hong Kong Listing12 May 2025
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...
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....
US senators have introduced a bill to stop batteries being purchased from six Chinese companies, amid concern domestic power grids could be destabilised, after rogue devices were found in Chinese solar power inverters...
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Nvidia ‘to Modify H20 Chip for China to Meet New US Export Limits’09 May 2025
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...
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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