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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
Beijing says it hopes the US 'can correct 'wrong' practices' on chip trade following an announcement from Nvidia chief Jensen Huang that would start selling H20 chips to China again...
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US Wants Vietnam To Cut Trade With China As Part Of Tariff Deal03 Jun 2025
The Donald Trump government has reportedly put a "long" list of "tough" requests before Vietnamese officials as part of tariff talks...
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China Threatens Legal Action Against Anyone Who Shuns Its Chips21 May 2025
Beijing says it will invoke its anti-sanctions law against any individual or organisation that adheres to a recent US warning about Huawei's Ascend chips...
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Beijing Says Latest US Chip Warning Puts Trade Truce at Risk20 May 2025
A war of words on artificial intelligence chips is the latest complication in the frail trade truce reached at between negotiators from China and the US...
Xi’s comments have strengthened expectations that CCP officials will take steps to curb overcapacity in top industries...
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China’s BYD, Chery Tangled in $53 Million Improper Subsidy Case14 Jul 2025
The Chinese government has previously said automakers will have to repay subsidies that they have been found to have claimed improperly...
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BYD to Take ‘Full Responsibility’ For Smart Parking Accidents09 Jul 2025
BYD is the first carmaker to assume full responsibility for an autonomous driving feature in China and the world...
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Ford Still Not Getting Enough Rare Earth Magnets From China — WSJ25 Jun 2025
A Ford executive said this week that China’s approval process for rare earth exports was still much slower than what the industry needed...
Huang’s statements triggered an $8 billion meltdown in the four biggest quantum computing shares in the US...
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TSMC Sees 60% Profit Jump on AI Chip Demand, But Fears Tariffs17 Jul 2025
World's top chipmaker says sales are roaring. The group has ramped up outlays on new factories, but tariffs on chips and Taiwan cloud its outlook...
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China Scrambles for Nvidia’s H20 Chips as Trump ‘Reverses’ Curbs15 Jul 2025
China’s internet giants ByteDance and Tencent are among the firms that are in the process of submitting applications for the chips...
Climate change and policies aimed at a green transition would impact labour productivity and availability, with up to 1.2 billion workers in 182 countries vulnerable to climate disruption...
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China Stops Most Antimony Exports But Rare Earth Sales to US Soar21 Jul 2025
China's crackdown on the smuggling and trans-shipment of critical minerals hit exports of antimony and germanium in June even as rare earth magnet shipments jumped sharply thanks to a deal with Washington...
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China Starts Work on Huge Dams in Tibet Opposed by Neighbours21 Jul 2025
China launches a series of giant controversial dams on a river in Tibet, a $170-billion project long opposed by Bangladesh and India...
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