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Some large Indian private and state-run lenders disbursed amounts related to employee benefit schemes directly to staff's CBDC wallets, instead of their salary account in December
Electricity demand has surged due to the popularity of EVs, forcing officials to provide solutions that prevent power grids from being overwhelmed
China and Hong Kong stocks ended 2023 as the worst performers among the world's major indexes, dragged down by geopolitical risks, a sluggish economic recovery and policy uncertainties
'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...
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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...
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Trump Says He’ll Go To China — But ‘Only If Xi Invites Him’29 Jul 2025
'I am not SEEKING anything' Trump wrote in a social media post rejecting reports that he was looking to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping...
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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...
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...
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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...
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China’s Xi Issues Rare Warning on Over-Investment in EVs, AI – FT21 Jul 2025
Xi’s comments have strengthened expectations that CCP officials will take steps to curb overcapacity in top industries...
China and the US 'have larger agendas to work out,' Nvidia chief says after China's cyberspace regulator bans local firms from buying its AI chips...
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China Says TikTok Framework Agreement is a ‘Win-Win’ Deal17 Sep 2025
Chinese shareholders' stake will be cut to below 20%, while Andreessen, Silver Lake and Oracle look set to be key players in the new firm running TikTok in the US...
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TikTok Deal Includes New, Old Investors, Oracle Data Role – CNBC16 Sep 2025
The takeover of app's operations in the US will take 30 to 45 days, but Oracle will retain its role managing the collection of TikTok's data and software updates, CNBC has said...
Chinese officials have unveiled a plan to double the country's storage capacity for 'new energy' to 180 gigawatts (GW) by 2027....
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Cars From China, Asia Now Face 50% Tariffs, Mexico Says11 Sep 2025
The move – seen as a bid to placate the US and protect jobs – will increase tariffs on $52 billion worth of imports in sectors such as textiles, steel and automotive...
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Toyota ‘to Make Electric SUVs at US Factory in Kentucky’10 Sep 2025
Toyota Motor plans to start making two battery-powered sport utility vehicles at its US factory in Kentucky, a person with knowledge of the plan has revealed...
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