Beijing could use the review to influence the transaction, including, in an extreme case, trying to force the parties to abandon the deal, according to a report by the Financial Times

Hyundai expects humanoid robots to become the largest segment of physical AI market and plans to build a factory capable of manufacturing 30,000 robot units annually by 2028

BYD’s sales abroad rose to a record 1.05 million units in 2025, a 150% jump from 2024, but its sales at home grew at its weakest pace in five years

Korean shares fared the best in Asia, posting their biggest yearly gains in more than two decades thanks to the country's dominant role supplying chips for AI and data centres

The new policy is already generating greater technology breakthroughs and higher revenues for Chinese chip equipment suppliers

If the the draft rules are imposed, they would be the first-of-their-kind regulations around AI chatbots from any country in the world

Washington’s decision to postpone the current lot of tariffs follows extensive negotiations with Beijing and a meeting between Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

New US rules are set to have the hardest impact on China’s DJI, which is the world’s largest drone maker and accounts for an estimated 80% of all commercial drones sold in the US

Court in Zug says islanders have a right to protection from cement giant Holcim's emissions, but legal challenge to bid for compensation remains

The review process, once complete could result in the first shipments to China of Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chips

Firms are now focusing on batteries for energy storage systems that are quickly becoming critical to the global data-centre build-out

Beijing’s push for artificial intelligence self-reliance could be hyping up stocks of Chinese chipmakers despite their lags in technology