Little-known China startup allegedly spent $5.5 million, and used sub-optimal Nvidia chips, on an AI model that rates with the best created by US tech giants; this caused Nvidia and other tech shares to sink

The carmaker, which already has a factory in Thailand, aims to complete a $1 billion plant on Java, Indonesia's main island, by the end of this year, producing EVs for local sale and export

In 2022, while lithium prices were soaring to life-time highs, CATL intervened in the market by opening a huge lithium hub in China. Prices have since slumped 86%

Trump announced the deal with OpenAI's Sam Altman, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and Oracle founder Larry Ellison, saying it is the "largest AI infrastructure project in history"

Trump has ordered US agencies to review US trade deficits, unfair trade practices and currency manipulation; fentanyl is also a hot topic.

Before we head into Donald Trump’s first full day in office on Tuesday, here’s a look at what his first day back as president meant for technology, climate and markets

Currency traders and stock markets have been rocked by Trump's return to the White House, which has brought joy and disappointment. Investors are still trying to envision how things will play out

JPMorgan set up a “war room” to assess the impact of Trump’s policies on global trade, regulation and other matters, an executive told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos

The wide divergence of views of people in his inner circle is perhaps one reason why Trump held off imposing tariffs on China on day one of his presidency

"Trump wants a deal. Otherwise, he would have shot up China on day one," Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for the Asia Pacific at Natixis, said

China's central bank has ramped up consolidation of small banks because of their weaker funding status and higher exposure to risk, in a bid to stabilize the financial system

"The data China released was different from what most people felt," an executive said, as subdued markets point to wavering confidence in China's outlook, analysts noted