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Taiwanese officials are in Washington to meet Trump's transition team, sources say, while CBS claims Trump issued an invitation to President Xi to attend his inauguration on January 20
Indian clean energy firms will only be allowed to use locally-made solar cells from approved companies in state projects from June 2026, the government has said
The US continues to impose sanctions on foreign companies for crimes, such as a mass cyberattack described as potentially deadly, plus Burmese firms aiding the Myanmar military's bombing of civilians
Letting the yuan depreciate could blunt the impact of US trade tariffs. And China's central bank has considered the possibility of the yuan dropping to 7.5-per-dollar to counteract trade shocks.
China's anti-monopoly probe into Nvidia comes just two weeks after it said it would support the American chipmaker's efforts ’to take root’ in the country
Central bank says $17bn was siphoned from banks, while interim leader says 3,500 people may have been 'forcibly disappeared' during Hasina's 15 years in office
The companies, which have set up a 50/50 joint venture, said they will invest $4.33 billion in a factory in Zaragoza. They expect to start making batteries by the end of 2026.
Taipei says China is showing its anger at its president's recent trip to Hawaii and Guam, with around 90 naval vessels in coastal waters and dozens of military aircraft
The biggest question looming over South Korea right now is: Who is running the country?
Indian police say smugglers tried to use a Starlink device to help them ship six tonnes of meth into the country. They want details of the purchasers.
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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