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New government launches an industry task force following an emergency meeting on Friday after the US announced a 50% tariff on imported appliances
State Department memo warns that citizens of '36 countries' may face full or partial 'suspension of entry' if their governments do not resolve US concerns within 60 days
Data released on Monday showed that industrial output slowed last month, while retail growth enjoyed a slight lift from subsidies and a shopping festival
China has not budged on specialized rare earths, such as samarium, which are needed for military applications and outside the fast-track trade deal agreed in London
New Delhi has begun looking into the crash that is confounding aviation experts, focusing on the ill-fated plane's engine, flaps and landing gear
Border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia continues to simmer, as Phnom Penh pushes for international recognition of old boundaries
US tariffs have hit China's exports and industrial demand. Research firms now predict the country's annual imports of LNG will decline for the first time in three years
Discounts of up to $351 helped US tech giant beat tough competition from domestic rivals to top China phone sales last month, new data shows
Notorious ethnic group in northeast Myanmar is guarding new Chinese-run rare earth mines in Shan State, where chemicals are used to flush the minerals out of local mountains, creating another toxic runoff concern for Thailand
There are over 1,100 787s in service around the world, and while there have been concerns over the plane's engines, this is the Dreamliner's first fatal crash
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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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