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Chinese strategists expect fiery rhetoric and tariffs from Trump, but some say his isolationist foreign policy could help Beijing boost its global heft
A protectionist shift in US politics will spell further bad news for China’s currency and equities
Despite stalled talks between both the sides, it is unlikely that Beijing would want to torpedo its ties with the EU given its trade with the US is already hurt by geopolitics
US tech giant got information from 980,000 Korean Facebook users on sensitive issues without permission, watchdog says; Group's plan for an AI data centre in the US also suffered a setback
US chipmaker GlobalFoundries has been fined by Washington for shipping chips to a banned Chinese supplier
Shenzhen-listed shares of the carmaker were up 5.74% at close of trade on Monday, while its Hong Kong-listed stock was up 3.53%
Production volumes of solid-state batteries could reach Gigawatt-hour levels in 2027, according to a new report on the rush to create a better EV battery
Last year, 80% of panels exported by Chinese firms to the US came from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. Now bases have been set up in other states to avoid US tariffs
Private sector survey shows factory activity expanded slightly last month after Beijing announced stimulus measures, while the steel sector sees a rejig
Chinese researchers from PLA institutions say they used an early version of Meta's Llama to create a similar AI tool for military tasks
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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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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