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LONG READ: After copying foreign cars, China’s carmakers scrutinized their engineering and devised faster paths to product launches. Now their production leads the world.
Closure of the 'de minimus' loophole on small parcels has led to a double-digit drop in the amount of air cargo being flown from Asia to the United States
Jakarta will sign a pact worth $34 billion with business partners next week to boost purchases from the United States in a bid to avoid 32% tariffs on its exports
The US has lifted bans on chip design software developers and ethane exports to China in a sign that the trade war with Beijing has eased
Beijing plans to assess the deal, which will see the US put a 20% tariff on most Vietnamese exports – but a 40% levy on goods trans-shipped from third countries, such as China
The jump in wind and solar additions comes after a prolonged slowdown that led India to miss its 2022 renewable energy target
"Japan is different from other countries as we are the largest investor in the United States, creating jobs," Ishiba said in a debate on Wednesday. But the US looks more likely to do a deal with India before July 9
Intense criticism of price wars spurred by China's huge industrial overcapacity has put a spotlight on less successful aspects of President Xi's policies and his standing at home
Huawei faces a trial in the US in May 2026 after a judge found sufficient allegations that it engaged in racketeering, stole trade secrets from six firms and committed bank fraud
Producers of rare earth magnets outside of China have been flooded with inquiries since Beijing imposed a licensing system for magnets its companies make
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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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