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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.
The country's top EV maker has gained a greater share of the global auto market and now looks poised to top its 4-million worldwide sales target – and overtake Ford and Honda
Competition Commission of India seeks a Supreme Court ruling on legal challenges so it can make a ruling on its probe into e-commerce platforms...
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China’s Jack Ma Sees ‘Great Changes’ From AI Era For Ant Group09 Dec 2024
Billionaire, who co-founded Ant, before being forced to give up control of the group, predicts 'great changes' in the AI era over the next two decades ...
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Apple ‘to Invest $1bn in Indonesia’ After $100m Offer Rejected06 Dec 2024
Indonesia’s huge, tech-savvy population is a key market for Apple but sales of the new iPhone 16 remain banned in the country ...
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Top Korea Leader Thought Martial Law Declaration Was Deepfake – CNN06 Dec 2024
‘That’s a deepfake. It has to be a deepfake. There’s no way that’s real’...
The Russian central bank moved on Thursday to stop foreign buying of the ruble in the domestic market after the currency slipped to its lowest since March 2022...
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China Eyes Minerals, Offers Afghan Taliban Tariff-Free Trade25 Oct 2024
President Xi said at a summit in Beijing last month that from December goods from least developed countries with diplomatic ties to China would not be subject to import duties...
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Xi And Modi End Five-Year Standoff at BRICS Summit in Russia24 Oct 2024
Modi said BRICS should not project itself as an alternative to global bodies, but rather try to reform organisations and help humanity....
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Mongolia Ignores ICC Warrant, Welcomes Vladimir Putin03 Sep 2024
Putin got the red carpet treatment on Tuesday, despite Ukraine calling for his arrest under a warrant from the International Criminal Court...
German supplier warns it can no longer supply antimony to US clients, as China's export curbs begin to impact Western supply chains...
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Chinese EV Firms Find a Way Around EU Tariffs – Selling Hybrids05 Dec 2024
Exports of plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids accounted for 18% of China's total vehicle sales to Europe. That was double their 9% share in the first quarter....
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TSMC in ‘Talks on Making Top Nvidia AI Chip in Arizona’05 Dec 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is making preparations to start production of Nvidia's top AI chip in Arizona next year, sources say...
"They can go find another sucker," Trump said in a social media post, responding to efforts by the BRICS group of countries to build a currency alternative to the dollar...
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Saudi, Oil Producing States Block Hopes for UN Plastics Treaty02 Dec 2024
Critics said a handful of oil producers fought efforts at UN talks in Korea to cut plastic production and were only willing to act on plastic waste...
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Asian Steelmakers Failing on Shift to Renewables, Survey Finds29 Nov 2024
Steelmakers from South Korea, India, Japan and China were among the biggest laggards in the shift to renewables, with some still depending entirely on fossil fuels for production...
Beijing announces bans stemming from China's strong opposition to the US allowing a $385m sale of spare parts and support for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan...
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South Korea’s Yoon Facing Impeachment After Martial Law Drama04 Dec 2024
MPs look likely to vote on a bill that calls for the president to be impeached, but the political upheaval could last for months, analysts say...
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Malaysia Tells Chinese Firms: Don’t Use Us to Dodge US Tariffs04 Dec 2024
Malaysian trade minister says he has told many Chinese businesses not to invest in the country if they only want to rebadge their products there to avoid US tariffs...
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