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Traders report a 'scramble' for yttrium, used in chips and jet engines; prices have soared 4,400% this year and China has sent no yttrium to the US since April.
The big three 'megabanks' have cashed in on a rise in interest rates and a wave of corporate activity fuelled by the end of deflation
Lee's security adviser said the countries discussed nuclear-powered submarines on the "premise" the vessels would be built in South Korea
Markets in most Asian capitals fell on Friday, as the Chinese economy slows and concern about the high valuation of AI and tech stocks reverberates around the world...
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EU Keen to Stem Flood of Cheap China Parcels From Shein, Temu13 Nov 2025
The number of low-value packages sent to the bloc doubled last year to 4.6 billion, mostly from China, and European retailers want the flood stopped quickly....
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Bridge Collapse in Southern China Linked to Dam in Seismic Zone13 Nov 2025
A dramatic bridge collapse in southwestern China has been linked to a large dam which opened recently near the bridge, which was built in a region known for its seismic activity ...
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Singapore Trialling a CBDC, Plans Laws on Stablecoins, MAS Says13 Nov 2025
Singapore has begun trialling a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and wants to trial tokenised MAS bills. It also has plans to regulate stablecoins...
The US wants to boost its influence in a region dominated by Russia, and courted by China. It is keen to get access to Central Asia's energy and mineral resources....
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India Wins Sanctions Waiver For Iran Port, US Keen For Deal30 Oct 2025
The move, for the port of Chabahar, aims to boost Delhi's effort to enhance trade with Afghanistan and Central Asia. It follows remarks by President Trump this week that he wants to reach a trade deal with India...
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India’s Adani Bans Sanctioned Tankers From Berthing at its Ports11 Sep 2025
Adani has issued multiple orders to block sanctioned tankers at its 14 ports, after the US and EU ramped up threats in regard to imports of Russian oil...
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The West Needs a Better Attitude Toward Global South: EU Leader04 Sep 2025
Finnish president Alexander Stubb warns Washington and his EU colleagues that if they don't treat India and Global South nations better, “we will lose” the fight for global influence...
Stimulus package will include subsidies to lower utility and gasoline bills, aid to businesses hit by higher US tariffs and an expected increase in defence spending...
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As Typhoons Lash Southeast Asia, COP30 Hunts Adaptation Finance11 Nov 2025
Talks at the COP30 summit in Brazil highlight the growing need for finance to help countries build resilience to storms, flood and fires, at a time when Southeast Asia has been rocked by consecutive typhoons ...
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China’s BYD Targets Sale of 1.6m EVs Abroad in 2026: CitiBank11 Nov 2025
BYD has been building factories for local assembly in countries such as Hungary and Brazil and it plans a third plant for Europe, with Spain the top candidate....
After a year of losing out on a frenzy of global investments, India could soon find some gains from being on the backfoot in the global AI trade ...
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$10bn in Outflows From Asian Stocks This Month as AI Rally Slows12 Nov 2025
Foreign outflows in Korean and Taiwanese stocks seen as largely driven by weakness in leading AI-related companies, analyst says...
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E-Commerce Sites Must Reveal Goods’ Country of Origin: India10 Nov 2025
Delhi wants a mandatory declaration of where products are made so people can easily determine if they are domestic goods and will boost the government's self-reliance initiative...
CEO Masayoshi Son has bet big on OpenAI – over $30 billion – while selling his company's shares in Nvidia last month; those moves have paid worthy returns so far, but will the 'AI bubble' pop?...
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Germany to Review Its Policies on China, As Trade Tensions Rise10 Nov 2025
Germany's coalition government plans to re-examine its China policies in regard to energy, raw material imports and Chinese investment in critical German infrastructure...
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DeepSeek Researcher Pessimistic About AI’s Impact on Humanity07 Nov 2025
Chen Deli believed AI could be a great aid to humans as it improved over the short term, but feared it could become a "massive challenge" in the future...
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