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China saw 229 of its billionaires drop off the Hurun Global Rich List with Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, falling to 52nd place from 34th
The country’s sole EV maker is gearing up to expand into the United States, where it hopes its two electric SUV models will compete with legacy American brands
The debt restructuring plan has not proven popular with Evergrande dollar bondholders, with one likening it to lending a bucket of rice and then being repaid back with two grains
The port reconstruction deal, part of a $170-million project to upgrade roads and wharves in the strategically-located Pacific islands nation, comes as the US voices fears about China planning a naval base in the region...
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Greed, Inefficiencies Fuel China’s Costly New Coal Power Plants23 Mar 2023
Analysts fear China's renewable power generators may have to shoulder the costs of keeping under-utilised and loss-making coal power plants humming...
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South Korea Says New US Rules Won’t Shut Its China Chip Plants22 Mar 2023
Seoul reacts to proposed new limits for recipients of US chip manufacturing and research funding that includes restrictions on investments related to expansion in China and Russia...
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India Approves $968 Million Investment From Foxconn Unit22 Mar 2023
Earlier this month, Foxconn said it was seeking cooperation in India in new areas like chips and electric vehicles after a visit to the country by its chairman...
Nissan predicts that 55% of all cars will be 'electrified' by 2030, Green Car Reports said...
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China’s Xi Skips Dinner With Putin, Allies as Covid Caution16 Sep 2022
Xi was absent from group photos on Thursday when the leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan, went for dinner...
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Turkmenistan Says China Gas Pipeline Debt Paid in Full12 Jun 2021
The Central Asian nation’s autocrat leader says that his country's debts to China for a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline and another gas project have been paid off "in full"...
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Chevron to Explore Hydrogen, Carbon Capture in Central Asia08 Jun 2022
Chevron Munaigas and KazMunayGas said they would evaluate the potential for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage as well as hydrogen production and methane management...
Premier Li Qiang pledged to increase support to Chinese industries suffering from US tech and trade sanctions...
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Nvidia Tweaks Another Flagship AI Chip for Export to China22 Mar 2023
The move follows sweeping export controls implemented by the United States last year that stopped Nvidia from selling its two most advanced chips to Chinese customers...
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Russia Eyes Gains As Xi-Putin Sign Power-of-Siberia 2 Gas Deal22 Mar 2023
Analysts say original target was China importing 38 bcm of Russia gas by 2025 – that has now jumped to 98 bcm by 2030...
Indian officials shut down the internet in Punjab as they hunted a renegade preacher, a leading figure in an outlawed separatist movement...
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Japan’s $75bn Indo-Pacific Investment Plan to Counter China20 Mar 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the money would be shared around the region by 2030 via private investment, yen loans, aid and grants...
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US Study Says India Could be Energy-Independent by 2047 – WION20 Mar 2023
"India will embark on an ambitious energy transition in the coming decades," said Priyanka Mohanty, a co-author and researcher at the Berkeley lab...
“When you’re driving, when it’s a hard key, it’s easy to sense and feel it,” said Sang Yup Lee, Hyundai's head of design...
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US Would ‘Destroy Taiwan Chip Factories if China Invaded’ – BI14 Mar 2023
A former US security adviser said China would be able to "control the world economy" if it took over Taiwan’s chip factories...
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Japan, Canada to Build Joint Battery Metals Supply Chain14 Mar 2023
A Japanese trade mission including public officials and private representatives of 16 battery industry firms were in Canada last week...
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