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US President's comments suggest he may impose tighter restrictions on cutting-edge American AI chips than US officials previously indicated
Dutch chipmaker suspends supplies of wafers to its Guangdong assembly plant amid concern its technology could be stolen by its Chinese owner. The row has inflamed fears on the supply of chips to carmakers worldwide
A survey of factory activity in October reveals worst contraction in 6 months, as export orders dropped after a long period of front-loading to beat US tariffs
Samsung's earnings have recovered and it's now in 'close discussion' with Nvidia on HBM4 – the next-generation of high-bandwidth memory chips...
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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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Trump Cuts US Tariffs to 47%, Xi Vows to Ease Rare Earth Curbs30 Oct 2025
Trump says 'amazing' Busan summit rated 12 out of 10. The two sides agreed to lift agricultural trade, pause port fees and deal with issues in the US TikTok sale...
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Toyota to Speed up Expansion in India With Rural Push, New SUVs30 Oct 2025
World's top carmaker plans to lift its share of India's passenger car market to 10% by 2030 and will launch over a dozen new models to help achieve that, sources say...
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...
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Shell Companies Are ‘Getaway Cars,’ Dirty Money Watchdog Says03 Sep 2025
Head of the Financial Action Task Force says countries around the world must eliminate the problem of shell companies - or face greater monitoring. Countries in SE Asia seen as likely targets....
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China Keen to Begin Mining in Afghanistan This Year, Taliban Says20 Aug 2025
China's foreign minister Wang Yi discussed mining and Belt and Road projects, the Afghan Taliban said on Wednesday; approach comes after return of 1.5m refugees this year...
China has published its five-year development plan for 2026-2030 and for the first time in 15 years, new energy vehicles are not included in its list of strategic emerging industries...
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Trump Edges Closer to Tariff Deal With Seoul, Ignores NK Missile29 Oct 2025
Tariff deal nearly finalized, Trump says, with $350bn worth of investment in US to be split into bundles, plus extensive help to reinvigorate US shipbuilding...
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Trump to Discuss Nvidia’s Top Chip With Xi, as Market Cap Soars29 Oct 2025
Nvidia is set to become the first company with a market cap of $5 trillion after its shares jumped in pre-market trading on Wednesday following the announcement of two new deals...
Two Asian markets hit record levels on Monday, while Chinese stocks roseto their highest in over a decade amid optimism of a US-China trade deal...
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US Sanctions Force Indian, Chinese Refiners to Cut Russian Oil23 Oct 2025
Major oil importers in India and China told industry and trade sources on Wednesday they will refrain from buying seaborne Russian oil after the US hit Lukoil and Rosneft with sanctions. Most refiners are now reportedly looking at alternate sources....
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Hopes for Xi-Trump Summit Hinge on US-China Trade Talks in KL23 Oct 2025
Trade officials from the US and China will meet in Kuala Lumpur this weekend to try to reach a trade deal that allows their leaders to meet in Seoul next week....
Trump also lavished praise on Japan’s newly-elected PM Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female leader who, in return, promised to nominate the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize...
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China Seeks Stronger Trade Ties After Trump’s Fly-in, Fly-Out Visit27 Oct 2025
Trump signed a flurry of deals on his visit to the ASEAN summit on Sunday, but there is concern already that the trade agreement with China will only cover a handful of key concerns...
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Japan’s New PM to Meet Trump, ‘Will Buy US Soybeans, Pickups’22 Oct 2025
Japan is looking to buy US pickups, soybeans and gas, when Sanae Takaichi meets Trump for trade and security talks next week, sources have said...
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