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Australian mining companies have been assessing setting up plants in the US amid the Trump Administration's push to bolster its processing facilities for rare earths and other critical minerals
Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas could push American firms to increase their AI use, while also setting up offshore offices for more of their operations, specifically in India, Canada and Mexico
Trump is expected to announce the takeover of TikTok in the US this week, with confirmation that the app's algorithm is "secured, retrained and operated in the US"
Bank of Japan seen hiking its policy rate 0.25% this month. Nikkei hits 3-week high, as robot makers led gains on bets physical AI will fuel growth...
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Chinese Firms Fare Worst As Study Finds AI Majors Fail Safety Test04 Dec 2025
Every tested firm ranked very poorly at assessing existential safety, a measure that evaluates whether they have any concrete strategies to manage potential ‘catastrophic risks’ from AI superintelligence...
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Thai Police Seize $300m in Assets ‘Linked to Scam Centre Bosses’03 Dec 2025
Thai officials have seized a luxury yacht, expensive cars, plots of land, plus millions in cash and stocks in listed firms allegedly linked to scam centre operators in Cambodia...
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India Scraps Order Mandating State-Run App on Smartphones03 Dec 2025
The order led to a widespread outcry from users, critics, activists and political rivals who said the app could become a state surveillance tool in the world’s most populous nation...
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...
The Hang Seng fell 1.3% and China stocks were down; while the Nikkei and other Asian markets were buoyed by rises on Wall Street....
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Central Banks Unprepared For Climate-Driven Labour Shocks: LSE23 Jul 2025
Climate change and policies aimed at a green transition would impact labour productivity and availability, with up to 1.2 billion workers in 182 countries vulnerable to climate disruption...
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Indonesians Blame Deforestation For Floods, Landslides; 700 Dead02 Dec 2025
Villagers and environmental groups say deforestation and extractive industries made impacts of a tropical storm far worse on Sumatra Island....
India's move has sparked widespread concerns on state surveillance, with critics, privacy advocates and political opponents saying the app is a way for the Modi government to get access to 730 million smartphones...
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EU To Reject India Demand For Carbon Tax Exemption — FT17 Nov 2025
Since much of Indian manufacturing is still dependant on coal-fired energy, its exporters will face a high new carbon tax of between 20%-35% in the EU...
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China, HK, Japan Stocks All Sink as Tech, AI Selloff Continues14 Nov 2025
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...
The personal data of 33.7 million customers was leaked in a months-long breach at South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang. Users’ names, emails, phone numbers and other details were exposed...
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China’s Military Suppliers Hit by Corruption Purge, Report Says01 Dec 2025
Revenues of China's top military firms fell 10% last year after the PLA and its Rocket Force were targets of a corruption crackdown ordered by President Xi, new report says...
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Taiwan May Train US Workers in Chipmaking Under Tariff Deal26 Nov 2025
Taipei could also include support to help Washington build science park infrastructure, drawing on its know-how. Any deal they reach, however, will be under the shadow of growing Chinese aggression...
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