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Many export firms have baulked at Beijing's call to focus more on the domestic economy, amid weak demand, low profits and issues stemming from the lack of a social security net
China seems to be taking leaves from the American playbook as it steps up its retaliation against Donald Trump's tariff war
Commentators deride retreat in posturing, but Asian and global markets all rose after US President said tariffs imposed on China are likely to be substantially lower than 145%
The think tank, NITI Aayog, has proposed that Chinese companies be allowed to take a stake of up to 24% in an Indian company without any approval being required, sources say...
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China Softens Tone on US Ties Amid Potential Thaw In Chip War18 Jul 2025
Beijing says it hopes the US 'can correct 'wrong' practices' on chip trade following an announcement from Nvidia chief Jensen Huang that would start selling H20 chips to China again...
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China’s Focus on Economic Output is Crushing Some Citizens17 Jul 2025
The lopsided nature of growth in the world's second-largest economy is a product of policies that favour exporters over consumers...
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China Threat to Block Panama Ports Deal, ‘Wants a Cosco Stake’17 Jul 2025
Chinese officials have told BlackRock, MSC and Hutchison that if Cosco is left out of the deal, Beijing would take steps to block the proposed sale of the ports, WSJ report says...
Twenty local governments, such as cargo hubs like Guangdong and Sichuan, have supported the export of new cars to boost provincial sales data, 'dumping unsold subsidized cars' abroad...
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Not a Single Asian Country Met Air Quality Standards in 202411 Mar 2025
Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world...
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Momentick Unveils First Emissions Risk Management Service14 Jan 2025
The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management....
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Billion-Dollar Oil Fraud in Mongolia Hits Trafigura Profit13 Dec 2024
Trafigura attributed the majority of debts owed by its counterparty in the country, Lex Oil, but its own internal probe is ongoing to try to locate around $500 million....
Wells Fargo bank is seeking to help Chenyue Mao, a Chinese-born US citizen who rose to become the bank's managing director in Atlanta...
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TSMC Sees 60% Profit Jump on AI Chip Demand, But Fears Tariffs17 Jul 2025
World's top chipmaker says sales are roaring. The group has ramped up outlays on new factories, but tariffs on chips and Taiwan cloud its outlook...
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US to Ban Chinese Tech, Equipment in Undersea Telecom Cables17 Jul 2025
Federal Communications Commission says it wants to guard submarine cables against foreign adversary ownership and access, plus cyber and other threats...
Indonesia has had to open its market to US products and firms, and pay a hefty price, while its exporters still face a 19% tariff on any goods sent to the US....
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South Korea, India and EU Scramble to Avoid 20-30% US Tariffs14 Jul 2025
Trump ramped up warnings on the weekend, saying he would put a 30% levy on most imports from the EU and Mexico next month, after threats to Japan, South Korea and India...
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Tesla Set to Open Showroom in Mumbai, India, Early Next Week11 Jul 2025
CEO Elon Musk will open Tesla's first outlet in the world's third largest car market next Tuesday. The EV maker is just opening a showroom initially...
Ministers have vowed to promote high-quality development of the EV sector and comprehensive measures to cool the industry's "irrational competition"...
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China’s Losses From Floods, Disasters in First Half: $7.6 Billion15 Jul 2025
China's insistence that it must continue building coal power plants at record pace is seen as a key reason why Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average...
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Climate Chaos ‘Could Disrupt Half of Global Chipmaking by 2050’08 Jul 2025
A rapid increase in global warming and unprecedented climate change threatens the availability of water to chipmakers' copper suppliers, PwC says...
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