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The EU hits back, saying it will impose counter-tariffs on $28 billion worth of US goods from next month; China and US allies in the Asia-Pacific also not happy
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
Musk's admission that he could oversee US government cost-cutting for another year, despite 'great difficulty' also heading Tesla, spurred a 15% fall in its share price on Monday
The carmaker, which already has a factory in Thailand, aims to complete a $1 billion plant on Java, Indonesia's main island, by the end of this year, producing EVs for local sale and export...
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Is China Finally Set to Rein in its Huge Industrial Overcapacity?22 Jul 2025
China's top leaders could move this month to try to reduce the country's wasteful excess production in key sectors, but the hard decisions may have to be made by local officials...
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Practical Use Of Quantum Computers 20 Years Away: Nvidia Chief09 Jan 2025
Huang’s statements triggered an $8 billion meltdown in the four biggest quantum computing shares in the US...
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Nvidia ‘Working Closely With US Govt’ so China Chips Meet Curbs06 Dec 2023
CEO Huang said the group's plan "is to continue to work with the government to come up with a new set of products that comply with the new regulations that have certain limits"....
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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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....
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Ruble Plunges After US Sanctions GPB, Dozens of Russian Banks28 Nov 2024
The Russian central bank moved on Thursday to stop foreign buying of the ruble in the domestic market after the currency slipped to its lowest since March 2022...
China's failure to lift export curbs on critical minerals, as promised in Geneva, has heightened concerns by carmakers and other firms that rely on rare earths...
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Xi Calls on Foreign CEOs to Help Protect Supply Chains28 Mar 2025
Around 40 executives joined the 90-minute meeting, the majority from the pharmaceutical sector. Seven foreign companies were invited to speak...
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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...
Trump and Munir discussed counter-terrorism collaboration and ways to boost ties, which raised concern that any arms Pakistan gets from the US could be turned on India if the neighbours clash again...
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China Starts Work on Huge Dams in Tibet Opposed by Neighbours21 Jul 2025
China launches a series of giant controversial dams on a river in Tibet, a $170-billion project long opposed by Bangladesh and India...
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Top Indian Think Tank Urges Easier Rules For Chinese Investors18 Jul 2025
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...
Ishiba said he "solemnly" accepted the "harsh result", but pledged to manage "critical tariff negotiations with the United States."...
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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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Beijing Says it Will Rein in EV Sector’s ‘Irrational’ Competition16 Jul 2025
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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