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Officials in Beijing have moved to rein in tech giants like Tencent, Alibaba, Meituan and Bytedance, by ordering them to fix algorithms used on their apps and websites
Amazon unit is suspected of urging sellers to lower their prices on its e-commerce site in exchange for better placement of their products on its website
President-elect warns of imposing 10% tariff "above any additional tariffs" on imports from China, saying Beijing has not taken strong enough action to stop the flow of illicit drugs to the US via Mexico
Foreign ministry hoses down concern over rocky bilateral ties, says purchases of US arms are still on course, despite differences on Russian oil and other issues...
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CK Hutchison Rates Ports Deal With Cosco a ‘Reasonable Chance’14 Aug 2025
Group co-managing director Frank Sixt told analysts the $23-billion deal to sell 43 ports in 23 countries is still a chance of being approved with a major Chinese investor...
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Foxconn’s Q2 Profit Jumps on Strong Demand for Its AI Servers14 Aug 2025
The world's largest contract electronics maker reports a 27% rise in second-quarter profit, sees significant growth in third quarter as well...
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Woes From Myanmar’s Catastrophic Civil War Spilling into Thailand13 Aug 2025
Rare earth mines in Myanmar's southern Shan state are poisoning rivers in northern Thailand with toxic chemicals, creating a health crisis for citizens and a Shinawatra government that may be on its last legs...
A preliminary estimate by insurance giant Swiss Re said losses from natural catastrophes soared in the first half of 2025...
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Local Officials in China Backed Export of ‘Zero-Mileage Used Cars’24 Jun 2025
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....
Location trackers are a decades-old investigative tool used by US law enforcement agencies to track products subject to export restrictions...
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China Pressing Tech Giants To Stop Buying Nvidia’s H20 AI Chips12 Aug 2025
Beijing regulators are asking firms like Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent to justify their large orders for Nvidia chips, and even putting pressure on them to halt their purchases altogether...
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Study Says Biochar Can Solve Asia’s Fertiliser Shortages12 Aug 2025
Biochar, tweaked according to the needs of farmers, could provide for 15% of annual phosphorus application, 17% of nitrogen, and up to 25% of potassium for crops...
Swadeshi Jagran Manch, a group linked to Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, held rallies across India on Sunday urging people to boycott American brands....
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After Taking Some Big Blows, India’s Modi Starts to Hit Back08 Aug 2025
On Thursday the 75-year-old PM said he was ready to stand by its farmers at any cost, without referring to his tussle with the US on opening up India's agricultural sectors to lower Trump's tariffs...
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India, Once Close to Deal With US, Now Faces 50% Tariffs06 Aug 2025
Officials close to the negotiations between the once close trading partners say that while Washington went for ‘headline grabbing’, New Delhi’s overconfidence tanked a deal that was nearly inked...
Days after seeking his resignation, the US President ended up praising Tan and saying the meeting was "a very interesting one."...
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SK Hynix Sees AI Driving 30% Annual Growth in Memory Chips11 Aug 2025
SK Hynix expects the market for custom-made high bandwidth memory chips to grow to tens of billions of dollars by 2030...
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Political Uncertainty in Japan Clouding Rate Hikes, Budget11 Aug 2025
"Japan needs a stable coalition.. [or] it's impossible to pursue consistent policies," an LDP heavyweight said, so it was best "to seek a coalition partner under a new leader."...
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