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The move comes at a time when the Asian superpowers are being rocked by a trade war instigated by the Trump Administration. Delhi is also upset at Trump's dealings with Pakistan's army chief.
Japan's auto sector, which accounts for over a quarter of its US exports, will see tariffs cut to 15% in exchange for a $550-billion package of investment in the US
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
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits TMSC in Taipei. His company is working on a new chip named the B30A, based on its Blackwell architecture, that will be more powerful than the H20 model...
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AI and Tech Optimism Sends Shanghai Stocks to a Decade High22 Aug 2025
Tech rally gains momentum after a report Nvidia has asked Foxconn to suspend work on the most advanced chip it is allowed to sell in China...
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China’s Boom and Bust Real Estate Giant Won’t be Missed22 Aug 2025
The collapse of China Evergrande, with debts of more than $300 billion, will progress further on Monday when the group will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange...
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AI Bubble Popped by MIT Report Noting Dismal Business Impacts21 Aug 2025
Six-month study in the US finds that 95% of generative AI projects aimed at lifting businesses' revenue growth have fallen flat...
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...
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Global Disaster Losses Soar to $80 Billion in First Half: Swiss Re06 Aug 2025
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...
Top court's ruling likely to hit small firms hardest and some are already axing staff. Analysts say it will limit workers' capacity to do deals on getting more pay....
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White House Opens TikTok Account Amid Push For US Takeover20 Aug 2025
Trump is back on TikTok, via an account set up by his PR team, despite no deal with Beijing yet on selling the video-sharing app's US operations...
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China Lays Down Law to Solar Panel Makers: End Overproduction20 Aug 2025
Beijing has been pressing the solar sector to cut 'outdated production capacity' after companies lost about $40 billion last year...
From talks on resuming direct flights to a series of high-level bilateral visits, longtime rivals China and India are quietly and cautiously strengthening ties...
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Extreme Sudden Rainfall Kills Hundreds in Pakistan and India19 Aug 2025
Huge cloudbursts cause havoc in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, while China has seen peak levels in 330 rivers in recent weeks...
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Tax Reforms Boost Indian Markets Even As US ‘Calls Off’ Trade Talks18 Aug 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to slash consumption taxes on a range of products, marking the country's deepest tax cuts since 2017...
Billionaire Masayoshi Son backs his long-time ally Lip-Bu Tan, now Intel CEO, with $2bn share investment amid push for huge data centre venture with OpenAI in the US...
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Altman Agrees the AI Market is a ‘Bubble’ That Could Soon Burst18 Aug 2025
AI pioneer Sam Altman says the money being thrown at some players in the industry is 'insane' and 'not rational'...
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Foxconn, SoftBank Focus on Data Centre Gear in Ohio for Stargate18 Aug 2025
Asian tech giants say they will make data centre equipment in a factory in Lordstown, as part of the huge Stargate AI project...
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