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The jump in wind and solar additions comes after a prolonged slowdown that led India to miss its 2022 renewable energy target
Huawei faces a trial in the US in May 2026 after a judge found sufficient allegations that it engaged in racketeering, stole trade secrets from six firms and committed bank fraud
A Ford executive said this week that China’s approval process for rare earth exports was still much slower than what the industry needed
The Donald Trump government has reportedly put a "long" list of "tough" requests before Vietnamese officials as part of tariff talks...
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China Threatens Legal Action Against Anyone Who Shuns Its Chips21 May 2025
Beijing says it will invoke its anti-sanctions law against any individual or organisation that adheres to a recent US warning about Huawei's Ascend chips...
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Beijing Says Latest US Chip Warning Puts Trade Truce at Risk20 May 2025
A war of words on artificial intelligence chips is the latest complication in the frail trade truce reached at between negotiators from China and the US...
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Trump ‘Doesn’t Want’ Apple to Tie-Up With Alibaba AI in China19 May 2025
The White House is reportedly concerned that the tie-up would help a Chinese firm improve its AI abilities and also make Apple more vulnerable to Beijing's censorship and data-sharing laws...
The world's biggest EV-maker is grappling with rising inventory even after offering deep price cuts in China's cut-throat auto market...
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‘National Emergency’: China’s Antimony Blockade Hits Battery Firms18 Jun 2025
China's global exports of antimony are now just a third of the levels seen this time last year...
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Tesla’s China-Made EV Sales Slump For Eighth Consecutive Month04 Jun 2025
Tesla's EV sales also continued to plummet across much of Europe last month, as its aging model lineup and CEO Elon Musk's political activities deterred buyers...
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BYD’s Big Gains Give Chinese EV Rivals a Giant Headache28 May 2025
Growing global and domestic sales have allowed BYD to continue selling EVs at steep discounts, heightening the threat of an industry shakeout...
A senior US official has said that DeepSeek has willingly provided and will likely continue to provide support to China's military and intelligence operations...
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S Korea to Discuss Concern Over Curbs on Chipmakers in China23 Jun 2025
US officials – concerned about the trade deal with China – are considering revoking authorizations granted in recent years to chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC, making it difficult to get US goods and tech for their plants in China...
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Software Trial Shows Australia’s Social Media Age Ban Could Work20 Jun 2025
The world's biggest trial of software designed to keep children under 16 offline has found there are 'no big tech barriers' to enforcing a social media ban for teenagers in Australia...
Surge of solar output in May sees China pass the 1,000 GW mark, but its record on coal power remains a dark shadow on its impressive energy transition...
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Flood of Cheap Chinese EVs in Brazil Sparks a Backlash20 Jun 2025
Industry and labour groups say China is taking advantage of Brazil's low tariff barriers to ramp up its exports rather than building Brazilian factories and creating jobs....
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Apple Keen to Use AI to Design Its Chips, Tech Executive Says19 Jun 2025
Executive says Apple learnt use the most cutting-edge tools to design its chips, including the latest chip design software from electronic design automation firms...
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