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Chinese regulators have reportedly held 'emergency meetings' with representatives from top tech companies and asked them to assess their demand for the H200 AI chip
India, one of the world's fastest-growing digital markets, is home to a billion internet users and deep tech talent making it a lucrative destination for AI investments
Australia has banned social media for children under 16. It got off to a mixed start, and it's not the first country to impose such limits
Exports to the European Union grew an annual 14.8% last month, while shipments to Australia surged 35.8%...
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China Halts Rare Earth Exports, Warns US on Deep-Sea Metals ‘Plan’14 Apr 2025
China produces some 90% of the world's rare earths and is the dominant supplier of the vital elements to users around the world...
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China Follows US Playbook in Rare Earth Crackdown; Tesla Hit23 Apr 2025
China seems to be taking leaves from the American playbook as it steps up its retaliation against Donald Trump's tariff war...
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Trump Taps Southeast Asia For Rare Earths Amid China Uncertainty27 Oct 2025
The US is racing to establish a rare earth supply chain separate from China following Beijing’s increasingly aggressive moves to restrict its exports of rare earths to the country...
The German car giant plans to release about 30 EVs in China over the next five years, and hopes to sell them around the world as well...
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China’s EV Subsidy Era May End As Exports Boom, Priorities Shift29 Oct 2025
China has published its five-year development plan for 2026-2030 and for the first time in 15 years, new energy vehicles are not included in its list of strategic emerging industries...
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China’s BYD Sees Sales in the UK Jump by 880% – BBC07 Oct 2025
Britain has emerged as key market for BYD, as it is the only European nation with no tariffs on exported electric and hybrid vehicles from China...
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China’s Policies Have Pushed Its Auto Industry Near to Collapse17 Sep 2025
Carmakers and dealers are struggling to make money in the world’s biggest auto market and oversupply, along with fierce competition, has left scores of firms on the brink of collapse...
The Chinese plan comes despite Trump saying he gave a green light for H200 sales after informing President Xi Jinping, who had 'responded positively'...
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US Fears China’s Genomics Giant BGI Could Surpass Huawei09 Dec 2025
US senator expects Chinese genomics firm to see 'big' growth through its close ties to the CCP and China's military, despite fears of misuse of its huge DNA database...
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US Lawmakers Move to Block Trump Easing China Chip Curbs05 Dec 2025
The bill comes on the heels of a meeting between Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and Trump, where the two discussed China exports...
This is the first such indication from Beijing that it is taking concrete measures to reach a key promised outcome from a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in October...
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Central Banks Unprepared For Climate-Driven Labour Shocks: LSE23 Jul 2025
Climate change and policies aimed at a green transition would impact labour productivity and availability, with up to 1.2 billion workers in 182 countries vulnerable to climate disruption...
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Toll From Floods, Cyclones in Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia Tops 1,13001 Dec 2025
Warmer oceans are one reason Asia is experiencing more intense storms, but some of the latest cyclones were rare, as they formed close to the equator....
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