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Analysts said China's latest moves — particularly against Nvidia — were likely timed to give Beijing greater clout in trade talks with US officials, but they ended on Monday.
The move – seen as a bid to placate the US and protect jobs – will increase tariffs on $52 billion worth of imports in sectors such as textiles, steel and automotive
Toyota Motor plans to start making two battery-powered sport utility vehicles at its US factory in Kentucky, a person with knowledge of the plan has revealed
'We're going to have a lot of magnets in a pretty short period of time. In fact, we'll have so many we won't know what to do with them,' the US President said...
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China Emissions Fall In First Half But Global Climate Alarm Persists25 Aug 2025
The world’s biggest carbon emitter, China, has seen its emissions fall by 1% in the first half of this year, but the news is not as great elsewhere...
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Trump Says He’ll Go To China — But ‘Only If Xi Invites Him’29 Jul 2025
'I am not SEEKING anything' Trump wrote in a social media post rejecting reports that he was looking to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping...
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Concern Grows Around Firing of Ethnic Chinese Scientist in US01 Apr 2025
Wang Xiaofeng, a prominent cybersecurity researcher, was removed from Indiana University last week after the FBI raided his two homes in the state...
China's blue-chip index fell the most in nearly five months with Shanghai stocks down more than 1.3% and the Hang Seng also sinking over 1%...
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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...
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China’s Xi Issues Rare Warning on Over-Investment in EVs, AI – FT21 Jul 2025
Xi’s comments have strengthened expectations that CCP officials will take steps to curb overcapacity in top industries...
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China’s BYD, Chery Tangled in $53 Million Improper Subsidy Case14 Jul 2025
The Chinese government has previously said automakers will have to repay subsidies that they have been found to have claimed improperly...
Top firms like Alibaba and ByteDance are not only seeking reassurances from Nvidia about their orders for the H20 chips but are also keen to get hold of the chipmaker's new six-times-more-powerful B30A chip...
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Japan and US ‘Finalising Deal on Lower Auto Tariffs, Other Issues’04 Sep 2025
Allies close to a contract that will lower car tariffs to 15%, while expanding US rice imports and purchases of US-made aircraft, source says ...
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Shell Companies Are ‘Getaway Cars,’ Dirty Money Watchdog Says03 Sep 2025
Head of the Financial Action Task Force says countries around the world must eliminate the problem of shell companies - or face greater monitoring. Countries in SE Asia seen as likely targets....
South Korean firms have often struggled to obtain the necessary visas to bring in specialists for their high-tech plants in the US. So they've been using a visa 'grey zone'...
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New Tax Cuts To Accelerate India’s Shift To Solar, Wind Energy05 Sep 2025
India is Asia’s second-largest renewable energy market after China and has produced record levels of clean energy this month...
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US Lowers Japan Auto Tariffs But Some Carmakers Will Still Hurt05 Sep 2025
As Tokyo and Washington finally formalise a trade deal with lower tariffs, many smaller Japanese carmakers are unlikely to get much relief from the pinch of six times higher levies...
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