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Officials from some of the world's biggest cities are in Washington to lobby for better access to capital, to help them manage global warming and extreme weather
Taiwan chip giant says it's been lifted by huge demand for advanced chips for AI and data centres, forecasts a big lift in second-quarter sales
US tech giant plans to spend $8 billion over the next decade to grow Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, its cloud computing service, across Japan
The Nikkei index in Tokyo saw a second straight weekly loss, down 3.4% over the past five sessions, as it pulled back from an all-time high of 41,087.75...
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China Stocks Lead Asia Rally, Nikkei Drops Under Yen Pressure01 Apr 2024
Expectations of an easier US monetary policy also boosted investor sentiment across Asia after inflation data on Friday fuelled rate-cut hopes...
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Xi to Visiting Dutch PM: No One Can Stop China’s Tech Progress27 Mar 2024
The Chinese president also warned his Dutch counterpart against restricting chip ties with Beijing, amid increasing pressure from the United States...
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China’s Xi to Meet US Business Chiefs Amid Chip Tensions26 Mar 2024
Sources say the meeting was deliberately scheduled separately from the China Development Forum held this week, where an event between Premier Li Qiang and visiting foreign CEOs was axed...
Chinese EV sales totalled 1.03 million in the first quarter of the year but it was the slowest quarterly growth since the second quarter of 2023...
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US-China Need ‘Tough’ Conversations, Yellen Tells Li Qiang07 Apr 2024
The US treasury secretary held talks with the Chinese premier during an 80-minute-long meeting in Beijing as part of her week-long trip to China...
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Musk Cancels Low-Cost EV Plans Amid Tough China Competition06 Apr 2024
The now-defunct entry-level vehicle, sometimes described as the Model 2, was expected to start at about $25,000...
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BYD’s EV Victory Over Tesla May Be Short-Lived As Sales Cool02 Apr 2024
The drop in numbers comes despite steep discounts BYD has handed out on its vehicles, signalling that Tesla's global clout will not be easily challenged...
'Ernie Bot' is China’s most popular chatbot. Baidu earned several hundred million yuan using AI in the fourth quarter of last year...
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Note of Support from Founder Jack Ma Lifts Alibaba Shares 5%10 Apr 2024
Ma praised the leadership of Eddie Wu and Joe Tsai. He said the split into six units helped streamline decision-making, so Alibaba is more agile and customer-focused...
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Top US Republican Senator Backs Forced Sale of TikTok09 Apr 2024
Republican leader in the Senate backs push for China's Bytedance to divest TikTok, which he said was a threat to American children...
Scholz pressed his case for an open and fair European market for Chinese cars but warned against dumping, overproduction and intellectual property infringements...
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Excess Capacity Claim is Wrong, We’re More Competitive: China11 Apr 2024
China says excess capacity claim is groundless and should be viewed from a global perspective and that its trade in key green sectors is based on innovation and complete supply lines...
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China Firms Order Dozens of Ships For EV, Exports Surge10 Apr 2024
Chinese firms have ordered 47 ships, including car carriers, to cut export costs. Meanwhile, idle car factories are being shut amid huge industry changes; only two local carmakers out of about 100 are now said to be profitable...
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