The top five spots in the country are now held solely by Chinese smartphone makers — for the first time ever

A bloc of developing countries has accused wealthy nations of a lack of transparency in their approach to climate financing while seeking to "dilute their legal obligations" to help poorer economies

Trump’s vow to end the Biden government's 'EV mandate' raises risks for Korean and Japanese car and battery makers who have ploughed billions of dollars into investments in the US

The chipmaker — now the world’s most valuable company — is planning to develop processors from its new 'Blackwell' chip series and sell them in China

TSMC's shares had been on a roll until US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Taiwan of stealing American chip business and asked the island to 'pay for its defence'

The United States has reportedly told allies it is considering using the most severe trade curbs available if companies continue giving China access to advanced chip tech

Chinese chipmakers have escalated their purchases of ASML's machines used to make older generations of chips widely used in cars and smartphones

Among the top applicants for GenAI patents were China's ByteDance - which owns video app TikTok - and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group

In May, the US Commerce Department revoked licences allowing companies including Intel and Qualcomm to ship chips used for laptops and handsets to Huawei

Last month, China became the first country in the world to bring rock samples from the far side of the moon back to Earth

The challenge spells trouble for China’s furiously expanding AI industry — which remains cut off from cutting-edge chips due to US sanctions

Increasing disruptions mean global buyers face the risk of another spate of price increases like the post-pandemic inflation spike which central banks are still trying to tame