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US House report accuses China of minerals market interference
CHINA for decades has sought to manipulate global critical minerals prices, using its control as an economic weapon to expand its…
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GM wants parts makers to pull supply chains from China
General Motors (GM) has directed several thousand of its suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, four people familiar…
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Australia spy chief warns of China hackers probing networks
The Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon hacking groups work for Chinese government intelligence and the military Australia’s spy chief has…
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Apple removes two gay dating apps in China after government order
Apple said it has pulled two of China’s biggest gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, under pressure from Chinese authorities, in the latest…
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DBS CEO Tan Su Shan sees tech-led growth in China despite property slowdown
China’s push into deep technology and artificial intelligence is creating pockets of growth despite an uneven recovery in its property…
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Burger King to enter China joint venture, plans to double stores
The new joint venture, Burger King China, will receive US$350 million in investment CPE US fast-food chain Burger King will rapidly expand…
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Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion to be sentenced over £5bn Bitcoin stash
Tony HanGlobal China Unit A woman, said by police to have bought cryptocurrency now worth billions of pounds using funds stolen from…
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China exempts Nexperia chips from export controls
China has lifted export controls on computer chips vital to car production, the country's commerce ministry said on Sunday. Exemptions…
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Lululemon Celebrates Product Innovation and Joy of Movement With ‘Well-being Playground’ at CIIE
After creating a larger-than-life unrolled yoga mat for last year’s CIIE expo, Lululemon unveiled a “well-being playground” for this…
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China suspends ban on exports of gallium, germanium, antimony to US
China has suspended a ban on approving exports of “dual-use items” related to gallium, germanium, antimony and super-hard materials to the…
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Shoe Firms Get a China Tariff Break — But Trade Policy Still Unclear
firms got a holiday gift from the Trump administration in the form of a one-year hold on any additional China tariffs on imports to the…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI chip sales to China are blocked for now
The company is not trying to revive efforts to get Blackwell AI chips to Chinese firms Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang said…
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China starts work on easing rare earth export rules but short of Trump hopes
China has begun designing a new rare earth licensing regime that could speed up shipments, but it is unlikely to amount to a complete…
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Netherlands ready to drop Nexperia control if China chip exports resume: sources
The Netherlands is prepared to suspend a so-called ministerial order that gave it control over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in a move…
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US to block Nvidia’s sale of scaled-down AI chips to China, The Information reports
THE White House has informed other federal agencies that it will not permit Nvidia to sell its latest scaled-down AI chips to China, The…
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Nexperia says payment dispute led to supply break with China
The company cannot guarantee the quality or authenticity of its chips delivered from China after Oct 13 NEXPERIA suspended supplies to its…
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China commercial vehicle maker Qingling Motors debuts in Singapore with the EQ2 heavy truck
Automotive group Motorway and Qingling Motors will officially launch an electric heavy vehicle (EHV), the Qingling EQ2, on Friday (Nov 7).…
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Motorway debuts China commercial vehicle brand Qingling Motors; relaunches Ssangyong in Singapore
Qingling Motors’ introduction comes just ahead of government incentives commencing in 2026 Automotive group Motorway and Qingling Motors…
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Chinese banks edge out global rivals in financing Boyu Capital’s Starbucks China deal: sources
Ping An Bank, Industrial Bank, and China Minsheng Banking are set to arrange a seven-year syndicated loan of about US$1.4 billion Chinese…
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Japan’s trading houses brace for more pain from China steel glut
The industrial metal is trading significantly above the US$9,900 per tonne that Marubeni is forecasting as its average for the next six…
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China bans foreign AI chips from state-funded data centres: sources
The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data centre projects that have received any state funds to only use…
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Global private equity funds consider return to China as investors pivot from US
Private equity-backed deals targeting Chinese companies have totalled US$25 billion so far this year Global private equity partners are…
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Volkswagen to develop chip for China smart cars with Horizon Robotics
The move would deepen the carmaker’s research and development capability ‘in China, for China’ Volkswagen said on Wednesday (Nov 5) that…
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China accuses Netherlands of not working to fix Nexperia dispute
The resulting chip shortages have threatened to halt assembly lines and lead to worker furloughs in Europe [BEIJING/AMSTERDAM] China’s…