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Since the end of December, users have been able to ask Grok to edit photos of people, including removing items of clothing and putting them in sexualised poses
Chinese companies making electric vehicles must commit to sell their cars at agreed minimum prices, if they want to avoid tariffs in Europe
China's finance ministry said the VAT export rebates for battery products would be cut to 6% from 9% from April, then rolled back entirely from January 1, 2027.
Beijing could use the review to influence the transaction, including, in an extreme case, trying to force the parties to abandon the deal, according to a report by the Financial Times...
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Korea, China Shares Post Highest Gains in Years Amid AI Frenzy31 Dec 2025
Korean shares fared the best in Asia, posting their biggest yearly gains in more than two decades thanks to the country's dominant role supplying chips for AI and data centres...
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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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China Hits $1 Trillion Trade Surplus As Exports Boom Beyond US08 Dec 2025
Exports to the European Union grew an annual 14.8% last month, while shipments to Australia surged 35.8%...
BYD’s sales abroad rose to a record 1.05 million units in 2025, a 150% jump from 2024, but its sales at home grew at its weakest pace in five years...
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BYD Plants Seen Generating Big Sales in Europe, South America08 May 2025
China's most successful carmaker is eyeing major growth from plants it is building in Europe and South America, and hopes to have half its sales overseas by 2030...
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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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The Cost of Making EVs is 50% Cheaper in China, VW Says – FT27 Nov 2025
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...
MiniMax is the second of China's so-called 'AI tigers' to go public, the first being Zhipu AI which made its market debut on Thursday, and also saw solid gains on Friday...
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Nvidia Asks Chinese Buyers to Pay Upfront For H200 Chips08 Jan 2026
The strict payment requirements underscore the delicate balancing act Nvidia faces as it attempts to capitalise on surging Chinese demand while navigating regulatory uncertainty with both Beijing and Washington...
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Japan Says China’s Dual-Use Export Ban is ‘Unacceptable’07 Jan 2026
A three-month curb on Chinese exports of rare earths, like that seen during 2010, could cost Japanese businesses 660 billion yen ($4.21 billion)...
Hyundai expects humanoid robots to become the largest segment of physical AI market and plans to build a factory capable of manufacturing 30,000 robot units annually by 2028...
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Cosco Demand ‘May Kill $23bn BlackRock Bid for Hutchison Ports’24 Dec 2025
BlackRock and shipping group MSC have said Cosco's demand for a majority stake and veto rights in running Hutchison's ports is unacceptable, so Trump and Xi may have to resolve the impasse...
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Korean Court Rejects Bid to Block Korea Zinc Deal For US Smelter24 Dec 2025
Court denies key shareholders' move to block zinc refiner's plan to issue shares to help fund $7.4-billion smelter in the US, but they still support the US plan...
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