World stocks were on track for their worst week since mid-December, slumping more than 2% as threats of sweeping US tariffs unnerved investors

Beijing defends its drug policies and vows retaliation after Trump says he'll impose an extra 10% tariff for insufficient progress on curbing the flow of fentanyl

“Us self-claiming some AGI milestone, that's just nonsensical benchmark hacking to me. The real benchmark is: the world growing at 10%"

Some 4,000 roles are expected to be cut over the next three years as AI takes on more work done by humans, a report by the BBC said, citing a bank spokesperson

Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance have "significantly increased" orders of a Nvidia chip after AI startup's success, and speculation on tougher export curbs; Beijing says plan for tougher curbs will backfire

Nvidia's results this week will put a spotlight on demand for its chips after low-cost AI models from China's DeepSeek raised doubts on the need for big outlays on pricey chips

Markets in Hong Kong, Shanghai and many other Asian capitals fell on Monday after Trump moved to curb Chinese investment in the US

The tech giant’s shares are up more than 70% so far this year after jumping nearly 90% over the past 12 months

Experts say that while it may be a 'hard pill for them to swallow', Chinese leaders are shifting their approach to the domestic tech industry

Rumours of TSMC potential tie-up with Intel sparked concern in Taiwan about losing its 'silicon shield' while White House said it was 'unlikely' to hand over American chip facilities to foreigners

The tightly choreographed pro-business meet marked a turnaround in Beijing's approach to the tech industry in the face of a slowdown in growth, deflationary concerns and a bitter rivalry with the US

Up until the launch of DeepSeek last month, Ernie Bot was widely seen as the closest Chinese rival to ChatGPT