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Bilateral pacts cover possible investments in rail links, security, plus telecoms and digital data, but analysts said any boost in ties could be more symbolic than real
The deal – hailed as "historic" by some, and slammed as "soft" by island nations – is the first global agreement that promises an eventual end to the use of oil and coal
Chinese leader, who began a 2-day visit to Hanoi on Tuesday, wants Vietnam to embrace a 'common future', but anti-Chinese sentiment is still widespread in the Southeast Asian nation
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo makes the first of a dozen funding awards to boost chip production in the US, while urging Nvidia to sell AI chips to China - but not their top models
Improved rail links between the countries could open up the possibility of tie-ups on exploiting Vietnam’s vast rare earths deposits
The firm are reportedly committed to the factory plan regardless of a number of European bans on the use of 5G equipment made by Huawei and China's ZTE
Big tech firms like Tencent and even smaller and upcoming Chinese AI players are accelerating chip product launches and organising more marketing visits
China tech giant will return to online shopping in Indonesia after paying $1.5bn for most of GoTo's e-commerce unit and 75% of Tokopedia
Two Chinese officials and three companies have been blacklisted by the United States for alleged links to human rights abuses
Some users have complained that the world-leading chatbot has turned ‘sassy’, telling people they are able to do the work themselves
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