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A senior Golkar party official said they used the image of the dictator Suharto, who died 15 years ago, to ensure Indonesians vote in the national election on Wednesday
Writing to the finance ministry, deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said India's high production costs were pushing smartphone companies to shift production to Vietnam, Mexico and Thailand
European MPs plan to sanction three Chinese companies, plus businesses in India, Hong Kong and other countries in a bid to curb the supply of parts used in weapons and drones in Russia's war on Ukraine
France has named an energy veteran as its envoy to IMEC, a major rail and ports project seen as a Western alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative, linking Europe to the Middle East and South Asia
All countries should have their own AI infrastructure to reap the economic potential of artificial intelligence, and protect their culture, CEO Jensen Huang said
OpenAI chief's talks with leading investors and chipmakers to create a greater supply of AI chips could cost trillions of dollars, a new report says
Chinese consumer electronics group, which has the biggest share of India's smartphone market, has urged Delhi to consider cutting tariffs and offering incentives to attract component suppliers and help lower costs.
Tower is seeking state incentives for its plan to build a $8-billion chip plant that would make 65 nanometre and 40 nanometre chips, a new report says
JSW, which has set up a joint venture with MG Motor India (owned by China's SAIC), said it has signed an MoU on setting up an electric vehicle and EV battery manufacturing plants in two cities
Duke Energy's change of course on the batteries could have supply chain implications – and a chilling effect on an energy storage market dominated by Chinese manufacturers
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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