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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rallied 0.86% on Friday for its biggest weekly gain in eight months
Tesla has begun talks with the Modi government on plans to build an EV plant in the country that would sell cars locally at an affordable rate and export them across the Indo-Pacific, a source says
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 2.6%, while the Nikkei rose by 1.5%, and other key markets ignored dismal trade data in China to stay in positive territory on Thursday
Regulators say the measures will not apply to firms who don't intend to offer their generative AI services to the Chinese public to encourage development of the technology
The city has set up a company to bail out its cash-strapped local government funding vehicles, sources say, after Xi ordered local officials to curb hidden debt
The 12% slump in outbound shipments was worse than expected in the year-on-year Customs data for June. Imports also contracted by 6.8%.
China's embassy in London said the accusation was "disinformation" and called the US government "the world's biggest hacking empire and global cyber thief"
Patents for small computer chips, developed by a struggling US company, were sold to China two years ago, in a move some say highlights a need to reform the government watchdog CFIUS
Industry observers say the sanction-hit Chinese tech giant will be able to source the advanced chips needed domestically by the end of the year
Investors are now hoping the strict rules that have stymied growth since late 2020 will start to ease, after China's central bank slapped a nearly $1 billion fine on Ant Group
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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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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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