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Intense criticism of price wars spurred by China's huge industrial overcapacity has put a spotlight on less successful aspects of President Xi's policies and his standing at home
Huawei faces a trial in the US in May 2026 after a judge found sufficient allegations that it engaged in racketeering, stole trade secrets from six firms and committed bank fraud
Producers of rare earth magnets outside of China have been flooded with inquiries since Beijing imposed a licensing system for magnets its companies make
A rapid increase in global warming and unprecedented climate change threatens the availability of water to chipmakers' copper suppliers, PwC says...
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Japan, South Korea Desperate to Reduce 25% Tariff by August08 Jul 2025
Tokyo and Seoul said on Tuesday they will try to negotiate with the US to soften the impact of higher tariffs, but many other Asian nations face greater challenges...
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China Says BRICS ‘Not Seeking a Clash,’ After Trump Tariff Threat07 Jul 2025
China said BRICs is not seeking 'confrontation' after the bloc issued a statement that Trump damned as 'anti-American.' He threatened to hit all members with a 10% tariff...
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Beijing Moves to Prop up Solar Panelmakers Hit Hard by Price War04 Jul 2025
Officials pledged on Thursday to help the photovoltaic industry, as top solar manufacturers have suffered losses amid huge overcapacity and a long price war...
Twenty local governments, such as cargo hubs like Guangdong and Sichuan, have supported the export of new cars to boost provincial sales data, 'dumping unsold subsidized cars' abroad...
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Not a Single Asian Country Met Air Quality Standards in 202411 Mar 2025
Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world...
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Momentick Unveils First Emissions Risk Management Service14 Jan 2025
The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management....
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Billion-Dollar Oil Fraud in Mongolia Hits Trafigura Profit13 Dec 2024
Trafigura attributed the majority of debts owed by its counterparty in the country, Lex Oil, but its own internal probe is ongoing to try to locate around $500 million....
Korean tech giant, which faces technical, geopolitical and governmental challenges, is expected to announce a significant fall in second profit on Tuesday...
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How China’s New Auto Giants Raced Ahead of The World04 Jul 2025
LONG READ: After copying foreign cars, China’s carmakers scrutinized their engineering and devised faster paths to product launches. Now their production leads the world....
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Air Cargo From China to US Sinks After End of Tax Loophole04 Jul 2025
Closure of the 'de minimus' loophole on small parcels has led to a double-digit drop in the amount of air cargo being flown from Asia to the United States...
Beijing plans to assess the deal, which will see the US put a 20% tariff on most Vietnamese exports – but a 40% levy on goods trans-shipped from third countries, such as China...
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India Renewable Power Output Jumps, Coal Use Falls in First Half02 Jul 2025
The jump in wind and solar additions comes after a prolonged slowdown that led India to miss its 2022 renewable energy target...
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Survey Shows Business is Booming in India, Record Export Orders24 Jun 2025
New export orders have fuelled a surge in private business, especially manufacturing, with international sales at the highest in over a decade...
"Japan is different from other countries as we are the largest investor in the United States, creating jobs," Ishiba said in a debate on Wednesday. But the US looks more likely to do a deal with India before July 9...
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Countries Should Not Sign Trade Deals at Our Expense: China30 Jun 2025
The Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said on Saturday it opposes any country signing tariff deals with the US that erode China's interests...
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S Korea to Discuss Concern Over Curbs on Chipmakers in China23 Jun 2025
US officials – concerned about the trade deal with China – are considering revoking authorizations granted in recent years to chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC, making it difficult to get US goods and tech for their plants in China...
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