China has made a course correction in its quest for semiconductor self-reliance, focusing instead on boosting production of mature technologies after its access to high-end tech like EUV was blocked …
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Buffett-Backed Nubank Considers Cutting IPO Valuation
Nu Holdings, the Brazilian digital bank backed by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is considering scaling back the potential valuation of its initial public offering, according to …
China has shown how not to conduct business with other states
Beijing’s aggressive regional policies are driving many countries that were hopeful of deeper ties with China towards the US.
Boosting Transatlantic Technology Cooperation
The EU and the U.S. need to engage in more transatlantic technology cooperation to address the real competitiveness challenge – China.
Tesla China 2022 Expansion
Tesla China is expanding to produce 1.5 million cars per year in 2022. Tesla is starting a US$188 million expansion that will complete in April 2022.
TECNO unveils innovative imaging technology, will allow users to take studio-quality photos
Earlier today, the China-based company TECNO unveiled some of its latest innovations and achievements in imaging technologies. These announcements occurred at the “Global Mobile Camera Trends 2022: …
Nominee to lead Export-Import Bank is second Biden pick advising pro-China group
President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Export-Import Bank is the second official he has picked to help compete with China who also serves as a strategic adviser for a group that advocates for more…
Apple’s iPhone is now China’s largest smartphone brand
New research says that during October 2021, Apple’s sales of the iPhone grew 46% month over month in China, making it the country’s largest smartphone manufacturer.
Alibaba market cap sinks by half in a year since Ant IPO shelved
Alibaba Group Holding has lost more than half its market value in the year since finance arm Ant Group’s listing was postponed under pressure from Chinese regulators, sapping the momentum of China’s …
US, allies ‘biggest beneficiaries’ of Australia’s $17b China trade row, report finds
Australia’s closest security allies, led by the United States, have been the biggest beneficiaries of Beijing’s campaign of economic coercion against Canberra, according to a new report.
China’s economic arsenal has ‘more ammunition’ than other countries as 2022 uncertainties loom, policy advisers say
Huang Yiping says China’s zero-Covid strategy worked in the past, but sticking with that approach will influence economic trends for years to come Analysts are flagging the risks of economic headwinds …
Assets-tied Loans: China counters ‘distorted’ reports
Critics – including watchers in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy that is also relying on “generous” Chinese loans to fund critical infrastructural ambitions – say Beijing is herding poor African …
SERAP requests Nigeria’s loan details after China’s ‘move to seize’ Uganda airport
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is seeking details of Nigeria’s loan agreement with China. The human rights organization made the …