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China’s push for global AI dominance
Companies in Hangzhou, China, are striving for global AI dominance as the technology race between China and the U.S. heats up. A cluster of elite startups, or the “six dragons”, are working around the …
Stablecoins could transform how we exchange money. The U.S. and China want to take charge
Like a 21st-century space race, the world’s biggest economic powers are staking their claim in a little-known digital currency that could revolutionize — or severely disrupt — the way people, …
Hong Kong tops the US as the go-to IPO venue for Chinese start-ups as funds return to Asia
Chinese companies raised US$16.5 billion via IPOs in Hong Kong so far this year, compared with 16 listings that raised US$740.9 million in the US.
DeepSeek’s New “Made in China” AI Chip Could Tank US Crypto Markets
DeepSeek’s new AI chip, developed entirely in China, could disrupt the US market and have significant implications for crypto.
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump says US to tariff furniture imports following investigation
President Trump said that the US is investigating furniture imports and will impose a tariff on the products once the probe is complete. “Furniture coming from other Countries into the United States …
China cut itself off from the global internet for an hour – but was it a mistake?
The country’s “Great Firewall” disrupted all traffic on TCP port 443, used for HTTPS, for 74 minutes on August 20, 2025, but with most citizens asleep during the outage (00:34-01:48 Beijing time), was this intended…
Crypto Biz: Bitcoin miners face tariff hit, blockchain courts Wall Street
US Bitcoin miners face $100 million-plus in tariff charges, Trump-linked firm dodges duties, Polkadot eyes Wall Street, SharpLink buys $667M ETH, China weighs stablecoin.
China’s stock market woes fuel high savings rate, hinder economic growth
At the heart of why consumers in China save so much and spend so little, and why Xi Jinping and Donald Trump will struggle to change that behavior even if they want to, lies the…
Nvidia in ‘dialogue’ with US government on next-gen chip sales to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the company is “in dialogue” with the U.S. government about selling next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. “Offering a new …
China’s top engineering academy seeks more private-sector blood, with innovation in mind
Adding more private enterprise executives and scientists to the Chinese Academy of Engineering is also expected to ‘influence the global flow of capital and talent’.
How China’s Air Force Was Born Thanks To Russia’s Su-27 Flanker
China acquired the advanced Su-27 fighter from a collapsing Soviet Union in a pivotal 1990 deal that reshaped its military future. -Following a Western arms embargo after the Tiananmen Square protests …
Nvidia halts H20 chip production as China clamps down on orders, citing alleged security risks
Nvidia shares slipped 1.1% in early trading as Wall Street digested the latest blow to its China business, which pulled in $17 billion last year.
