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Geopolitics and U.S. rules push chip firms to decouple from mainland China, with one major Taiwanese testing company ditching the market entirely

On Friday, King Yuan Electronics Co., a Taiwan-based chip testing firm, announced that it was selling its mainland China-based operations, citing...

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Why Tesla’s Elon Musk is lobbying Beijing to approve its self-driving car tech as part of his surprise trip to China

Beijing reportedly gave Tesla tentative approval to launch its assisted-driving service in China, the EV maker's largest non-U.S. market.

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Grab's COO thinks there's 'tremendous upside' in fast-growing Southeast Asia after the startup recently reported its first-ever profitable quarter

Alex Hungate wants people to think of the Southeast Asian startup as a data science company, not a ride-hailing and food delivery firm.

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Huawei reportedly keeps getting advanced chips, even as the U.S. tries to tighten the screws on China's semiconductor industry

Huawei's latest smartphone, the Pura 70, features another advanced chip according to a teardown by the consultancy TechInsights.

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It’s not just investors watching the Fed

A stronger U.S. dollar can lead to more pressure on currencies in emerging economies which could then trap their respective central banks in a bind.

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China drives both EV production and sales—but the fate of the country's EV brands could soon be in the hands of emerging markets like Thailand

While sales of EVs in emerging markets like Southeast Asia are still small, they're growing fast.

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Apple has its worst China quarter since 2020 as Huawei's resurgence eats into its market share, according to new research

Counterpoint Research data shows a 19% year-on-year decline in smartphone sales for Apple in China, versus a 70% jump for Huawei.

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Apple could be trying to 'hedge its supply chain bets' away from China with CEO Tim Cook's whirlwind Southeast Asia tour

Cook visited Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore this week, pledging greater investment in all three economies.

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Malaysia wants to benefit from chip companies trying to diversify their supply chains

The tech rivalry between the U.S. and China could be an opportunity for Malaysia's semiconductor industry to stand out.

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China gets a ‘good start’ to 2024 with strong GDP growth—but disappointing March data and falling home sales means it could be running out of steam

“The foundation for economic stabilization is not yet solid,” China's statistics bureau warned on Tuesday.

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China's 'Tomb Sweeping' holiday spending surpasses pre-COVID levels as the country continues a slow and steady recovery

China's white-collar workers may have "greater willingness to spend,” Ben Cavender, managing director at China Market Research Group, told Reuters.

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China's commerce minister says overcapacity concerns are 'groundless,' claiming that the country's EV success is due to 'innovation,' not subsidies

The U.S. and Europe are increasingly concerned that Chinese subsidies are encouraging overinvestment in sectors like EVs.

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New Zealand will require visa applicants to speak English as its government blasts 'unsustainable' migration

New Zealand's government attracted 173,000 non-citizen migrants in 2023, more than double what officials forecast in May 2023.

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The U.S. reportedly wants the Netherlands to stop fixing advanced chipmaking tools sold to China

China has fiercely criticized Western tech controls, saying they constrain the country's "right to legitimate development."

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Analysts explain the rise of China's EV sector—and how it might navigate protectionist backlash and Beijing withdrawing support

At the Fortune Innovation Forum last week, analysts explained how industrial policy and "fierce competition" helped grow China's EV industry.

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BYD lost its EV crown to Tesla after just one quarter as China's EV market slumps

Tesla is again the world's top-seller of battery electric vehicles, taking the title back from Warren Buffett-backed BYD.

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Xiaomi warns potential customers that they may to wait over half a year to get the company's new EV, as its shares jump by as much as 16%

The phone company's new electric car notched 120,000 orders in just 24 hours.

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Japan used to have one of the world's fastest growing economy and then it got stuck in deflation. Economists now think Japan is back.

Wages are rising, inflation is around the 2% range, and the central bank finally ended its negative interest rate cycle.

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Boeing’s issues are prompting Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific to consider an ‘ABC’ future: Airbus, Boeing...and China's COMAC

Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam thinks "triangular competition" between Airbus, Boeing and COMAC will be good for the industry.

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HKEX's first woman CEO says Hong Kong's exchange could name and shame listed companies that stick with single-gender boards

The operator of Hong Kong's stock exchange wants listed companies to have at least one woman director by the end of 2024.

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We’re in the ‘third quarter’ of the AI contest, says Walmart International’s CEO—but companies are still trying to get the technology to do too much

“AI has been the lifeblood of most organizations for the last 10 years,” Kathryn McClay, CEO of Walmart International, said at the Fortune...

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Beijing reportedly doesn't want Intel, AMD or Microsoft on its government computers as its drive for tech self-sufficiency picks up

Beijing quietly released a list of "safe and reliable" processors in late December that only features local companies.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is on a charm offensive in China as the U.S. puts the squeeze on the iPhone maker

As the news of the DOJ's lawsuit broke, Apple CEO Tim Cook was on the other side of the world, helping to open a new Apple store in Shanghai.

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This little-known Japanese company is a key player in the leading-edge chip industry—and that's setting it up for success amid the AI boom

Shares in Lasertec, which has a near-monopoly on inspection services for advanced chipmaking machines, are up over 1800% in the last 5 years.

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China's e-commerce giants were spooked by Temu-owner PDD last year. Now the upstart has almost doubled its annual profits

Pinduoduo and Temu, both owned by PDD Holdings, is winning over customers in both China and the U.S. through low prices.

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China’s booming EV market puts these 3 companies on the path to growth. Here’s what sets them apart—and the challenges they have to face

Li Auto, Nio, and BYD are all pursuing different paths in China's EV market, the world's largest.

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GoTo shares drop as the company unveils a $5.8 billion loss after selling its e-commerce platform to TikTok

Last December, GoTo sold a 75% stake in its Tokopedia platform to TikTok, which faced a government ban on selling goods through social media.

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Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan was once China's richest person. Beijing now accuses him of inflating his company's revenue by almost $80 billion

The allegations from China's securities regulator will put Evergrande at the center of a fraud case that dwarfs scandals from Luckin Coffee or Enron.

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China's EV competition is so intense that premium brands are making models for the mass market segment

Xpeng says it's launching new models which will be priced between 100,000 to 150,000 yuan — 50% lower than the price range premium brands operate...

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Asian millennials and Gen Z, with their 'hyper heightened' focus on experiences, are changing the region's travel market

Millennial and Gen Z tourists will be half of Asia's travel market by 2025, says Todd Handcock, Asia head for Priority Pass-operator Collinson Group.

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China’s homegrown 737 competitor has to wait a while to fill the vacuum left by Boeing: Europe says COMAC's C919 is 'too new' to approve by 2026

China wants to take a bite out of the global aviation market with COMAC's C919, but it still needs to convince regulators that it's safe.

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Biden’s big play to attract foreign chip and EV investments could be stumbling as Samsung, TSMC and others reportedly balk at high costs

Despite the promise of billions of dollars, foreign firms are finding the U.S. more expensive than they anticipated.

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The battle between BYD and Tesla moves to a new front: Southeast Asia

Both Tesla and BYD are deepening their presence in Southeast Asia as EV growth in China slows down.

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East Asian societies have the world's lowest birth rates—and are learning that 'throwing a bit of money' at the problem isn't solving anything

Asian governments tried a straightforward approach to boosting birth rates: Give parents money. It's not working.

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China’s richest person has a new headache: Chinese social media users are claiming his bottled water brand Nongfu Sping is pro-Japan

Nationalist Chinese internet users have attacked foreign brands before. But Nongfu Spring's troubles show that even Chinese brands can get in trouble.

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The Chinese company at the center of Biden's crane concerns denies it's a threat to U.S. national security

A congressional probe reportedly found cellular modems on cranes from Chinese company ZPMC that could be remotely accessed.

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Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund gets an Uber-sized stake in oil giant Aramco as it bets on airlines, video games, and sports

Saudia Arabia is giving the Public Investment Fund an 8% stake in Saudi Aramco worth about $163 billion, nearly the same size as Uber's market cap.

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A drop in deliveries triggers another round of price wars in the Chinese EV market

"China EV market is over-supplied," warned Morgan Stanley, as more companies turn to price wars to boost sales.

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Brazil’s vice-president shares an X post featuring Goku and Pikachu to thank Toyota for its $2.2 billion hybrid car investment

Toyota is the latest automaker to announce plans to expand in Brazil, following GM, Volkswagen, and BYD.

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Indonesia’s presumed next president wants the ‘very, very messy’ democracy to have 8% GDP growth within 5 years 

It's a more aggressive target than the 7% growth goal from outgoing president Joko Widodo.

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Tesla's weak China sales—and a 7.2% plunge in share price—help to knock Elon Musk off his perch as the world's richest person

Tesla sold just 60,365 cars in China in February, the lowest level of sales since December 2022.

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China tries to project confidence with a 5% growth target—yet Goldman's chief investment officer is telling investors to stay away

"One should not invest in China," warned Goldman Sachs chief investment officer Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani.

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Li Auto wants to sell an electric minivan, complete with fridge and sofa, as it tries to stave off declining sales

The Chinese EV startup Li Auto sold less than half as many cars in February as it did in December 2023.

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Japan's stock market rally shows no sign of slowing as the Nikkei hits a new record

Strong corporate earnings and a focus on corporate governance are helping to send Japan's once-slumping stock market to record highs.

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Japan lost its early lead in chips to companies in Korea and Taiwan. Now a new TSMC project could lead the way to 'a renaissance of semiconductors'

Tokyo pledged billions of dollars to support TSMC's new plant in Kyushu, the first stage in what it hopes will be a return to chip leadership.

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It’s Singapore’s turn to benefit from ‘Swiftonomics’—and the city-state's neighbors fear a reported backroom deal froze them out

Other countries aren't happy with Singapore's decision to keep Swift to itself. It's "not what good neighbors do," one politician complained.

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Xiaomi founder Lei Jun followed Apple into the EV market. He's now 'very shocked' by the iPhone maker’s decision to pull out

Like Apple, Xiaomi has invested billions into getting an electric vehicle to market. The smartphone maker debuted its first car in December.

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The CEO of the just-privatized Air India describes how tough it was to turn around a 91-year-old airline: 'The first 6 months was really triage'

“We had all sorts of legacy issues to tidy up," says Air India CEO Campbell Wilson, who took over the former state-owned carrier in June 2022.

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Saudi Arabia needs a second airline because it's 'not as easy as it should be' to get to 'the home of Cristiano Ronaldo,' says the CEO of the country's next carrier

Riyadh Air CEO Toby Douglas wants to bring a 60s vibe back to aviation—but with "a modernistic Saudi twist."

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BYD's Europe president says subsidies aren't the reason for its success, instead claims the EV giant is just better managed than its competition

BYD's European competitors are “afraid they cannot offer a competitive price," BYD Europe president Michael Shu said.

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