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The 4th China International Supply Chain Expo Set for Beijing in June 2026
Sustained Worldwide Outreach Drives Greater Collaboration Opportunities BEIJING, Dec. 7, 2025 /CNW/ -- The 4 China International Supply Chain Expo ('CISCE,' 'the Expo') will be held in Beijing from June 22 to 26, 2026. To date, more than 300…
This is only the start of China playing its rare earths trump card
On a scale of zero to 10, President Trump told reporters he would rate his “amazing” Oct. 30 meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping “ a 12. ” But Trump's fantastical ranking glossed over a humbling truth that the…
Korean, Japanese biz lobbies pledge to boost AI, semiconductor cooperation
Korean and Japanese business lobbies on Monday discussed ways to boost cooperation between the two countries in the artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor industries, along with key shared agendas, such as a population crisis. The Korea…
In Texas cattle country, one rancher welcomes Trump's focus on decades of thin margins
LA GRANGE, TEXAS — Along the bends of Highway 71, a string of steady Texas towns dot the wind-swept pastures. It's here where most folks earn a living with their hands, wear dust on their boots, sun on their skin and easy smiles on their…
Trump's trade war shift away from Chinese manufacturing has reached tipping point
The proportion of supplier volume from manufacturing in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over the past decade, according to Wells Fargo data. Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and India have all benefited from the longer-term…
Labour Asked to Delay Petrol Car Ban Amid EU's All-EV Deadline Target Revision
A growing chorus of voices is urging Labour Party to reconsider its plan to ban new petrol and diesel car sales by 2030. The call comes as European Union policymakers appear poised to delay their own internal combustion engine ban by five years.
China Successfully Operates World's First Thorium Molten Salt Reactor
An experimental Chinese nuclear plant reportedly just crossed a historic threshold, successfully operating the world's first thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR). The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics has broken…
Trump launches investigation into anti-competition effects on food affordability
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday to establish a task force to “remedy any anti-competitive behavior” in the U.S. food supply. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson…
Japan and Australia launch new 'strategic defense' framework
The defense chiefs of Australia and Japan used a meeting in Tokyo on Sunday to announce the launch of a “framework for strategic defense coordination” as they seek new ways to deepen cooperation in all areas amid shared concerns about…
Tech in the crop fields
In many agrarian districts of Punjab and Sindh, a simple shift is taking place, one that is easy to miss unless you look closely. Farmers who once relied almost entirely on inherited knowledge are now pausing mid-field to glance at their phones. A…
Oversupply Warning Jolts India's Solar Buildout
India's solar sector has hit that awkward stage of adolescence where ambition seems to be outpacing demand. And now the adults in the room are issuing critical warnings. A new letter from the clean-energy ministry, quietly circulated to the finance…
America's economy is getting swallowed up by middlemen - and it's driving people crazy
Bill Gates has been right about a lot of things over the years — Microsoft, mosquito nets, the risk of pandemics. One thing he was not so right about: the idea that the internet would cut out the economy's middlemen. In his 1995 book 'The…
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Karnataka Government, Taiwan's Allegiance Group to establish industrial technology innovation park
Karnataka government has signed an MoU with Allegiance International Co. Ltd of Taiwan to establish an Indo-Taiwan Industrial Technology Innovation Park (ITIP) in the state, with a proposed investment of around Rs 1,000 crore. The MoU was signed by…
4 out of 10 conglomerates yet to establish investment plans for 2026: survey
Four out of 10 Korean conglomerates have not yet established their investment plans for 2026 amid growing uncertainties in the business environment, an industry survey showed Monday. The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), a major Korean…
Opinion | Tazara rail deal could redefine China-Africa ties amid 'corridor wars'
Ground has quite literally been broken on a Chinese-funded project to modernise the Tanzania-Zambia railway after years of negotiations, amid intensifying “corridor wars” as major powers compete to shape transport and trade networks…
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