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Tech war: China creates US$8.2 billion AI investment fund amid tightened US trade controls

The new AI fund’s scope of business includes general equity investment and asset management, according to the registry service, which…

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Opinion | Up in the air whether US economic arrows will hit the mark

The US looks set for simultaneous wars in three areas: deficits, currency and energy. That’s incoming US Treasury secretary Scott…

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The View | From US stocks to China’s growth, 5 myths cloud 2025’s outlook

Attentive readers will know that a year ago I laid out five myths, or dominant but misleading investment narratives, that…

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Opinion | China’s ties with Global South show a different world order is possible

The Global South’s quest for a more equitable world order gained fresh momentum at the 22nd Doha Forum in early…

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China green lights a game-changing new railway through Central Asia

China is finally moving forward with plans to build a new railway to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, with analysts saying the…

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Hong Kong is becoming hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to rethink ties with Hong Kong’s banking…

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Is China’s barter trade experiment working as sanctions risk grows?

They can also reduce the visibility that Western regulators have over their bilateral transactions, while also limiting currency risks. In…

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Opinion | Post-pandemic global supply chain turmoil might still ruin Christmas

The disruption compounds supply chain challenges worldwide that have, since Covid-19, dramatically raised freight rates, forced changes in supply routes,…

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At least 71 dead in latest Israeli assault

GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Israeli forces killed at least 71 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as ceasefire negotiations…

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Opinion | What China watchers should know about where the country is headed

On July 18 this year, the third plenum concluded with a proposal for “further comprehensive deepening [of] reform”, a continuation…

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