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Friday 31 October 2025
Nvidia's Jensen Huang commits quarter-million AI chips to push South Korea's AI frontier
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang capped his week in Seoul with a sweeping series of agreements that could redefine South Korea's role in the global AI economy.
Friday 31 October 2025
What US-China trade breakthrough was reached in Busan?
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in South Korea on October 30, 2025, to announce a trade agreement that paused months of escalating tensions between...
Friday 31 October 2025
US Senate votes against Trump's global reciprocal tariffs amid party division
The US Senate voted 51-47 against President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers to impose global reciprocal tariffs, exposing rare dissent within the Republican Party. Four Republican...
Friday 31 October 2025
Trump-Xi Busan deal pauses G2 trade war, but doubts linger
In April 2025, US President Donald Trump escalated the trade conflict with China by threatening tariffs as high as 145%, prompting a fierce response from Beijing, vowing to fight...
Friday 31 October 2025
Commentary: Trump–Xi talks cool tempers, not conflicts, in chips and rare earths

On 30 October 2025, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Busan, South Korea, in a summit that could redefine the global trade and technology...

Thursday 30 October 2025
Trump concludes Asia tour with rare earth and tech deals
US President Donald Trump has ended his six-day trip to Asia.
Thursday 30 October 2025
South Korea agrees to US energy investments in exchange for tariff reductions
US President Donald Trump has approved South Korea's construction of a nuclear-powered submarine at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in an effort to strengthen their alliance. South...
Thursday 30 October 2025
Wingtech urges the Netherlands to reverse takeover of Nexperia through Dutch public media

Chinese electronics manufacturer Wingtech Technology has filed a formal statement with the Dutch public broadcaster NOS, urging the Netherlands...

Wednesday 29 October 2025
Trump's barriers reshape solar power sector; Chinese exits create US-Taiwan resurgence

As the world accelerates toward net-zero carbon goals in 2025, the contest for control over future energy supply has reached a boiling...

Wednesday 29 October 2025
Alibaba Cloud's price cuts widen global reach, deepen China's AI cloud duopoly
As China's AI cloud competition intensifies, Alibaba Cloud has introduced new price cuts across overseas markets to accelerate its global expansion, extending the "dual-giant" rivalry...
Tuesday 28 October 2025
China signals rare earth export reprieve as trade talks with U.S. advance
Head of a high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, trade officials from both countries wrapped up a round of negotiations in Malaysia,...
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Commentary: Taiwan remains the dealbreaker as Trump and Xi eye fragile thaw at APEC
As the APEC summit in late October approaches, US President Donald Trump aims to broker a historic China-US trade deal and push for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. However, stalled negotiations...
Monday 27 October 2025
Nexperia dispute threatens legacy chips critical to basic car functions for automakers worldwide
The largest US auto-parts trade group has warned that domestic carmakers may see major production disruptions within two to four weeks, as the escalating dispute over Nexperia risks...
Monday 27 October 2025
US-China trade war reshapes shipping strategies amid rising tariffs and demand
The escalating US-China trade war has led to major shifts in the shipping industry. As part of rising tensions, China recently announced rare earth export controls, while the US threatened...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix race to build US chip capacity
As the CHIPS and Science Act drives a shift in global semiconductor investments from Asia to the US, whether South Korean giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix can emerge successfully...