The “road to the San Francisco summit will not be a smooth one,” as China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi put it on Sunday, alluding to the anticipated meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Wang agreed… Read More ›
Geopolitics
US-China Rivalry Encourages Space Technology Investment
According to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, the US and China are “in a space race to go back to the moon.” Nelson says he wants to make sure “we get there first” in an interview with the BBC. His remarks… Read More ›
War Orders From Ukraine Are Beginning To Increase Earnings For Major US Defense Contractors
Defence companies’ earnings are beginning to rise in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as clients including the US government replenish supplies sent to Ukraine and nations in Europe arm themselves in anticipation of Moscow’s aggressions. U.S. defence… Read More ›
Unexpectedly High Core Inflation In Japan’s Capital Puts BOJ In The Spotlight
The core consumer inflation rate of the Japanese capital Tokyo, which is seen as a leading indication of national trends, surprisingly increased in October, which signaled the expansion of price pressures which in turn is expected to sustain anticipations of… Read More ›
China’s Industrial Profits In September Continue To Rise Thanks To Regulatory Support
September saw advances at China’s industrial companies continue for a second month, adding to indications of a stabilising economy as the government implemented a flurry of pro-business policy initiatives. The unexpected 17.2% increase in August and September’s higher-than-expected industrial and… Read More ›
Leading Crypto Companies Named In $1 Billion Fraud Case
Three well-known cryptocurrency companies have been charged by US prosecutors with cheating investors out of almost $1 billion. Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange, was accused by New York Attorney General Letitia James of misleading clients about the dangers of an investment… Read More ›
$341 Million Has Been Invested In China’s OpenAI Competitor, With Alibaba And Tencent Among Its Backers
Zhipu, an artificial intelligence start-up that China hopes can be a competitor to the American startup OpenAI, has the support of many major Chinese technology companies, including Alibaba and Tencent, the company announced on Friday. According to a statement from… Read More ›
Moscow Orders Officials To Purchase Chinese Cars And Russian Ladas
Beijing has been infiltrating Russia’s automotive industry since the war in Ukraine, as evidenced by the list of domestically produced automobiles that state officials should purchase that was released by the Russian government on Friday. All of the cars were… Read More ›
China’s Restrictions On Graphite Will Expedite Preparations For Substitutes
Industry executives and analysts warned that China’s decision to stop exporting graphite, a crucial component for electric car batteries, on Friday will only speed up attempts to find alternate sources and materials, but that process will take time. As on… Read More ›
In Six Weeks, China’s Huawei Sold 1.6 Million Mate 60 Pro Smartphones, According To A Research Group
According to a research agency, Huawei Technologies has sold 1.6 million Mate 60 Pro smartphones in just six weeks, defying a slowdown in the smartphone market to experience robust demand for its high-end smartphone revival. According to Counterpoint Research, of… Read More ›