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How Taiwan Is Betting Big On AI To Power Its Economy
2025 Jul 23, 6:49am | 584Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) saw its stock recover some losses on Wednesday after closing lower on Tuesday. This rebound comes as the company continues to benefit from robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and Taiwan unveils ambitious plans to bolster its...
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Trump Trade Deal With Japan Sends Toyota, Mazda Stock Soaring, Nikkei Rises Sharply
2025 Jul 22, 10:39pm | 508Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose sharply on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump finalized the long-anticipated trade deal between Washington and Tokyo. As part of the $550 billion deal, Japan will open its markets to American cars, trucks, rice and other agricultural products, while...
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Qidian Guofeng: The Latest Chinese Company To Jump On The 'AI Halo' Bandwagon
2025 Jul 22, 10:48am | 1170The company, which is developing an online-merge-offline (OMO) new consumption platform, swung to a 2.23 billion yuan loss last year on asset impairments Key Takeaways: Qidian Guofeng has signed a letter of intent to acquire an AI technology company, sparking a rally for its shares The...
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Zhipu, Not DeepSeek, Is OpenAI's Real Threat - And It's Reportedly Considering A Hong Kong IPO
2025 Jul 21, 10:52am | 1167The AI firm, which has begun the process for listing on one of China's A-share markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen, is reportedly also considering Hong Kong Key Takeaways: Zhipu may be shifting its IPO plans, as it experiences major executive upheaval with the departure of several top...
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China's Aux Electric Files For Hong Kong IPO
2025 Jul 21, 9:15am | 1347The air conditioner maker's low-price strategy has helped it win customers in China, while its OEM model has won over customers abroad Key Takeaways: Aux Electric achieved 20% revenue growth in 2024, outpacing rivals using a low-price strategy at home and OEM model overseas The air conditioner...
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China-Led Rally Sends Iron Ore Over $100 Despite Looming Oversupply
2025 Jul 21, 6:23am | 653Iron ore prices have rebounded above $100 for the first time since February. Renewed optimism about China's economic resilience and the announcement of construction of the world's largest hydropower dam drove momentum of the futures market in Singapore. Yet, some analysts believe the rally is...
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Meituan Cries 'Irrational!' As Alibaba Escalates Delivery Battle
2025 Jul 18, 9:21am | 622Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) escalated China’s instant delivery price war by launching a massive 50 billion Chinese yuan subsidy program for consumers and merchants on its Taobao Shangou platform, intensifying an already cutthroat battle for market share against JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) and Meituan (...
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Wall Street's Big 7 Are Now Bigger Than China's Entire Economy
2025 Jul 17, 2:24pm | 772The combined market capitalization of America's seven largest corporations has now overtaken the entire economic output of China, the world's second-largest economy. As of July 17, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN),...
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FIFA Club World Cup Could Generate $21.1B In Global GDP
2025 Jul 17, 9:48am | 1940The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup distributed a record-breaking $1 billion prize pool to participating football clubs, as sporting franchises and corporations seek to leverage global competitions to drive revenue growth and enhance their brand. England's Chelsea FC defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in...
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WuXi AppTec's Upbeat Outlook Implies Potential
2025 Jul 17, 7:21am | 978The drug services giant has forecast a jump in revenue for the first half and a doubling of net profit, after U.S. policy concerns abated Key Takeaways: The projected results put the company on track to meet its target of returning continuing operations to double-digit growth this year WuXi...
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Yangtuo Bets On Small-town Moms Despite Declining Birth Rates
2025 Jul 17, 7:15am | 1312The infant products e-commerce platform has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, hoping investors will buy into its transformation story after its revenue flatlined last year Key Takeaways: Yangtuo's infant products e-commerce platform targets lower-tier Chinese cities, towns and villages that account for...
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WeRide's Driverless Robobus Approved In Singapore
2025 Jul 17, 6:57am | 489WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ:WRD) announced on Thursday the launch of fully driverless Robobus operations at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore (RWS), the first autonomous vehicle in Southeast Asia to operate without a safety officer on board. The company secured clearance from Singapore’s Land...
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang Says China Leads In Open-Source AI
2025 Jul 17, 6:25am | 646Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang, on his third visit to China this year, praised the country’s open-source AI innovation during a fireside chat with Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) Cloud founder Wang Jian at the China International Supply Chain Expo on Thursday. He called open source “...
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Private Equity Investor Tian Tu Capital Eyes New Frontiers As China's Consumer Sector Stalls
2025 Jul 16, 8:56am | 1239The private equity investor appears to be setting its sights on high-tech companies as it prepares to raise funds by issuing bonds Key Takeaways: Tain Tu Capital is looking to raise up to 300 million yuan by issuing bonds that it's calling "Sci-Tech Innovation Notes" The move comes as the private...
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XPeng Founder Reveals Bold Plan To Hire 8,000 More By 2025
2025 Jul 16, 6:31am | 534Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) plans to hire 8,000 workers this year, up from its earlier target of 6,000, founder He Xiaopeng said in an internal speech. With the new hires, XPeng expects its total headcount to approach 30,000 by the end of the year, according to a transcript of...
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