Humanoid robots (front) and industrial robots (back) produced by Siasun or Xinsong during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 20, 2026. Adek BERRY/AFP via Getty Images China’s official factory barometer rose to 49.8 in August, beating expectations but remaining below the expansion threshold for a second consecutive month — and buried inside…
Apple was spending millions of dollars every year just to fly its people to China. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the company sent hundreds of US engineers there each month to work with the contract manufacturers that built most of its products. FILE PHOTO: View of an Apple logo at an Apple store in Paris, France,…
Africa is moving to build more of its own solar manufacturing capacity, but the continent faces a difficult challenge: reducing its dependence on China while relying on Chinese technology, components and investment to expand the industry Africa is moving to build more of its own solar manufacturing capacity, but the continent faces a difficult challenge:…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s largest economies are accelerating plans to build more domestic solar manufacturing capacity, a shift industry analysts say reflects both industrial ambition and growing unease over dependence on imports from China that dominate the global market. Ethiopia, South Africa, Morocco and Nigeria have been stepping up efforts to localize manufacturing of…
new video loaded: Moscow Oil Refinery Slammed by Ukrainian Drones 1:09 Social media footage showed several sites, including an oil refinery, in Moscow being struck by Ukrainian drones on Thursday. By James McManagan June 18, 2026 0 A Small Election Could Change British Politics 1:09 Hot Mics at G7 Summit Offer Glimpse Into Leaders’ Conversations…
Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Palmer Luckey, the billionaire founder of defense technology company Anduril Industries and Oculus VR, is sounding the alarm on America’s dependence on China — and his warning goes far beyond cheap…
new video loaded: Moscow Oil Refinery Slammed by Ukrainian Drones 1:09 Social media footage showed several sites, including an oil refinery, in Moscow being struck by Ukrainian drones on Thursday. By James McManagan June 18, 2026 0 A Small Election Could Change British Politics 1:09 Hot Mics at G7 Summit Offer Glimpse Into Leaders’ Conversations…
TORONTO, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: AZ), a global leader in smart retail technology, today announced that its mass production facilities in China are fully operational, with large-scale manufacturing now underway. The launch of full-scale manufacturing marks a significant milestone in the Company’s growth strategy, providing the production capacity needed…
Wang Yang K&L Gates adds Wang Yang, Dechert’s former China practice head, at its Hong Kong office, strengthening the firm’s cross-border M&A practice. Wang told China Business Law Journal: “I chose Hong Kong because it places me at the centre of the strongest cross-border deal flows in Greater China and the Greater Bay Area, where…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned his party’s ruling elites this year that failure to understand emerging technologies could see China cede ground in the race to dominate the future of the global economy. “Leading cadres at all levels must effectively strengthen their knowledge of frontier science and technology, improve their professional capabilities and make efforts…