President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports, effective August 1, 2025, is not just another volley in the ongoing global trade wars, it is a response to deep-seated anxieties about America’s economic security and a recognition of copper’s central role in the world’s technological future. National security and economic resilience The…
Crude oil prices were on course for their third weekly rise as concern grew about supply after President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on any country buying Venezuelan crude while stepping up sanctions on Iranian entities. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $73.91 per barrel while West Texas Intermediate was changing hands…
Hong Kong customs’ seizures of the drug Ice increased by 4.8 times in the first two months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, after authorities stepped up enforcement on goods from countries known for drug trafficking such as Mexico. The amount of methamphetamine seized in January and February this year surged to…
Hong Kong authorities have suspended the water supply from the Kowloon Reservoir following the discovery of a submerged car believed to be linked to a 2023 case involving a floating body. A man spotted the overturned rusty vehicle at the bottom of the reservoir at about 5pm on Saturday, near Kam Shan Tree Walk in…
BEIJING — China’s public and private sectors are accelerating efforts to boost domestic production of semiconductors, including cutting-edge devices, with the U.S. only expected to dial up pressure on Beijing in the second Trump administration. “China’s capacity to supply semiconductor products has significantly improved, and its companies have clearly become more competitive,” said Wang Shijiang,…
Open this photo in gallery: A 2022 Volkswagen ID. 4 EV charges at a Scarborough, Ont., Canadian Tire on June 14, 2023.Doug Ives/The Canadian Press Baris Akyurek is the vice-president of insights and intelligence at AutoTrader. Among the most frequent questions I receive from Canadians are about the electric vehicle market. With the growing attention…
By Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had asked memory chip maker SK Hynix to bring forward by six months the supply of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips called HBM4, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said on Monday. South Korea’s SK Hynix said in October that it aimed to…
A debate between an ex-leader of Hong Kong and the current chief executive over land supply shows no signs of dying down, with the former urging the government to provide more comprehensive details of its planning for future development. Wednesday’s volley by former city leader Leung Chun-ying came a day after Chief Executive John Lee…