US President Donald Trump has expressed shock at China's rare earth restrictions

Donald Trump-Xi Jinping meeting cancelled amid tariff war? US President clarifies after ‘no reason to meet’ comment

US President Donald Trump on Friday clarified that he did not cancel his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after his recent remarks about having “no reason to meet Xi” had triggered speculations about the two leaders’ upcoming meeting. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he had not officially cancelled the meeting with Xi, but expressed…

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Trump tariffs on India: Would reciprocal tariffs on US be in India's benefit? Experts weigh in

Trump tariffs on India: Would reciprocal tariffs on US be in India’s benefit? Experts weigh in

Trump tariffs on India: India is facing the brunt of the tariffs imposed by the US, including the 25% duties levied as punitive damages for buying cheaper Russian crude. The current 50% tariffs by Donald Trump on India threaten $45 billion worth of India’s exports. Amid higher tariffs, India’s products might lose competitiveness, potentially benefiting…

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200 Chinese planes were unable to fly because US did not give …: Donald Trump ‘reminder’ to China while warning of more tariff

200 Chinese planes were unable to fly because US did not give …: Donald Trump ‘reminder’ to China while warning of more tariff

President Donald Trump once again warned that the United States would impose steeper tariffs on China if it curbed exports of rare-earth magnets, a move that could jeopardize a fragile trade truce between the world’s two largest economies. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Trump stated, “They have…

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Tech war: DeepSeek’s V3.1 model emerges as ‘key pillar’ for China’s chip self-sufficiency

Tech war: DeepSeek’s V3.1 model emerges as ‘key pillar’ for China’s chip self-sufficiency

The Hangzhou-based start-up’s updated model, which supports an innovative data format called UE8M0 FP8, was “ushering in a booming domestic computing power chain”, Huatai Securities analysts said in a research note on Tuesday. That architecture showed that the synergy between mainland-designed software and chips would realise significant results, according to the report. FP8, known as…

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