China’s AI Plans, Employment Data and Other Key Things to Watch this Week
Markets enter a critical week following Friday’s tech sector volatility that saw AI-related stocks retreat despite the S&P…
Tencent counts on demand for Chinese AI tools to lift overseas cloud computing business
Tencent Holdings is aiming for “aggressive” growth in the international cloud computing market, on the back of the…
Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge
U.S. producers of corn and soybeans have sent dire warnings as prices for their crops have crashed in…
De minimis tariff dodge ending means less purchasing power for Americans
The de minimis exemption—a tariff loophole that for years made millions of direct-to-consumer imports duty free—is gone, and…
Salt Typhoon hacks Dutch internet providers
Chinese hacking organization Salt Typhoon has attacked Dutch internet providers. MIVD and AIVD confirm that smaller providers were…
Tech war: Huawei executive claims victory over US sanctions with computing, AI ecosystem
China has virtually overcome crippling US tech restrictions, according to a senior executive at Huawei Technologies, as mainland-developed…
China’s US$22 trillion savings and global investors a potent mix for equity markets
In the second instalment of the two-part series on the outlook for the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese…
Alibaba is developing a new AI chip — here’s what we know so far
Key Points The chip is specifically for inferencing rather than training but Alibaba will still use semiconductors from…
Small Chinese County Reverses Desertification with Arduous Tree-Planting Method Across 240,000 Acres
Photo by Quan Jing on Unsplash A rural village has led the transformation of a barren ravine into…
Stock market today: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on August 20, 2025. NYSE U.S. equity futures fell on…
China shuts social security loophole – so why are some workers more insecure now?
Employees themselves contribute nearly 12 per cent of their monthly salary to social insurance. While Ao himself pays…
Trump tariffs helped increase revenue for some U.S. businesses
While many businesses grapple with slimmer margins and declining revenue as they face higher tariff costs to import…