China may tap Nvidia’s H200 for AI gains but domestic chip strategy here to stay
Beijing’s push to advance the domestic chip industry will remain unchanged regardless of whether it allows Chinese companies to buy…
China faces 2026 marked by economic strains and uneasy rivalry with US
Beijing and Washington will continue to circle each other warily in 2026 even as China’s leadership struggles to balance economic…
Fed lowers rates, signals pause and one 2026 cut as growth rebounds
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday in another divided vote, but signaled it will likely pause further reductions…
US seeks ‘constructive’ reset with China as trade tensions ease
The United States is striving for a more “constructive” relationship with China after this year’s trade war and will continue…
US Congress unveils defence bill with curbs on China tech investment, biotech ties
The US Congress is readying votes on a sprawling bill that would restrict US outbound investment to China in sensitive…
Tech war: China’s AI developers to welcome Nvidia’s H200 chip shipments
China’s artificial intelligence developers are expected to welcome Washington’s go-ahead for Nvidia to ship its H200 AI chips to approved…
Minnesota’s anti-fraud spending has quietly ballooned, leaving taxpayers to pay for failure twice
In the wake of a years-long $250 million welfare fraud scheme, Minnesota taxpayers will now finance a pricey state-level cleanup…
FM stresses mutual benefit as US allows Nvidia H200 chip sales to China
In response to questions over the Trump administration’s decision to allow the sale of Nvidia H200 chips to China, and…
As US, EU and Japan boost defence spending, is stimulus their true intention?
More than six decades after British historian AJP Taylor termed war the “mother of invention”, economies around the world appear…
‘A slap in the face’: not all US farmers happy with Trump’s US$12 billion aid package
US President Donald Trump has announced a long-anticipated US$12 billion farm aid package to assist farmers caught in US-China trade…