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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Washington with technological supremacy and unresolved economic friction at the top of the agenda. Ahead of an approaching trade truce deadline, discussions are likely to center on artificial intelligence competition, semi

Taiwan’s government has launched an international organization for the first time, highlighting its efforts to push back at China’s growing campaign to isolate it on the global stage.

Egon Vavrek, Head of Emerging Markets at BlackRock, says AI hardware and the "picks-and-shovels" players serving hyperscalers will carry emerging markets forward. He spoke on the sidelines of the BofA APAC Conference in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)

A cornered Putin might recklessly provoke NATO

China's Unitree Robotics stock falls by half in month after listing

France vows response after Iran closes language centre in Tehran Reuters

As the world focuses on the oil market, the war in Ukraine is snarling vital grain shipments and forcing buyers to scramble for supplies from elsewhere.

China slow-walks yuan appreciation as US, Europe demand trade rebalancing

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say Reuters

European Commissioner discussed EU-Israel relationship, Gaza with Israeli minister Reuters