Leading rare earths miner sees profits fall as prices sag
Sydney (AFP) - One of the world's largest rare earths producers outside China reported slumping net profits Wednesday, pointing to ...
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Tesla rolls out advanced self-driving functions in China
Shanghai (AFP) - US electric vehicle giant Tesla has started offering advanced self-driving functions for its cars in China, including ...
Bolivia inaugurates steel plant built with Chinese loan
Puerto Suárez (Bolivia) (AFP) - Short on foreign currency, Bolivia inaugurated a steel plant Monday that it hopes will reduce ...
China’s Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and ...
China’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end
Guangzhou (AFP) - One of China's leading electric vehicle makers XPeng plans to double the number of countries in which ...
Cook Islands strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
Wellington (AFP) - The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring ...
Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs
Shanghai (AFP) - Chinese tech companies shrugged off foreign scrutiny of upstart chatbot maker DeepSeek, telling AFP on Friday they ...
Trump says trade deal with China ‘possible’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was "possible" with China -- a ...
Philips losses worse than expected in 2024
Amsterdam (AFP) - Philips on Wednesday posted worse-than-expected losses in 2024, as the Dutch medical device maker bids to turn ...
Vietnam parliament approves $8 billion rail link to China
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam's parliament approved plans on Wednesday for an $8 billion rail link from its largest northern port ...
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