China Plans High-Tech Fund To grow AI And Emerging industries
China has announced its plan to invest in the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging industries in a bid bid to consolididate on the global success of DeepSeek’s latest…
China Approves $69bn US Technology Merger
Computer chipmaker Broadcom has completed its $69bn (£55bn) acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware, wrapping up one of the biggest takeover deals in the technology sector. The deal was scrutinised…
Europe Joins the US in its Chip War with China
Europe’s biggest producer of advanced chipmaking technology has joined the United States in its escalating standoff with China. The Netherlands announced Wednesday, via a letter from its trade minister to…
China Leads Global Competition for Emerging Technologies, Study Shows
China has a “stunning lead” ahead of the US in high-impact research across critical and emerging technologies, according to Canberra-based independent think tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute, or ASPI. China…
Tech War: China Sneaks out America’s Technology Secrets
It was an innocuous-looking photograph that turned out to be the downfall of Zheng Xiaoqing, a former employee with energy conglomerate General Electric Power. According to a Department of Justice…
China Reliefs Rwanda of $7.1 million Debt
China has signed a debt relief of $7.1 million for Rwanda. The Rwandan finance minister and the Chinese ambassador to Rwanda oversaw the signing. China and Rwanda’s diplomatic relationship continues…
China Urges Military Veterans to Work at iPhone Factory
China wants retired military staff to help boost production at the world’s largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou. The call came from a Veteran Affairs Bureau of the People’s Liberation Army…
Elon Musk Wades into China and Taiwan Tensions
Beijing and Taipei have spoken out after Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Taiwan should become a special administrative zone of China. The world’s richest man said in a Financial…
GIG Logistics launches in China With Economic Possibilities for its Customers
Logistics is the core of successful supply chain management and one of the fastest growing sectors in Africa today. As the eCommerce market continues to boom in Nigeria and online…
Joe Biden Bars Tech Companies From Building China Factories For 10 Years
US tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building “advanced technology” facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said. The guidelines were unveiled as…
How China is Dominating Africa’s Smartphone Market
Transitions Holdings, the manufacturer Itel, Tecno and Infinix still have major shares in Africa, sitting at 48%. This impressive market share is aided by the fact that Android is a…
China Writes Off 23 Interest-Free Loans To 17 African Countries
Some African countries are set to benefit from China’s $10 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve while 17 other African countries will have their loans cancelled as China moves to…
China To Open Market for Nigeria’s Art, Crafts — Envoy
Mr Li Xuda, Cultural Counselor of the China Cultural Centre, Abuja says China will open its market to Nigeria for the West African country to export its art and crafts…
MPs Call For The Ban of Two Chinese CCTV Firms
A group of 67 MPs and Lords have called on the government to ban the sale and use of Hikvision and Dahua surveillance equipment in the UK. Supporters range across…
Elon Musk Says Tesla Factories Losing Billions of Dollars to China Disruptions
Elon Musk says Tesla’s new factories in Germany and the US are “losing billions of dollars” due to battery shortages and supply disruptions in China. The multi-billionaire also called the…
Think Tank Calls for US Industrial Policy to Combat China’s Quest for Tech Dominance
If the United States wants to out-compete China in key technology markets, Congress and the Biden Administration must act now, maintained a Washington, D.C. think tank in a report released…