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Property prices around Foxconn’s upcoming factory have risen by 35% since the company’s entry. Developers predict an influx of tens of thousands of workers, driven by the iPhone factory and …
Foxconn’s iPhone factory is fueling a real estate boom in a small Indian farming town Read More
Stephen Witt’s new book, The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip, is out this week, just as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have prompted fears of a …
Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? Read More
Trump’s 25 percent tariff could ‘level the playing field’ for Chinese brands insulated from the US market, analyst say. The White House has argued the tariff is necessary to protect …
Trump’s auto tariffs could help China’s carmakers, experts say Read More
When Hong Kong-listed conglomerate CK Hutchison announced it was selling its two port concessions on the Panama Canal to a US consortium led by New York-based giant BlackRock, the Chinese …
Chinese anger at sale of Panama Canal ports to US investor highlights tensions between the two superpowers Read More
101 East meets the job seekers caught up in China’s youth unemployment crisis. China is experiencing a prolonged economic slowdown, which has led to a youth unemployment crisis. In 2023, …
China’s youth face growing job crisis Read More
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) – China’s economy became less carbon intensive last year as a result of a record surge in renewable energy capacity, official data showed on Friday, but …
China cuts carbon intensity in 2024 but still lags on key targets Read More
As the second EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC) draws near, there is optimism in Brussels and New Delhi that a clear path can be found for a relationship often …
EU-India set to shape future relations in crucial New Delhi meeting Read More
Two to three motorbikes arrived in turns as I visited the Piyungan Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), late last August. One by one, …
Metabolic Fractures in Piyungan: The Waste Emergency in Yogyakarta Read More
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her the …
Papuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution Read More
In the summer of 2023, Vasileios Tsianos, the vice president of corporate development at Neo Performance Materials, started getting calls from government officials on both sides of the Atlantic. Within the …
2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war Read More