| By Linyi Zheng | China highlighted increased Middle East trade and energy deals and initiatives at last week’s 6th China-Arab States Expo held in Yinchuan, China.
Brazil Business China India Russia South Africa
September 8, 2023
BRICS: Shaping the Global Landscape through Collaboration
| By Eliana Pisons | BRICS continues to emerge as a notable driving force with an ambitious mission that has the potential to reshape the global landscape.
Business China Technology USA
September 8, 2023
China’s Huawei Unveils Advanced Mobile Phone
| By Xuan Zhong | Huawei unveiled its Mate60 Pro phone, showcasing an advanced Chinese-made chip despite being under tech trade sanctions led by the US and US-allied countries.
AI Business Latin America Technology
August 29, 2023
Many Happy Returns for Online Shopping in Latin America
| By Xuan Zhong | In Latin America, online returns have often been unreliable. But logistics companies are using tech innovations to design better return models.
Business China Technology
August 15, 2023
President Biden Implements Ban on U.S. Investments in Select Chinese Technologies
| By Eliana Pisons | President Joe Biden has taken a decisive step in recalibrating U.S.-China economic relations by instituting a ban on American companies’ investments in specific Chinese technologies. This move was revealed August 9, 2023, when he signed an executive order that will restrict investments and require government notification in other tech sectors. He intends to stop Beijing from receiving American assistance in hopes to quell their military expansion.
Asia Business China Technology
June 1, 2023
China Bans Micron Chip Deal
| By Haiqi Li | The Cyberspace Administration of China blocked a deal with Micron Technology in a move viewed as a response to US national security policies towards the Chinese semiconductor industry.
AI Business Technology
May 23, 2023
G-7 Leaders Discuss International Standards for AI
| by Emma Kuruppacherry | The G-7 leaders met in Hiroshima to address AI and how to regulate its use. World leaders discussed concerns about privacy attacks, civil rights violations, disinformation, and the unethical use of data.
Business Defense News
April 5, 2023
2023 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo Draws Thousands of Attendees
The 2023 Navy League Sea-Air-Space expo, held from April 3-5 in National Harbor, Maryland, brought together over 300 exhibitors to showcase the latest in naval, marine, and coast guard technologies. Speakers and attendees alike discussed critical issues facing the industry, including the need to invest in people and prioritize training and retention programs. During ...
Business EU Ireland UK
February 28, 2023
UK, EU propose New Framework on Northern Ireland Border
| By Alexander Haidar | On February 27, 2023 the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen announced a tentative post-Brexit trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland.[i] The existing Northern Ireland Protocol is an agreement which came into effect in January of 2021 as part of the Brexit ...
Business Technology
January 23, 2023
Amazon Cloud Gets More Global Thunder with New AWS Data Centers in US, Australia, and India
| By Alexander Haidar | On January 20, 2023, Governor Glenn Younkin of Virginia announced that the Amazon subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest $35 Billion into expanding its operations in the state over the next seventeen years. According to the Director of Economic Development for AWS, investment from the company has ...