| By Lauren LaPorta | The airline industry faced a significant turn of events when a federal judge, siding with the Biden Administration, blocked JetBlue’s attempt to acquire Spirit Airlines for $3.8B.
Business China EV Transportation
December 20, 2023
China Set to Become World’s Top Auto Exporter by End Of 2023
| By Linyi Zheng | Surging EV demand sent auto exports from China beyond levels seen before the pandemic. In the first half of 2023, China’s automobile exports were 2.34M units, up 76.9% year-on-year.
Aviation Business China Transportation
December 8, 2023
China Flies Into Civil Aviation Market
| By Xuan Zhong | China’s first domestically manufactured civil airliner, the C919, and the ARJ21 regional jet, will visit Hong Kong to showcase China’s new aircraft.
Business News
November 23, 2023
PC Market Showing Signs of Recovery
| By Loc Le | After a sustained decline over eight consecutive quarters, experts are now expecting the PC market to begin recovering.
Business China USA
November 12, 2023
US Treasury Secretary Yellen Holds ‘Pragmatic and Constructive’ Talks with Chinese Vice Premier
| By Linyi Zheng | In a marathon session of ten hours of meetings, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held talks to find common ground in promoting US-China economic and trade relations.
AI Technology
July 26, 2023
AI Companies Agree to US Security Standards
| By Emma Kuruppacherry | On Friday, July 21st, seven leading AI companies came to the White House to form an agreement on basic guidelines for developing AI.
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 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 ...