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Senior Taiwan official died of heart attack, local media sayThe Taiwan official who was found dead in his hotel room on Saturday morning (see 5.52am) died of a heart attack, according to official media reports cited by Reuters. Authorities said there was no sign that anyone had broken into his room. Ou Yang Li-hsing was deputy head of the…

(Bloomberg) -- China relaxed rules governing cross-border data flows, addressing a key concern of foreign businesses that had complained previous regulations were disrupting their operations.Most Read from BloombergData collected in international trade, cross-border travel, manufacturing, academic research, and marketing that don’t contain…

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA and other Chinese names including JD.com Inc JD and Pinduoduo Inc PDD are moving lower Tuesday after Baidu Inc BIDU shares fell on mixed second-quarter earnings results. BIDU Revenue: $4.43 billion missed estimate of $4.45 billion BIDU EPS: $2.36 beat estimate of $1.63 "Despite a challenging macro…

The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWTI in contango for first time since JulyUS crude stocks jump, fuel draws down -EIAUS crude output holds at October record of 3.2 mln bpdRussian tankers not targeted in EU…

© AFP via Getty ImagesZinc prices jumped on Tuesday after one of Europe’s largest smelters said it will halt production indefinitely, as shockwaves from the energy crisis rip through the region’s industrial base.Nyrstar, a zinc producer controlled by Trafigura, announced in a statement on Tuesday that its Budel smelter in the Netherlands will…

Members of China's team operate with their Type 96A tank during the Tank Biathlon competition at the International Army Games 2022 in Alabino, outside Moscow, Russia August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterBEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in…

Speaking virtually Saturday to a conference in Tunis focused on Japanese investment in Africa's development, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged $30 billion (€30.1 billion) over three years in an apparent effort to counter China's rising influence on the continent. Amid a "complex" geopolitical environment, Japan pledged the money as…

The 2023 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit opens in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)HANGZHOU, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 2023 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit kicked off Wednesday in the ancient water town of Wuzhen in east China's Zhejiang Province.Themed "Creating an Inclusive…

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By Noel Randewich(Reuters) - U.S. chip stocks tumbled on Thursday, with the main semiconductor index down more than 3% after Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices said U.S. officials told them to stop exporting cutting-edge processors for artificial intelligence to China.Nvidia's stock plummeted 11%, on track for its biggest one-day percentage drop…