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| Nov 10, 2026 | Jensen Huang affair weighs on Nvidia shares as other chip stocks rally | Listen
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SINGAPORE: US technology stocks rebounded on Monday (Nov 9), with the rally extending to Asia on Tuesday after last week's sell-off over AI spendi... |
| Nov 5, 2026 | What the Democratic midterms sweep changes for U.S.-China relations | “Trump may resist increased pressure for confrontation with China and continue his pursuit of ‘strategic stability,’” said Gabriel Wildau, managing director at Teneo.
“Taiwan remains the most dangerous issue in U.S.-China relations and, in ... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Visa gets Beijing’s green light for bank card business after 40 years of working with China | Visa said Tuesday it received China’s approval to begin the process of establishing a local bank card clearing business.
Mastercard and American Express have already gotten the approvals in the last several years.
Visa’s CEO became chair of... |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Tech Funding Surge: AI Agents Lead a Strategic Investment Wave | AI agent leader Manus secured over $500 million. This remarkable comeback follows China's decisive block of Meta's $2 billion acquisition. The significant funding signals deep investor confidence in autonomous AI. It highlights na... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | AI startup Manus raises $500 million in first funding round since Meta breakup | Manus has raised more than $500 million in its first funding round since U.S.-based Meta Platforms was forced to reverse its acquisition.
Bloomberg reported last month that Manus was set to double its valuation in this financing round to $4... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | AI startup Manus raises $500 million after China blocks Meta’s $2 billion acquisition | Manus, the AI agent startup whose $2 billion acquisition by Meta was blocked by Chinese regulators, has raised more than $500 million in fresh funding, marking a remarkable comeback just weeks after the company returned to independent opera... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Xi heads into Trump visit after making China into a global force since 2015 | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DIDI TANG
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit in 2015, he sought to calm the growing unease among the Americans about his country’s rapid asc... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Fulfilling earlier US-China agreements is a work in progress as Trump and Xi meet again | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KEN MORITSUGU and DIDI TANG
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. and China have made uneven progress in fulfilling the trade commitments announced after their two leaders met in Beijing in May.
As U.S. Presi... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Trump and Xi see tensions flare over AI, trade and Iran but still seek stability | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DIDI TANG and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
WASHINGTON (AP) — State visits usually occur when two countries are on warm terms, but U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washi... |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Bessent: US proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MATT SEDENSKY, AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. has proposed a new “notification mechanism” for artificial intelligence incidents that cou... |
| Sep 21, 2026 | China and the US are competing for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By CHAN HO-HIM, AP Business Writer
HONG KONG (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, leaders of rival nations in a race to dominate artificial intelligence, are expected t... |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Huawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with Nvidia | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese technology giant Huawei launched new chip technologies in a challenge to global leaders such as Nvidia that highlights the narrowing gap between China and the U.S. in artific... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Trump ratchets up rhetoric against Beijing as U.S.-China officials meet for Xi’s Washington visit | U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday local time he could be sanctioning Chinese banks.
U.S. and Chinese officials are proceeding with preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to the U.S. next month.
Beijing’s offi... |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Commentary: Complacency is the hidden risk in Singapore’s success | Listen
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SINGAPORE: In recent weeks, I have heard the spectre of complacency as a threat to Singapore’s future raised numerous times. Yet, if Singaporeans can c... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Commentary: PM Wong’s Cabinet reshuffle shows his focus on building Singapore’s next generation of leaders | Listen
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SINGAPORE: If the line-up flanking Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the press conference on Wednesday (Jul 22) was anything to go by, the latest Cabinet... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Xi Jinping warns of ‘new historical injustice’ in AI. What does he mean - and can it be prevented? | Listen
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SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s warning against a “new historical injustice” in artificial intelligence (AI) is a message that the next techn... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Xi pitches China as the world’s AI liberator | Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony of the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Ng Han Guan/Reuters
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cast Beijing as the champion of a new global AI order, using China’s... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | One of China’s top investors says finance, not AI, is the country’s biggest bottleneck | “Blackstone can do without China,” but China’s private equity funds still rely deeply on the U.S. capital pool, said Fred Hu, founder and chairman of Primavera Capital.
Finance would be China’s weak plank, if the two superpowers engage in a... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Shipping rebounds in Strait of Hormuz one week after U.S.-Iran deal – but fragile confidence threatens recovery | Shipping traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz is recovering one week after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim peace deal.
An attack on a cargo ship off the Omani coast on Thursday threw fresh uncertainty over the fragil... |
| Jun 23, 2026 | China Imposes New Sanctions Amid US Tech Tensions | China has escalated its economic response to US actions. Beijing sanctioned dozens of American firms. This move directly counters Washington's recent tech blacklist. The Commerce Ministry restricted ten US industrial suppliers. These f... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | China imposes trade curbs on dozens of U.S. firms in retaliation for Pentagon blacklist | China’s Commerce Ministry placed 10 American industrial suppliers on its export control list.
The Finance Ministry excluded 46 U.S. companies from participating in government procurement projects.
The moves came after the Pentagon earlier t... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Beijing is summoning executives again, but here’s why that’s causing less worry than in 2021 | Beijing’s stepped-up regulatory actions against tech and food companies this year echo the 2021 tech crackdown.
Analysts say the approach has been more restrained, with policymakers wary of inflicting further damage on an already wobbling e... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | China hits back at US sanctions on tech giants, restricting its exports to American defense firms | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday announced sanctions on 10 American military-related companies in response to a recent U.S. move that bars some leading Chinese tech companies from defense contracts.
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| Jun 17, 2026 | China securities regulator warns against speculating on ‘tech hype’ and using AI for stock picking | China’s securities regulator vowed to crack down on illicit market activities that ride the coattails of technology themes to hype stock prices.
Beijing plans to issue guidance on the use of AI in capital markets.
Beijing has intensified sc... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | India’s solution to entrance exam fraud: A temporary ban on Telegram | India has temporarily restricted access to the messaging app Telegram to prevent exam fraud during a crucial national test.
A government investigation found that Telegram is being used by “cheating rackets to defraud candidates.”
Last month... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Meta reportedly begins dismantling $2 billion Manus deal on Beijing’s orders | Meta has completed an operational split from Manus and suspended data sharing: report.
Both sides have scrambled to comply with Beijing’s April order to reverse the $2 billion deal.
Beijing has tightened tech export controls on cross-border... |
| May 23, 2026 | China's Economic Tightrope: US Trade Deals, Russia Alliance, and Domestic Woes | China faces economic headwinds. April data shows retail sales hitting a multi-year low. Industrial output and investment also underperform. The property sector struggles. Yet, Beijing asserts its diplomatic strength. Recent high-profile sum... |
| May 19, 2026 | Putin heads to Beijing days after Trump in test of China’s balancing act | The summit marks the second time the Chinese and Russian leaders have met in the past year.
The Kremlin has signaled it expects tangible outcomes, including a “serious” oil and gas deal.
Beijing is seen as holding considerable leverage whil... |
| May 15, 2026 | Takeaways from Trump’s trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By WILL WEISSERT, AAMER MADHANI, KANIS LEUNG, SIMINA MISTREANU, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and HUIZHONG WU, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — For three days in China, President Donald Trump was unusually qui... |
| May 14, 2026 | Xi tells Musk, Tim Cook and other CEOs on Trump’s trip: China will ‘open wider’ | Chinese President Xi Jinping told American CEOs travelling with President Donald Trump that the door to business in China will “open wider,” state-backed newspaper Xinhua reported.
Tesla and Space X boss Elon Musk, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang... |
| May 12, 2026 | Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By AAMER MADHANI
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. and Israel’s conflict in Iran as he headed to Beijing for a high-... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Energy security versus geopolitics: ASEAN states face tough choices over Iran’s Strait of Hormuz passage | Listen
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KUALA LUMPUR: More Asian countries dependent on energy imports could enter talks with Iran on allowing their ships safe passage in the crucial Strait ... |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Japan’s Takaichi tries to reaffirm alliance with Trump as he seeks help securing Strait of Hormuz | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and DIDI TANG
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week see... |
| Mar 18, 2026 | China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — China won’t help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President Donald Trump, but it is probably welcoming the delay in Trump’s highly antici... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Trump raises the stakes on China with Section 301 trade probe, weeks before Beijing summit | While casting a wide net over a dozen trading partners, the move takes a clear aim at China.
China’s export machine continued to go full throttle this year, despite growing criticism from global trading partners against its over-reliance on... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Decoding Beijing's 2026 economic jargon - and why it matters | Listen
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BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s annual government work report has long been viewed as the country's economic scorecard.
But it is also a coded... |
| Mar 6, 2026 | China dials down growth ambitions with decades-low target. Here’s why | China has lowered its growth target to levels not seen in decades.
Chinese officials indicated the lower target range was in anticipation of greater global uncertainty.
Chinese leadership would “rather beat a modest number than miss a bold ... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | China lowers 2026 growth target to 4.5-5%, first cut in three years amid mounting headwinds | Listen
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BEIJING: China set its 2026 economic growth target at 4.5 to 5 per cent, marking the first downgrade since 2023, according to the government work repor... |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Global Shocks: Iran Conflict Rocks Markets, Derails Diplomacy | US-Israel strikes in Iran killed Supreme Leader Khamenei, igniting a severe Middle East crisis. Markets reacted violently. Oil prices surged over 7%. Global supply fears escalated regarding the vital Strait of Hormuz. A prolonged closure ri... |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Khamenei’s death raises questions about Trump’s China trip | U.S. strikes on Iran raised doubts about Trump’s planned visit to China.
Prediction markets showed increased bets on a greater likelihood of a delayed Trump trip.
Analysts said trade talks may outweigh geopolitical tensions for both sides.
... |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Iran may ‘lash out harder’ as Khamenei’s death puts Tehran on a war footing, leaving the world bracing for what’s next | Joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting waves of retaliatory attacks by Tehran across the region.
“If the regime feels threatened, it’ll lash out harder than it would if it thought it could ... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Trump makes little mention of China in the longest State of the Union speech | U.S. President Donald Trump steered clear of China in his State of the Union speech Tuesday.
The only mention was in reference to “Russian and Chinese military technology” that guarded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The silence comes ... |
| Feb 3, 2026 | ‘Devil in the details’: India-U.S. deal raises hopes for a reset — but the fine print remains unclear | U.S.-India announce trade framework, but details and timeline remain unclear.
Trump claims major Indian concessions, while Modi sidesteps the Russian oil issue.
Deal signals strategic reset but mistrust and legal hurdles persist.
The U.S. a... |
| Feb 3, 2026 | China set to attend India’s upcoming AI summit signaling improving relations with New Delhi | A vice minister from China’s Ministry of Science and Technology will lead a delegation to India’s AI Impact Summit this month.
That’s according to George Chen, partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group, citing conversations... |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Trump’s pivot on Nvidia chips gives China a leg up over the U.S. in AI race, analysts say | U.S. President Donald Trump announced Nvidia will be able to sell a more advanced H200 chip to China.
Several analysts were quick to point out this move would help boost China’s AI capabilities.
Beijing has emphasized it aims to bolster hom... |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Xpeng's Global EV Ambitions and Gender Gap in Finance | Xpeng aims for global EV market dominance. Financial literacy among Indian women lags, hindering economic growth.
**Xpeng Accelerates Global Electric Vehicle Push**
Xpeng aims to transform into a global EV player. It reflects a broader tren... |
| Nov 12, 2025 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Xpeng attempts a global transformation | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
Electric car company Xpeng has evolved from a local EV hopeful into a global player.
After a weak 2022 and early 2023, Xpeng’s fortunes revived under new president Fengying Wang and a... |
| Oct 30, 2025 | ‘Partners and friends’: Xi strikes conciliatory tone as he meets Trump in South Korea | The much-anticipated Trump-Xi meeting to address trade and tariff concerns is underway.
The two leaders met for a photo-op at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, before the meeting.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that Bei... |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Trump cuts fentanyl tariffs on China to 10% as Beijing delays latest rare earth curbs by a year | U.S. President Donald Trump said he has reached a 1-year agreement with China on rare earth supplies.
Trump also cut fentanyl-linked tariffs on Beijing by half, taking overall duties on Chinese goods down to 47%.
The American leader said he... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | For Japan’s new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck | By JOSH BOAK and MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump opened his visit to Japan on Monday with greetings from the emperor a day before he meets new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is banking on building a ... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Trump to meet China’s Xi for the first time in second term as trade deal remains elusive | U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of a trip to Asia, the White House said Thursday.
The confirmation of a Trump-Xi meeting signaled an intent to de-escalate tensions and put negotiations ba... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s K-visa plans spark worries of a talent flood | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
The program, which was rolled out on Wednesday with the aim of attracting foreign professionals, will also test how China balances its immigration policy with its pursuit of technolog... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Nvidia says competition has ‘undeniably arrived’ after Huawei launches AI cluster | Huawei is ramping up its AI computing systems just as U.S. chipmaker Nvidia is running into challenges in the mainland.
The Chinese tech giant claimed that the new supernodes would be the world’s most powerful by computing power for several... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s attempt to pivot away from the U.S. starts with this trading hub | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
There were more children than buyers when I visited Yiwu, one of the world’s largest wholesale markets.
Li, a seller of sponges and cleaning supplies, claimed it wasn’t the peak seaso... |
| Sep 15, 2025 | TikTok ‘framework’ deal overshadows U.S.-China trade talks | Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said good progress has been made on technical details, with both sides close to reaching an agreement on TikTok.
There were no major developments in trade discussions however, with U.S. Trade Representative ... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | What Trump’s Nvidia and AMD China deal means for the world | Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay 15% of revenues from chip sales to China to the U.S. government, the White House confirmed.
Analysts said the deal is still positive for both AMD and Nvidia as they get access to a huge market.
The arrangem... |
| Aug 6, 2025 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Beijing wants more babies — are businesses ready for Gen Z parents? | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
China’s young parents are digital-natives, have a global outlook and prefer experiential learning. That mindset is shaping how — and where — they spend.
The baby-care and maternity ma... |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Trump says US, India still negotiating after 25% US tariff threat | WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Jul 30) the US is still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier in the day the US would impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from the country star... |
| Jul 26, 2025 | China releases AI action plan days after the U.S. as global tech race heats up | China on Saturday released a global action plan for artificial intelligence that called for international cooperation on tech development and regulation.
Premier Li Qiang announced China has proposed the establishment of a global AI coopera... |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Trump U-turn on Nvidia spurs talk of grand bargain with China | Only a few years ago, the Joe Biden administration in the US declared export controls a “new strategic asset” to help America maintain “as large a lead as possible” over China in advanced technology. President Donald Trump is now upending t... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Trump Tariffs Target 14 Countries, Allies Call Move ‘Deeply Regrettable’ | US President Donald Trump. Source: The White House
President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs of up to 40% on imports from 14 countries, many in Asia, drawing sharp criticism from some longtime US allies affected by the move.
Trump’s ... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Southeast Asia needn’t take sides in US-China tech rivalry. It can learn from both, experts say | Southeast Asia should resist choosing a side in the U.S.-China tech race, panelists told CNBC’s East Tech West conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
“It’s very important that we continue to focus on not fragmenting the technology, standardizing ... |
| May 4, 2025 | Snap Insight: GE2025 – early lessons for PAP and opposition parties alike | Listen
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SINGAPORE: Historically, an uncertain global environment might have boded well for the incumbent. But the result from Singapore’s last election in 2020... |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Tariff Turmoil: The Economic Ripple Effect of Trump's Trade Policies | In the world of trade, tariffs are like a double-edged sword. They can protect domestic industries but often cut deep into consumer pockets. As President Trump prepares to impose new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, the economic landsc... |
| Jan 31, 2025 | National Politics | Trump says he’ll place tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday | Trump had said he was weighing issuing an exemption for Canadian and Mexican oil imports. He said Friday that he was considering a lower tariff rate on oil, but it was unclear if that lower rate would be in place when he signs the order Sat... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | The Asia Group Receives Investment From RLH Equity Partners | The Asia Group, a Washington, DC-based strategy and business advisory group to corporations and organizations with business interests in the trans-Pacific region, received a majority investment from RLH Equity Partners.
The amount of the de... |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Final campaigning in tight Japan election | TOKYO: Candidates in Japan's super-tight election made last-ditch appeals to voters on Saturday (Oct 26), with opinion polls suggesting the ruling coalition might fall short of a majority.
Such a bombshell outcome would be the worst re... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Incoming Japan PM Ishiba's 'Asian NATO' idea test for US diplomacy | TOKYO: Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan's next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the US with proposals to revamp Tokyo's closest alliance by locking Washington into an "Asian NATO" and stationing Japan... |
| May 1, 2023 | The Asia Group Launches Australia Practice Headed by Former Australian Ambassador to the United States Arthur Sinodinos AO | WASHINGTON, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The Asia Group ("TAG") is pleased to announce the launch of an Australia practice, chaired by former Australian Ambassador to the United States the Honorable Arthur Sinodinos AO and the newes... |
| Mar 16, 2022 | The Asia Group Welcomes Minister Stephen Smith as Senior Advisor - Australia | WASHINGTON, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Group – a leading strategic advisory firm helping businesses succeed in the Indo-Pacific – is pleased to announce the expansion of its Australia capabilities by welcoming Minister Stephen ... |
| Mar 3, 2022 | The Asia Group Expands ASEAN Presence | WASHINGTON, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Group (TAG) is excited to announce the next step in its "Asia Expansion Initiative" – the formal launch of a Vietnam office along with a set of strategic partnerships with leading... |
| Sep 16, 2020 | The Asia Group Expands South Asia Team with the Addition of Senior Advisors Ashley J. Tellis & Anand Shah | |
| Biden beefs up administration with Asia experts as the U.S. prepares to take on China | President Joe Biden has filled his foreign policy team with several experts on Asia.
That’s a move that analysts said signals renewed efforts to raise U.S. standing in a region where China’s influence is growing.
Some analysts singled out t... |