25 h. ago Thai ruling party courts voters by vowing to end Cambodia conflict, close scam hubs

Thailand’s ruling party, which is seeking to retain power in next month’s election, has vowed to resolve the country’s conflict with Cambodia and clean up its image as a transit hub for trafficked scam victims. The conservative Bhumjaithai Party, which took power in September, has cast itself as the most suitable defender of Thai sovereignty during the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries. Clashes erupted for five days last July and reignited in December before a...

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30 h. ago Fighting back: Beijing builds its own ‘small yard, high fence’ to shut out US tech

“Small yard, high fence” was how Jake Sullivan, national security adviser under President Joe Biden, described US tech policy towards China. The approach, designed to fence off sensitive US technologies from China, was most commonly associated with export controls that, among others, restricted Chinese firms’ access to Nvidia’s advanced chips, the critical inputs for developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. Beijing is now fighting back by taking a leaf out of that playbook. For...

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31 h. ago In Japan, fears of China’s antibiotics dominance spur calls for self

Medical professionals in Japan are concerned that China could dramatically ramp up trade pressure on Tokyo by adding antibiotics and ingredients for medicines to its list of exports subject to restrictions. Despite efforts over the last three years to increase domestic production of a range of commonly used medicines in Japan, the domestic medical sector still relies heavily on imports from China and restricting or halting imports would cause “huge trouble”, according to the experts. “Japan...

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67 h. ago Daily Market Alert: Chip Stocks Surge on TSMC, China Moves to Restrict Nvidia, Wells Fargo Upgrades AMD

Daily Market Alert: Chip Stocks Surge on TSMC, China Moves to Restrict Nvidia, Wells Fargo Upgrades AMD  24/7 Wall St.

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3 d. ago Nvidia stock falls as China reportedly restricts imports of H200 chips

Nvidia stock falls as China reportedly restricts imports of H200 chips  Yahoo Finance

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3 d. ago Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: $30 Billion China Deal Blocked by Beijing Restrictions

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: $30 Billion China Deal Blocked by Beijing Restrictions  CoinCentral

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3 d. ago President Trump again eases restrictions on H200 chip exports to China

President Trump again eases restrictions on H200 chip exports to China  Euronews.com

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3 d. ago China Plays “Cat and Mouse” With NVIDIA Once Again By Reportedly Restricting H200 AI Chip Orders Flowing in the Region

China Plays “Cat and Mouse” With NVIDIA Once Again By Reportedly Restricting H200 AI Chip Orders Flowing in the Region  Wccftech

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4 d. ago Beijing Restricts Nvidia’s H200 Purchase, Banning the Chips From Entering China

Beijing Restricts Nvidia’s H200 Purchase, Banning the Chips From Entering China  The Information

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4 d. ago DeepSeek stays mum on next AI model release as technical papers show frontier innovation

Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek continues to keep the world guessing on when its next major release – the much-anticipated updates to its V3 and R1 models – will be launched, according to analysts, amid its recent publication of technical papers. The papers underscored DeepSeek’s efforts to improve the underlying infrastructure of AI systems in China at a time when geopolitical tensions and domestic production hurdles restricted the country’s access to advanced semiconductors to...

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4 d. ago US allows Nvidia to send advanced AI chips to China with restrictions

US allows Nvidia to send advanced AI chips to China with restrictions  France 24

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4 d. ago China reportedly tightens Nvidia H200 restrictions, limits purchases to special cases

China reportedly tightens Nvidia H200 restrictions, limits purchases to special cases  the-decoder.com

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4 d. ago China Restricts Nvidia Chip Purchases to Special Circumstances

China Restricts Nvidia Chip Purchases to Special Circumstances  The Information

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4 d. ago Harvard Study Says China's Rare Earth Restrictions Drive Innovation Abroad

Harvard Study Says China's Rare Earth Restrictions Drive Innovation Abroad  NDTV

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4 d. ago What are the implications of China’s latest rare earth export restrictions on Japan?

What are the implications of China’s latest rare earth export restrictions on Japan?  Benchmark Source

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7 d. ago China’s outbound travel set to soar by 10 million trips in 2026 – but halve in Japan

China’s vast outbound travel market is set for further growth in 2026, boosted by the spread of visa-free policies for Chinese nationals and a stronger yuan. But visits to Japan could plummet by nearly 50 per cent amid a political dispute between Beijing and Tokyo, according to analysts and industry insiders. Mainland Chinese travellers are expected to take about 165 million to 175 million cross-border trips in 2026, up from an estimated 155 million last year, the travel marketing and technology...

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1 week ago Thailand says Cambodia ‘violated’ border ceasefire after strike wounds soldier

Thailand’s army said on Tuesday its Cambodian counterpart claimed fresh cross-border fire was an accident, after Bangkok accused Cambodian forces of violating a 10-day-old truce with a strike that wounded a soldier. The decades-old dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours erupted into military clashes several times last year, with fighting in December killing dozens of people and displacing around 1 million on both sides. The two countries agreed a truce on December 27, ending three weeks...

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1 week ago Trump says Ukraine did not target Putin residence, disputing Russian claim of drone attack

US President Donald Trump on Sunday told reporters that US officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Kremlin claims that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week said Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Putin’s state residence in the northwestern Novgorod region that the Russian defence systems were able to defeat. Lavrov also...

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2 w. ago Caribbean holidaymakers stranded after US operation to seize Maduro halts flights

The US military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of the country early on Saturday also disrupted Caribbean travel at a busy travel time for the region. No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela that day, according to FlightRadar24.com. Major airlines cancelled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region and warned passengers that disruptions could continue for days after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed...

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2 w. ago Cambodia accuses Thailand of ‘annexing’ Chouk Chey border village despite ceasefire

Cambodia said on Friday that Thai forces had taken control of a disputed border village, accusing Thailand of “annexing” the area after a truce halted deadly fighting along their contested frontier a week ago. The decades-old border dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours erupted into military clashes several times last year, with fighting in December killing dozens of people and displacing more than one million on both sides. The two countries agreed a truce on December 27, pledging to...

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