31 h. ago Nvidia's China 'green light' for H200 chip: Watch these 3 tripwires

Nvidia's China 'green light' for H200 chip: Watch these 3 tripwires  Yahoo Finance

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3 d. ago Does Trump’s Nvidia chip flip reveal anxieties on both sides of China

When US President Donald Trump gave his blessing to sales of Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, he sparked a national security backlash in both countries. Rather than seeing it as an olive branch, many Chinese commenters interpreted the move as a sophisticated Trojan horse-style trap that aimed to make Beijing dependent on American technologies in advanced semiconductors and other chokepoint sectors. Trump’s green light for the H200 – a template that he said would be...

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3 d. ago ‘Aggressive’ US approach in Western Hemisphere could affect rivalry with China, Russia: Experts

‘Aggressive’ US approach in Western Hemisphere could affect rivalry with China, Russia: Experts  Anadolu Ajansı

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4 d. ago Nvidia stock gets Washington’s green light for H200 China sales — but Beijing adds a snag

Nvidia stock gets Washington’s green light for H200 China sales — but Beijing adds a snag  TechStock²

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4 d. ago US gives green light to Nvidia H200 chip exports to China By Reuters

US gives green light to Nvidia H200 chip exports to China By Reuters  Investing.com

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1 week ago Why China custom requires new wife to leave husband’s home, hide from family lantern

A traditional custom in northern China known as “hiding from the lanterns” requires that newly married women leave their husband’s home and avoid the groom’s family lantern on their first Lantern Festival after marriage. In China, lanterns are commonly seen as symbols of light and hope. However, during the Lantern Festival, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar, they become a taboo for newly married women in some areas. In a tradition popularly known as...

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1 week ago US removal of Maduro has potential to reshape global oil market: analysts

The United States’ seizure of Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has the potential to reshape the global oil market, as America gains effective control over a country with the world’s largest proven oil reserves, analysts said. While crude prices may rise marginally in the short term, the move could boost long-term supplies and tighten the US’ grip over the oil market at a time when its position was starting to look more vulnerable, they said. “Once the US gains control of the country,...

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1 week ago Maduro’s seizure sends shockwaves as Trump’s move seen as green light for China, Russia aggression

Maduro’s seizure sends shockwaves as Trump’s move seen as green light for China, Russia aggression  Ynetnews

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1 week ago Suspicious bets on Maduro’s removal raise eyebrows as user nets over US$400,000

A new user on the prediction market Polymarket has attracted attention after winning hundreds of thousands of dollars on bets that appeared to predict the United States’ seizure of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolas Maduro. The anonymous user set up an account on the platform eight days ago and then placed a series of wagers worth nearly US$34,000 before the assault, which had raked in profits of more than US$409,000 by Sunday afternoon, Polymarket data showed. The wagers included predictions that...

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2 w. ago China TOP PVC Fabric Manufacturer Partners with China National Light Industry Council for Quality Upgrades

China TOP PVC Fabric Manufacturer Partners with China National Light Industry Council for Quality Upgrades  The Clarion-Ledger

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3 w. ago China’s stance on TikTok deal ‘not a green light with no strings attached’, analysts say

The Chinese commerce ministry’s latest remarks on the TikTok deal in the US signalled acceptance rather than approval, as Beijing “hopes” the arrangement will comply with Chinese laws and strike a balance between rival interests, analysts say. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce, which oversees trade and export controls, declared its position a week after TikTok announced the formation of a joint venture, controlled by a consortium of American investors, that would take over its operations in the...

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3 w. ago Explore China’s Magical Winter: Frozen Waterfalls in Beijing, Light Installations in Harbin, and Ice Climbing in Yudushan, Details to be Aware of Before Visiting

Explore China’s Magical Winter: Frozen Waterfalls in Beijing, Light Installations in Harbin, and Ice Climbing in Yudushan, Details to be Aware of Before Visiting  Travel And Tour World

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3 w. ago Masters of Light: Artisans from Zigong, China, Bring Centuries

Masters of Light: Artisans from Zigong, China, Bring Centuries-Old Lantern Art to Tianyu Lights Festival in Grand Prairie  Morningstar

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4 w. ago Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown University, MIT shootings

US President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery programme on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that at Trump’s direction she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the programme. “This heinous individual should never have been allowed in our country,” she said of the suspect, Portuguese national...

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