23 h. ago BTS’ comeback concert sees South Korean city’s hotel prices soar by up to 10 times

BTS’ long-awaited full-group comeback concert in Busan is still months away, but hotel prices in the South Korean southeastern port city have already hit exorbitant levels, rekindling anger over “rip-off” room rates whenever mega-events come to town. Some properties have reportedly hiked prices by up to 10 times and even asked guests with existing bookings to cancel so they could resell at higher prices. The K-pop group is returning as a full act for the first time since all members completed...

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58 h. ago Memory Shortage to Hit Nvidia China Approvals, US Lawmaker Says

Memory Shortage to Hit Nvidia China Approvals, US Lawmaker Says  Bloomberg.com

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61 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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65 h. ago China New Loans Shrink to Least Since 2018 as Demand Weakens

China New Loans Shrink to Least Since 2018 as Demand Weakens  Bloomberg.com

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68 h. ago China New Loans Shrink to Least in Seven Years as Demand Weakens

China New Loans Shrink to Least in Seven Years as Demand Weakens  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago Huawei reclaims top spot over Apple in China smartphone market after chip breakthrough

Huawei Technologies edged out Apple to reclaim the No 1 spot in mainland China’s smartphone market in 2025, a new report showed, as the domestic handset maker overcame crippling US sanctions. For the full year, Huawei captured 16.4 per cent of China’s smartphone market with 46.7 million units shipped, narrowly beating Apple, which shipped 46.2 million iPhones for a 16.2 per cent share, research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) said on Wednesday. Huawei’s smartphone shipments fell 1.9...

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8 d. ago Southeast Asia reels in buyers stung by Seoul’s housing crisis

Southeast Asian real estate firms are seeking to attract South Koreans to buy property, as soaring flat prices in Seoul make premium homes abroad comparatively more affordable, industry officials said on Friday. PropEasy, a Malaysian developer, recently invited Seoul-based real estate brokers to Kuala Lumpur as part of a promotional campaign for residential projects currently under construction. “The campaign was organised as a three-night, four-day tour,” an industry official said, noting that...

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9 d. ago Japan zoo makes workers mimic pandas after returning all 4 to China, launches club for fans

A zoo in Japan has allowed its staff to mimic pandas in memory of its last four bears which have been returned to China. The unusual caged activity has been seen as an attempt to continue engaging panda lovers. In June last year, four pandas, the 24-year-old Rauhin and her offspring, Yuihin, Saihin and Fuhin, were returned to China from the Adventure World amusement park in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture. It marks the end of the park’s 31-year history of keeping pandas. Rauhin was also the first...

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1 week ago Soaring prices, but shrinking demand as China’s memory chip market falters

China’s secondary semiconductor market is seeing a sharp run-up in memory chip prices as global supplies tighten, though vendors say the rally faces an awkward conundrum: the price tags might be higher, but the buyers are disappearing. “We’re looking at high asking prices, but no buyers,” said Cai Zhaojie, a merchant who sells electronic components at Huaqiangbei, the vast Shenzhen wholesale hub often described as the world’s biggest electronics market. The mark-ups on memory products had become...

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2 w. ago Silver Prices Soar as China's New Export Rules Take Effect—Elon Musk Says, 'This Is Not Good'

Silver Prices Soar as China's New Export Rules Take Effect—Elon Musk Says, 'This Is Not Good'  AOL.com

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3 w. ago AMD Stock News Today: Market Closed as Wall Street Weighs China Export Upside, AI Chip Roadmap, and Analyst Targets

AMD Stock News Today: Market Closed as Wall Street Weighs China Export Upside, AI Chip Roadmap, and Analyst Targets  ts2.tech

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3 w. ago ‘This is not good’, says Elon Musk as silver prices soar ahead of China’s new export rules

‘This is not good’, says Elon Musk as silver prices soar ahead of China’s new export rules  Times of India

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3 w. ago China chipmaker SMIC raises wafer prices by about 10% as memory demand tightens capacity

China chipmaker SMIC raises wafer prices by about 10% as memory demand tightens capacity  Tom's Hardware

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3 w. ago Applied Materials: Memory Market Boom, China Fears, And Awaiting FY26 Outlook

Applied Materials: Memory Market Boom, China Fears, And Awaiting FY26 Outlook  Seeking Alpha

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3 w. ago Applied Materials: Memory Market Boom, China Fears, And Awaiting FY26 Outlook (AMAT)

Applied Materials: Memory Market Boom, China Fears, And Awaiting FY26 Outlook (AMAT)  Seeking Alpha

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3 w. ago As Germany’s trade deficit with China nears new high, analysts warn of backlash

Germany’s trade deficit with China is on track to hit a record high in 2025 amid shrinking demand for German goods – a trend that appears unlikely to be reversed in the short term and which could trigger a protectionist backlash, according to analysts. China, already Germany’s biggest import partner, is set to increase its total exports to Germany by 7.2 per cent, with the value reaching €168 billion (US$197 billion), according to a forecast last week by Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), an...

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last month Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s market leader

Chinese scientists have unveiled an optical computing chip that outperformed Nvidia’s leading AI hardware by over a hundredfold in speed and energy efficiency – particularly for generative tasks such as video production and image synthesis. The LightGen chip was developed by a team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua University, harnessing the speed of light to execute complex artificial intelligence workloads. With more than 2 million photonic neurons integrated into a compact chip,...

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