China’s data protection rules prompt pause from major European research funders Andrew Silver Fri, April 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM UTC 5 min read Illustration shows a laptop with binary codes displayed in front of the Chinese flag By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Several of Europe’s biggest funders of scientific collaboration with China, in fields...
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese search engine giant Baidu launched its latest artificial intelligence model, Ernie 4.5 Turbo, on Friday, as it ramps up AI product offerings amid mounting competition in the Chinese AI market. It also launched its new reasoning model Ernie X1 Turbo. (Reporting by Che Pan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Himani Sarkar) ,,,
By Lisa Barrington SEOUL (Reuters) -Boeing’s Chinese customers are refusing delivery of new planes built for them due to tariffs, the U.S. planemaker has confirmed, as a third Boeing jet started returning to the U.S. on Thursday. “Due to the tariffs, many of our customers in China have indicated that they will not take delivery,”...
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) -Bridgewater Associates’ three Co-Chief Investment Officers said they see “exceptional risks” to U.S. assets under the Trump administration’s rapid shift to modern mercantilism that puts “America First”. The hedge fund giant made the comments in a newsletter late on Wednesday, raising their growing concerns about a possible U.S. recession...
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Stocks drifted on Thursday and a rebound in the dollar lost traction as investors tried to sift through the noise from the Trump administration and its fickle stance on tariffs and the Federal Reserve’s leadership. Just this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has rained attacks on Fed head Jerome...
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices ticked up early on Thursday after falling nearly 2% in the previous session, with investors weighing a potential OPEC+ output increase against conflicting tariff signals from the White House and ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. Brent crude futures rose 6 cents, or 0.09%, to $66.18 a barrel by...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Leapmotor has delivered 8,000 units of B10 SUVs within 13 days of launch, with more than half of the orders being the lidar version, Cao Li, the electric vehicle maker’s vice president, said at the Shanghai auto show on Wednesday. The company has unveiled the B01 sedan with eight colours to attract...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – German automaker BMW plans to start integrating artificial intelligence from Chinese startup DeepSeek in its new models in China from later this year, CEO Oliver Zipse said at the Shanghai auto show on Wednesday. “Key advances in AI are happening here. We are strengthening AI partnerships for integration in our vehicles in...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The CEO of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng said on Wednesday that the company was bringing 5C fast charging technology to the electric vehicle segment for cars priced at around 200,000 yuan ($27,375). It has offered smart assisted driving capabilities as “standard configuration” for its G6 and G9 SUVs, the CEO added....
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that he expects trade talks this week with the United States to pave the way toward a mutually beneficial solution. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun will attend a joint meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...
