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Nvidia said to plan H200 deliveries to China before CNY
NEW YORK, Dec 23 — Nvidia has told Chinese clients it aims to start shipping its second-most powerful AI chips to China before the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The US
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Bursa Malaysia turns choppy amid energy, plantation heavyweights selloff
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Bursa Malaysia witnessed volatile trading at mid-morning with selling seen in selected energy and plantation heavyweights. At 11 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 0.22 of a point to 1,666.12 from Friday’s
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Energy reforms let Chinese battery makers dominate global market with US$65b in exports
BEIJING, Dec 22 — A revamp of China’s electricity market is boosting the economics of storing power just as international demand surges, sparking a boom for the Chinese energy storage manufacturers that already dominate globally. Chinese firms are on track
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Japan to spend US$19b building its own national AI
TOKYO, Dec 21 — Japanese authorities, in collaboration with the private sector, will launch a large-scale project to develop a national artificial intelligence (AI) system costing approximately ¥3 trillion (approximately US$19 billion), Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported, citing a Yomiuri newspaper report
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How Elon Musk crossed the US$700b line — and left every other billionaire behind
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 — United States (US) businessman Elon Musk has become the first person in history whose net worth has surpassed US$700 billion (RM2.8 trillion), Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported, citing a Forbes magazine report. Musk’s fortune increased after the Delaware Supreme Court
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Mah Sing, KLK Land form JV to develop RM2.26b industrial park in Kulai
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Mah Sing Group Bhd has entered into a strategic joint venture (JV) with Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd’s unit, KLK Land Sdn Bhd, to acquire and develop 169.62 hectares of freehold industrial land in Kulai, Johor.
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India streamlines visa rules in boost for Chinese professionals
NEW DELHI, Dec 18 — India has reformed its business visa regime to ease movement of foreign engineers and technicians, the government said in a statement, which will be a boost local firms leaning on Chinese professionals for manufacturing services.
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Bursa Malaysia slides in early trade, firm domestic sentiment may support later
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Bursa Malaysia started lower on Wednesday on mild profit-taking in early trade, tracking weaker regional markets and mixed Wall Street cues, while firm domestic sentiment may lend support later in the session. At 9.15 am, the
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Asian markets drift as US jobs data fails to boost rate cut hopes
HONG KONG, Dec 17 — Asian equities fluctuated today as mixed US jobs data did little to boost expectations for another interest rate cut next month, while oil rallied after Donald Trump ordered the blockade of “sanctioned” Venezuelan tankers. With Federal
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Spain fines Airbnb €64m for advertising banned rental properties
MADRID, Dec 16 — Spain’s leftist government said yesterday it had fined Airbnb more than €64 million (RM307 million), notably for advertising banned rental properties, at a time the country faces a housing crisis. The fine is final, the consumer
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