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SEOUL: Samsung Electronics forecast robust artificial intelligence-driven demand for chips in the second half of this year, as it reported a more than 15-fold rise in its second-quarter operating profit. “In the second half of 2024, AI servers are expected to take up a larger portion of the (memory) marketContinue Reading
GallopAir CEO Cham Chi said in February, according to Reuters, that the carrier had already applied for certification for the C919 from regulators in Brunei. “[The opportunity in Southeast Asia] may last for several years, and it’s wise for Comac to pitch the C919 to small carriers that are moreContinue Reading
SEUL: The labor union for Samsung Electronics employees in South Korea will continue to strike indefinitely, it said in a statement posted on its website on Wednesday ( Jul 10 ). The National Samsung Electronics Union ( NSEU), whose roughly 30 000 members make up almost a quarter of theContinue Reading
Despite a three-day general strike by thousands of workers, South Korean tech giant Samsung asserted on Tuesday ( Jul 9 ) that production was not being halted. More than 5, 000 members of the National Samsung Electronics Union stopped working Monday, the company said, as part of a long-running fightContinue Reading
However, the online market, which is usually a major source of jobs, has experienced a comparable trend amid cost- cutting efforts. E- banking giant Alibaba downsized by 12.8 per share, or 20, 000 work, in the 2023 governmental time, following a 7 per cent split in the previous month. AccordingContinue Reading
While the Western and the US businesses are essential, they are not the only people, noted Dr John Quelch, professional sin- president at Duke Kunshan University in China.
He added that there are “plenty of options” for the Foreign EV trade industry and production to create abroad.
Chinese EV manufacturers have begun setting up production in nearby industrial parks to prevent unwanted obstacles, according to Dr. Li Fang, country director at the World Resources Institute China, in addition to selling their products to emerging industry.
For example, BYD opened its first EV shop in Thailand on Thursday, its primary in Southeast Asia.
Dr. Fang claimed that supporting their Vehicle modifications by building factories in developing nations is also a benefit.  ,
She continued, referring to participation among nations of the Global South as a part of our South-South assistance and as a part of the response to new international business regulations.  ,
The International South, which broadly includes countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, refers to different countries that are sometimes described as “developing”, “less created” or “underdeveloped”.
The change comes in response to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s growing desire to improve participation with the organization, which China considers itself a part of.
Dr. Quelch even made a point about China’s potential cooperation with nations like Mexico that have auto-making business.
Following an anti-subsidies investigation, the European Union threatened on Wednesday ( Jun 12 ) to impose additional tariffs of up to 38 % starting next month on Chinese electric car imports, which could lead to a trade war. By launching the investigation last year in a bid to protect WesternContinue Reading
If China, Japan, and South Korea can secure a three-way free trade agreement (FTA ), they will all benefit, according to experts, but they will have to overcome significant obstacles brought on by geopolitical tensions and other issues.
Conversations over a free trade agreement have been in jeopardy since 2019 but it was finally brought up next Monday at a multilateral conference attended by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Foreign Premier Li Qiang, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The three frontrunners pledged at the conference, which was the first in four decades, to rekindle discussions on the FTA.  ,
Mr. Li, a Chinese official, urged South Korea and Japan to “deepen economic and trade connection, maintain the stability and softness of the commercial chain and provide chain, and continue and finish the negotiations of the China-Japan-South Korea FTA as soon as possible.”
Three days later on May 30, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it stood prepared to speed up conversations.
According to government spokesman He Yadong, according to state media agency Xinhua, the Chinese side attaches a lot of significance to discussions on the FTA, which is anticipated to contribute to the regular recovery of the local and even world economies.
Asian President Yoon, however, said the three nations had “decided to create a clear and predictable setting for trade and investment, and to build a healthy supply chain”.
Business leaders agreed to set up a working class to do joint study on economic cooperation in the private sector at a multilateral business meeting following the summit.
The three nations have strong economies. They account for about 25 % of the global gross domestic product ( GDP ) and have a trading volume of more than US$ 800 billion in total each year.
China is the largest trading partner of Japan and South Korea, while Japan and Korea are China’s fourth and fifth largest buying lovers, both.
After two weeks of growth, both the PMI’s sub-indices for new orders and new import orders both returned to downturn, while employment remained stagnant. The service sub-index of the NBS non-manufacturing review increased to 50.5 in May from 50.3 in April. But progress as represented by the broader service index,Continue Reading