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Chinese chip smuggling presents fresh US challenges

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CHINA

Underground markets and business reroutes through overseas subsidiaries are helping companies evade US restrictions, undermining Washington’s efforts to block Chinese access to…

Incentives may fuel East Africa green transport growth

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EAST AFRICA

Driven in part by foreign exchange shortages and petroleum import costs, the measure also seeks to leverage Ethiopia’s own electricity resources to underpin a new ‘green…

Serbia will face renewed opposition to lithium mining

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SERBIA

The project was scrapped by the government two years earlier after protests against it had erupted across the country. Local environmental groups suspected that the project had…

Sanctions evasion across Central Asia will continue

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CENTRAL ASIA

In early June, the United States sanctioned three entities -- one Kazakh and two Kyrgyz -- for procuring industrial goods and equipment for Russia’s ultimate benefit, violating US…

Canberra's efforts to reduce vaping face challenges

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AUSTRALIA

Health authorities have introduced some of the world’s toughest rules affecting vapes, including regulations that makes them only available from pharmacies and not regular…

China's AI ambitions face hurdles despite patent lead

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CHINA

However, these numbers tell only part of the story, as China’s AI supremacy also depends on access to data, computing power and the development of economically viable…

Georgia will keep exporting sanctioned cars

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GEORGIA

The ban was implemented in response to EU and US pressure, as Georgia was a pivotal player in blunting the intended impact of sanctions. However, Georgian re-export of cars remain…

Mexico will be a key player in US-China trade tensions

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MEXICO

However, it appears to have done so in no small part due to geopolitics rather than the strength of its own economy. Chinese investments and Mexican imports of Chinese products…

Labour shortages will undermine Russian agriculture

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RUSSIA

Russia’s remarkable agricultural recovery during the past 15 years has progressed despite recession, global pandemic, higher fuel prices, Western sanctions and war in Ukraine…

Chinese firms will expand presence in South-east Asia

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CHINA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA

South-east Asia maintained its position as the largest recipient (40%) of China’s total Asia-Pacific engagement, which was valued at USD14.8bn, up USD12.4bn from 2022. In recent…