A consortium led by tech billionaires Larry Ellison and Marc Andreessen wants to buy the majority of TikTok USA. In future, the data will be stored on Oracle servers, while ByteDance will continue to provide the algorithms.
By Amelie Richter
The EU Commission wants to work more closely with India, but India's cooperation with Russia and strong interests in agricultural trade are making negotiations for a free trade agreement more difficult.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
In August, youth unemployment in China rose to its highest level since 2023. The basis for calculating the statistics was adjusted at the time. The government wants to get more young people into work with support programs.
By Julia Fiedler
Massive investment in research and development is driving Beijing to the top of the international patent market and into the top 10 most innovative countries in the world for the first time.
By Fabian Peltsch
The third edition of the Taiwanese handbook on civil defense contains scenarios ranging from natural disasters to a possible attack by China. The use of Chinese apps is not recommended.
By Fabian Peltsch
China aims to boost the consumption of services and thereby support its ailing economy. Among other things, sectors such as the internet, education and healthcare are to be opened up further. Sport and tourism are also to be promoted in a more targeted manner.
By Julia Fiedler
According to insiders, Nvidia's new AI processor for the Chinese market has met with little interest. It offers less computing power at a higher price. Customers are also hoping that the popular H20 AI chip could be sold again in China.
By Julia Fiedler
Japan is supporting Malaysia's military with lifeboats and surveillance drones. The background to this is the increasing tensions in the South China Sea, where China claims large areas for itself.
By Julia Fiedler
At the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China wants to make a new international security architecture palatable to countries from the Global South in particular. It is part of China's vision of a multipolar world order.
By Angela Köckritz
Two XPeng air cabs collided during a rehearsal for the Changchun Air Show on Tuesday. As a result, Xpeng Aeroht, which claims to be "Asia's largest flying car company," could be massively set back in its expansion plans.
By Fabian Peltsch
