China

• 'China's Nvidia' Moore Threads surges over 400% on trading debut after $1.1 billion listing - Shares of Moore Threads soared by more than 400% on its debut in Shanghai following its $1.1 billion listing.
• Nvidia Can't Degrade Chips That Go to China, Huang Says - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says his company cannot "degrade chips" that it sells to China and that he doesn't know if China will accept H200 chips. Huang visited lawmakers on Capitol Hill yesterday. Bloomberg's Ed
• Guangdong touts Huawei chips and HarmonyOS to outrun the shadow of the DeepSeek eclipse - Guangdong has named Huawei Technologies' artificial intelligence chips and HarmonyOS operating system as flagship achievements in China's drive for technological self-sufficiency. The push by China's wealthiest province - whose gross domest
• Inside Europe’s biggest rare earths factory on Russia's doorstep - Developed by Canada's Neo Performance Materials, Europe's largest rare earths facility sits in Estonia's border city of Narva.
• Tesla has problem no one was pricing in - Tesla’s grip on Europe loosened markedly in late 2025. In October, the company’s EU sales slumped nearly 49% from the previous year, even as overall EV registrations rose, a stark sign that demand is shifting to newer, more affordable model
• Tesla scored a win in China just as its biggest rival stumbled - Elon Musk's EV maker is having a difficult year, but its biggest Chinese rival has also hit some serious speed bumps in recent months.
• The Hong Kong Fire: A Crisis in the National Security Era - The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence dissent over nonpolitical tragedies.
• iPhone 17 will drive record Apple shipments in 2025, IDC says - Apple will ship 247.4 million iPhones in 2025, up just over 6% year-on-year, research firm IDC forecast.
• CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Three economic flashpoints for 2026 - China's top leaders are expected to discuss economic plans for the year ahead during an annual meeting next week.
• Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest - In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets.China's internet-based infrastructure, such as