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Beijing’s fight against disastrous competition in the solar-equipment sector showed early signs of success, with a sustained recovery in prices likely to return leading polysilicon makers to profitability after 18 months of losses, according to analysts. A raft of initiatives – including a proposal to limit manufacturing plants’ power use – following a series of government-industry meetings to discuss self-imposed …

There is wide consensus of the law’s importance. The House of Representatives is considering the Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government (WIMWIG) Act, which calls for the reauthorization of CISA 2015 for another decade. The White House has also signaled that it is a near-term priority. National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said earlier this month, “This …

Prabowo had earlier decided to cancel the trip because of widespread protests at home. But he showed up for the parade in a grey suit on the morning of September 3, taking a seat at the rostrum beside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who was to the right of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Sources said the Indonesian leader arrived only hours …

Businesses owned by Asian-Americans are struggling with mounting costs as a result of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with some potentially being forced to shut down, a group of Democratic lawmakers warned on Thursday as they urged the administration to reverse the duties. The warning, reflecting growing national discontent regarding Trump’s tariffs, coincided with a media briefing in front of …

Nvidia said on Thursday it would invest US$5 billion in Intel, throwing its heft behind the struggling US chipmaker just weeks after the White House engineered an extraordinary deal for the federal government to take a massive stake in the company. The stake will instantly make Nvidia one of Intel’s largest shareholders, giving it roughly 4 per cent of the …

US President Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to let him move ahead with firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook – a move without precedent since the central bank’s founding in 1913 – in a legal battle that imperils the Fed’s independence. The Justice Department asked the justices to lift US District Judge Jia Cobb’s September …

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration was moving to retake control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, claiming that such a move was necessary because of the facility’s proximity to nuclear weapons sites in China. Bagram, located 44 kilometres (27 miles) north of Kabul, was the largest US military base in Afghanistan and the central hub …

US Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not know the UK’s former ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, who was sacked over links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. There had been concerns the issue could cast a shadow on the US president’s second state visit to the UK, not least because Trump was also close to Epstein, although they fell out …

OPINION — You’ve probably seen that iconic photo of Senator Frank Church (D-ID) holding up a CIA poison dart gun, right? Or perhaps the one of Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) aiming it at the sky? They came from the Church Committee’s live hearings on intelligence activities some fifty years ago, in September 1975. We know that the Senate’s Church Committee …

Venezuela’s foreign minister said Wednesday that China pledged support for Caracas’ efforts to preserve peace in the Caribbean, quoting Ambassador Lan Hu as saying Beijing stood “in solidarity” as Washington pressed ahead with military strikes on boats it claimed were carrying drugs. Foreign Minister Yván Gil met with Lan in Caracas and described the message from Beijing as a significant …