China replaces traffic police with robocops: Wheeled robot warns helmetless riders and monitors trafficA Chinese technology company is testing robot traffic officers in Hangzhou to automate repetitive road-monitoring duties. Reuters reported ...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
No easy entry for India Inc in China as Beijing tightens business visa rulesIndian companies face significant challenges securing Chinese business visas. Many firms are now relocating crucial executive meetings to o...
20 Aug, 2026, 08.44 AM IST
Gold hovers near early-June high on lower bond yieldsGold prices soared close to a two-month peak on Thursday after the U.S. Treasury announced bolstered liquidity measures. With yields fallin...
20 Aug, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
India must turn Chinese investment into trade leverageIndia grapples with a persistent trade imbalance with China, a significant structural challenge. Embracing Chinese investment presents a st...
20 Aug, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
Samsung hikes chipmaking prices by up to 15% on demand spikeDemand from Chinese customers has been particularly strong, but Samsung has been unable to meet all orders because it must serve US custome...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices riseIndian steelmakers face margin pressure from higher coking coal prices. Supply disruptions in Australia and China raise steelmaking costs s...
19 Aug, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Baidu CEO vows to return Ernie to AI frontier as revenue miss sinks sharesIts Ernie large language model has gone months without a major upgrade, while competitors such as Alibaba and Moonshot have continued to r...
19 Aug, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AIIn China's hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with clock tower and multi-arched bridge emits a low, per...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
China's Baidu, betting on AI, posts fifth straight quarterly revenue dropRevenue during the second quarter of the year came to 31.3 billion yuan ($4.6 billion), an unaudited financial report showed, a 4% year-on-...
18 Aug, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Siemens CEO Roland Busch gets 200 emails a day but keeps his inbox below 100. He shares how physics shapes the way he solves problemsSiemens CEO Roland Busch daily routine: Siemens CEO Roland Busch has revealed a focused daily routine to manage the demands of leading a gl...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companiesWorldClaw, founded earlier this year, offers customers access to a suite of AI models and accepts World Liberty's crypto tokens as payment....
18 Aug, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
School Assembly News Headlines, August 18, 2026: Top national, international, business, sports updates and thought of the dayIndian students will learn about national and international events on August 18, 2026. Key national news includes protests and court procee...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026 to crown A-List of entrepreneursRishad Premji will helm a group of accomplished founders, business leaders and veteran entrepreneurs, who have built and scaled some of Ind...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Bengaluru-based chip company Level Five Cartronics seeks OSAT partners in IndiaThe company has held discussions with Indian OSAT companies including CG Semi, and Kaynes Semicon in Sanand, and Suchi Semicon in Surat, as...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Amber Enterprises to make Oppo, OnePlus, Realme phones in India from March 2027Amber Enterprises will begin smartphone production for Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme in 2027-28. The company plans to produce eight million uni...
16 Aug, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look likeThe US Treasury plans new economic pressure on Iran, facing skepticism from critics. Targeting China's oil purchases poses risks to US-Chin...
15 Aug, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window openThe year was 2010 and Google was about to exit due to concerns over censorship and cyberattacks. That decision was lauded by democracy acti...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.16 PM IST