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- Nvidia grasping to hold onto China’s AI chip market
Two days after the Trump administration restricted his company’s sales to China, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was in Beijing on April 17 to salvage what he referred to as a very important market. Huang, whose visit merited a reception by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Great Hall of the People, also met with The post Nvidia grasping to hold onto China’s AI chip market appeared first on Asia Times.
- Timothy McVeigh and Donald Trump, two peas in an extremist pod
This week, it will be 30 years since the Oklahoma bombing. On the morning of April 19, 1995, anti-government right-wing extremist Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder truck loaded with 5,000 pounds of agricultural fertiliser and diesel fuel at the front of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. At 9 am, McVeigh lit The post Timothy McVeigh and Donald Trump, two peas in an extremist pod appeared first on Asia Times.
- Trump about to trigger greatest trade diversion ever seen
United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs have shaken the global trading system. Canadians have rightly been preoccupied by the tariff’s devastating impact on US-Canada relations, but the wider ripple effects could prove just as damaging. The tariffs have redirected billions of dollars in exports originally bound for the US, which are now poised to flood The post Trump about to trigger greatest trade diversion ever seen appeared first on Asia Times.
- US canceling Chinese student visas without just cause
Rising geopolitical conflicts and trade wars are affecting people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China as Washington tightens its student visa issuance. Over the past month, the Trump administration has reportedly revoked visas of more than a thousand international students without providing concrete reasons. Some media reports said the move could be related to The post US canceling Chinese student visas without just cause appeared first on Asia Times.
- Why does Putin insist Ukrainians and Russians are ‘one people’?
Russian president Vladimir Putin does not seem interested in peace: Sunday’s missile strike on Sumy, the worst civilian attack this year, proves he is determined to expand into Ukraine at any cost. This is a war of ideas, narratives and myths – one that can be traced to the mid-16th century, when Ivan the Terrible, The post Why does Putin insist Ukrainians and Russians are ‘one people’? appeared first on Asia Times.
New York Times | World News
- Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens in Gaza, Health Ministry Says
Israel was keeping up its intense bombing campaign in the enclave, which has exacted a heavy price on civilians struggling to find safe places to shelter.
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a Calming Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dies at 85
From 2003 to 2009, he brought a quiet style of leadership to his Southeast Asian nation after the strongman rule of Mahathir Mohamad.
- Trump’s Tariff Threats Chill Italy’s Cheese Makers
Italian food producers worry that tariffs may price them out of the American market amid competition from U.S. goods that look and sound as if they are from Italy.
- U.S. Adds Fees for Chinese Ships in Effort to Boost Shipbuilding
The new fees are aimed at countering China’s dominance of the shipbuilding industry, but critics say they will simply raise prices for American consumers.
- Say, Old Sport
“The Great Gatsby” is important, of course, but it’s also all kinds of fun.