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    China carmaker BYD buys US firm Jabil’s mobility business for $2.2B

    Electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd said on Monday its unit struck a deal with U.S.-based manufacturing firm Jabil Inc's Singaporean division to buy its mobility business in China for 15.8 billion yuan ($2.17 billion).

    Asia’s worries over currency volatility get in the way of rate cuts

    A spurt in the U.S. dollar and China's defense of the yuan are forcing Asian central banks to step up interventions in their weakening...

    China quietly recruits overseas chip talent as US tightens curbs

    For a decade until 2018, China sought to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists under a lavishly funded program that Washington viewed as a threat to U.S. interests and technological supremacy.

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    SRA sets rules for planned 100,000-MT raw sugar exports to US

    The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has issued new guidelines governing the planned export of up to 100,000 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to the United States for crop year 2025–2026, outlining who may participate and stressing that the program can be stopped at any time if conditions change.

    SMX Cebu set to transform MICE

    A P3.3-billion SMX Convention Center, billed as the largest in the Philippines, will rise in Cebu by the third quarter of 2026, cementing the city’s position as a premier hub for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE).

    Gov’t to push regional energy agenda as ASEAN chair, says DOE

    The Department of Energy (DOE) said ASEAN senior energy officials have endorsed the group’s annual energy priorities, including the Philippines’ key proposals for its ASEAN chairmanship.

    ERC approves P11.77B Claver-Siargao power interconnection project

    The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) P11.77-billion Claver-Siargao Interconnection Project (CSIP), aimed at improving power supply in Siargao Island.
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