The MATCH Act would tighten existing restrictions on a critical choke point for the AI industry, banning exports of certain manufacturing tools across China.

China on Thursday repeated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in conversations with Western counterparts, widening its

NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on

Bahrain said on Thursday it hopes for a U.N. Security Council vote on Friday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, but veto-wielding China made clear its ​opposition to any authorization of the use of force.

In the wake of the Iran war, prices are surging for critical elements used in defense and the semiconductors that power artificial intelligence advances.

The United States has been vocal about wanting to beat China back to the surface of the Moon. In February, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said that the agency faced “credible competition from our greatest geopolitical adversary” and needed to “move faster, eliminate delays and achieve our objectives”.

BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - China's central bank has expanded its digital yuan programme by adding a dozen additional banks as operators, confirming a Reuters report last month. The 12 new banks allowed to handle the digital yuan include China CITIC Bank,

"The Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding waters are ‌an important route for global trade and energy ‌supplies. China calls for an immediate ceasefire, an end to the fighting and restoration of peace and stability in the Gulf Region," Chinese foreign ministry ⁠spokesperson Mao Ning told ⁠reporters regarding reports of the vessels' passage.

Chinese airlines flooding Europe with flights that bypass the Middle East should be among the Iran war’s few beneficiaries. Instead, investors are ditching their shares over concerns the carriers have little defense against soaring fuel costs.

BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - Sales of Tesla's China-made electric vehicle grew 8.7% from a year earlier to 85,670 vehicles in March, extending gains for a fifth month, as the U.S. automaker navigated intensifying competition and increasingly pivoted beyond EVs.