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South Korean government allocates $17.9 billion for R&D budget for 2025

The ministry will allocate 3.5 trillion won to AI chips, advanced biotech, and quantum tech

Amazon’s market value exceeds $2 trillion as stock surges 3.9 percent on AI optimism

U.S. stock market recorded significant gains this year as enthusiasm around AI surged

Spain’s GDP expands 2.5 percent annually in Q1 2024, exceeding initial estimates

GDP grew by 0.8 percent sequentially, a faster pace than the 0.7 percent growth seen in the fourth quarter of 2023

China’s foreign direct investment plunges 28 percent to $57.94 billion in 5-month period

The manufacturing sector attracted 28.4 percent, or 117.1 billion yuan, of the total FDI inflow

Oracle to invest over $1 billion in AI and cloud computing in Spain

Madrid is expected to receive investments of more than 6 billion euros from the cloud industry in the next three years

Nvidia exceeds $3 trillion mark, overtakes Apple as second most valuable company

Nvidia's stock has surged 147 percent so far this year, with demand for its AI chips significantly outweighing supply

$1.3 trillion to lift China’s tourism sector as domestic travelers flock back

In 2019, Chinese tourists spent $248 billion abroad, accounting for 14 percent of global tourism spending

China leads affordable EV charge as global transition faces challenges: Report

This is primarily driven by the near price parity between battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the country

Google to invest $2 billion in data center and cloud region in Malaysia

The data center will power services such as Search, Maps, and Workspace, and will help deliver AI services

Public cloud spending projected to reach $675 billion globally by 2024: Report

SaaS spending is forecast to grow 20 percent to reach a total of $247.2 billion in 2024

Profits of China’s major industrial firms rise 4.3 percent to $288.49 billion in first four months of 2024

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics reported that this growth rate was the same as that registered in the first quarter

Vietnam’s YoY industrial production up 6 percent in Q1 2024

The manufacturing and processing sector grew by 6.3 percent, contributing 5.5 percentage points to the overall increase

China power sector achieves $16.5 billion in completed clean energy projects in Q1 2024

The magnitude of clean energy projects currently under construction in China surged to 512.05 GW during the quarter

China’s outbound direct investment surges to $47.41 billion in first 4 months of 2024

This represents an 18.7 percent increase compared to the same period last year

UAE announces plan to invest $10 billion in Pakistan

In January 2023, the UAE agreed to roll over an existing $2 billion loan and provide an additional $1 billion to Pakistan

Clean tech manufacturing investments reach $200 billion in 2023, up 70 percent: Report

China accounted for three-quarters of the total investments in this field, according to the report

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala backs Japan’s 108GW solar target with inaugural renewable energy investment

PAG REN I platform will play a critical role in supporting large corporations across Japan as they transition to clean energy

U.K. second largest foreign investor in Saudi Arabia with $16 billion in investment shares

Saudi minister highlights the Kingdom's status as the fastest-growing economy over the past six years

Qatar, U.S. trade exchange rises to $6.47 billion in 2023

Qatar, U.S. seek to enhance cooperation in the commercial, investment and industrial sectors

$3.7 billion Saudi investments set to boost North East England’s economy, generate 2,000 jobs: U.K. Official

An Education Task Force will be also established to promote cooperation in higher education

South Korea, Asian Development Bank sign $2 billion agreement to support development projects

The cofinancing will support projects that include climate change, transportation, energy, agriculture, ICT

Microsoft to commit $2.2 billion investment for cloud, AI services in Malaysia

The move will strengthen Malaysia's global AI development support

Bitcoin price slides to $57,103.10 ahead of Fed meeting

Investor sentiment remains cautious ahead of the interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve

COP28 President urges parties to ‘build on progress’, help those most vulnerable to climate change

At COP28, countries pledged a total of $792 million for loss and damage funding arrangements