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Lenovo denies using banned Chinese SSDs where they're not allowed

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Lenovo denies using banned Chinese SSDs where they're not allowed

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Vision Times

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· Jul 9, 2026

Taiwan Busts Alleged Underground Network Smuggling Nvidia AI Servers to China

The Keelung District Prosecutors Office in Taiwan is investigating a major smuggling case involving Supermicro servers equipped with Nvidia’s high-end chips, which were allegedly diverted to China. Authorities have conducted two raids and detained six suspects, including a Supermicro sales manager and senior executives of listed company Qyun Technology. An expanded investigation has found that []

NPR News

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· Jun 30, 2026

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.

The Daily Wire

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· Jun 30, 2026

Chinese Billionaire Who Infiltrated American Politics Sentenced For Fraud

Chinese businessman, right-wing media mogul, and real estate tycoon Miles Guo has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for defrauding his followers of more than 1 billion. Guo, who also used the names “Ho Wan Kwok,” “Guo Wengui,” “Brother Seven,” “The Principal,” and “Boss,” was convicted of racketeering, securities fraud, money laundering, and defrauding ...

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 6, 2026

Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown

Indonesia has deported 92 Chinese suspected scammers and barred them from the country for life in one of the biggest mass exercises in recent years. The Chinese nationals had been arrested in May in connection with an alleged online gaming and investment fraud syndicate operating from a flat complex in the holiday island of Batam, the Jakarta Globe reported. Others arrested came from Vietnam and Myanmar. Galih Kartika Perdhana, head of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport’s immigration...

The Japan Times

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· Jul 1, 2026

China arrests two Japanese nationals held in Dalian

The two, both Fuji Electric group employees, are believed to have violated China's law governing rare earth exports.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jun 22, 2026

China bans purchase of products from 46 US companies in Govt procurement

China bans purchase of products from 46 US companies in Govt procurement

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 30, 2026

Bilionair China dijel 30 tahun kerana menipu

WASHINGTON: Usahawan China dalam buangan, Guo Wengui, yang disabitkan bersalah kerana menipu ribuan orang membabitkan lebih AS1 bilion (RM4 bilion) dijatuhi hukuman penjara 30 tahun oleh sebuah mahkamah persekutuan di New York pada Isnin, menurut media Amerika Syarikat (AS). Pada Julai 2024, juri sebulat suara mendapati beliau bersalah atas pertuduhan penipuan, pelbagai kesalahan berkaitan sekuriti, ... Read more The post Bilionair China dijel 30 tahun kerana menipu appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Legit.ng

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· Jul 9, 2026

Travelling to China? See the 7 items Nigerians and other visitors must not bring into the country in 2026

Chinese authorities have released an official list of seven items that travellers, including Nigerians, are prohibited from bringing into the country in 2026.

Fox News

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· Jul 8, 2026

Biden’s tariff holiday could leave China footing a massive bill in payback push

Sen. Jon Husted claims Chinese solar companies owe 67 billion in unpaid tariffs after a Biden-era tariff moratorium was deemed illegal by a federal court.

The Eastern Herald

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· Jul 2, 2026

Taiwan Raided Super Micro Over Nvidia Chip Smuggling. The Charge: Document Forgery.

Taiwan prosecutors raided 12 locations tied to Super Micro Computer, Albatron Technology, and Chief Telecom on June 29, targeting a 2.5 billion Nvidia chip-smuggling scheme. The problem: Taiwan has no law that makes exporting AI chips to China a crime.

The Next Web

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· Jun 29, 2026

Taiwan raids Super Micro’s office as Nvidia chip smuggling investigation widens

Taiwan’s Keelung District Prosecutors Office raided Super Micro Computer’s local office on Monday, widening an investigation into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China through the company’s servers. The raid also targeted the residences of six individuals and the sites of two other affiliated companies, according to Bloomberg. Super Micro shares fell more than [] This story continues at The Next Web

Vogue

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· Jun 25, 2026

Feng Chen Wang Spring 2027 Menswear

Feng Chen Wang Spring 2027 Menswear

Yonhap News Agency

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· Jun 22, 2026

Samsung's HBM4 sales top US$1 bln 4 months after launch

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s sales of sixth-generation h...

DNyuz

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· Jun 30, 2026

Former Chinese Billionaire and Bannon Associate Is Sentenced for Fraud

Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman who transformed himself from a Beijing insider into an anti-Communist crusader and ally of the American far right, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday for defrauding investors, including many of his own fervent supporters, of hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Guo, who had made a fortune []

Engadget

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· Jul 12, 2026

Why Xiaomi phones aren't banned, but are rarely sold in the US

The Chinese company is allowed to sell its impressive phones in the States, but it doesn't. Here's why.

Gizmodo

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· Jun 30, 2026

Taiwanese Authorities Reportedly Raid Supermicro in Move That Could Signal Big Change For AI Chip Exporters

It's not against the law in Taiwan to export high-end chips to China. But it sounds like Taiwan will now enforce U.S. law.

The korea Herald News

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· Jul 9, 2026

Han Dong-hoon denies Ahn’s testimony over martial law night, warns of legal action

Independent Rep. Han Dong-hoon on Thursday rejected People Power Party Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo’s court testimony that he had called People Power Party lawmakers to the party headquarters, not the National Assembly, on Dec. 3, 2024, when martial law was declared by former President Yoon Suk Yeol. Speaking to reporters, Han accused Ahn of distorting facts, saying that “attempts should not be made to distort objective facts simply because time has passed.” Ahn testified the previous day as a witness in

Latestly.com

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· Jun 26, 2026

Singapore Revenge P*rn Case: Man Jailed for Sharing Ex-Girlfriend's Nude Photos in 80,000-Member Group

A Singapore court sentenced Abdul Marzuq to 32 months’ jail and two strokes of the cane for sharing his ex-girlfriend's nude photos in an 80,000-member p*rn group. The victim discovered the leak after being s*xually solicited online, went undercover to investigate, and gathered the evidence that exposed him and shut down the network.

Just the news

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· Jun 22, 2026

China imposes export controls on two U.S. rare earth producers, citing 'national security'

The companies are now forbidden from importing Chinese goods that can be used for both commercial and military purposes.

UPI

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· Jun 23, 2026

China’s rare-earth curbs squeeze Japanese manufacturers

China’s rare-earth curbs squeeze Japanese manufacturers

Polygon

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· Jun 29, 2026

Major RAM manufacturers sued for manipulating prices and demand

A new lawsuit alleges that Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron colluded to artificially manufacture the ongoing RAM shortage.

ANTARA News

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· Jul 1, 2026

How Party organizations weave gig workers into urban fabric in China

Having finished a delivery, Hou Bo rode his electric motorbike to Yijiashan community in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, known ...

The Motley Fool

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· Jul 8, 2026

Tuya Director Sidney Xuande Huang Sells 40,000 Shares for $71,600

Huang's non-discretionary sale followed RSU vesting and tax withholding requirements. Direct holdings now total 237,500 shares.

Investing.com

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· Jun 22, 2026

SK Hynix dethrones Samsung Electronics as South Korea’s most valuable company

SK Hynix dethrones Samsung Electronics as South Korea’s most valuable company

The Independent

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· Jul 11, 2026

UAE investor who bought half of Trump crypto firm gets green light to buy US AI chips as critics slam ‘corrupt deal’

One expert warned that allowing these items into the UAE is a ‘massive national security risk’ because China could steal the technology

Foreign Policy Journal

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· Jun 30, 2026

Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Massive Investment Fraud

A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison on Monday for a financial fraud that devastated thousands of victims worldwide. Judge Analisa Torres said the fraud cost over 1,000 people hundreds of millions of dollars, describing Guo as a man who exploited those who believed in democratic [] The post Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Massive Investment Fraud appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Western Standard

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· Jun 21, 2026

Anand won't say if Chinese EVs will be banned under Canada's forced labour law

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand refused to say whether Chinese-made electric vehicles could be banned under new federal legislation targeting products linked to forced labour, despite evidence that some Chinese auto supply chains rely on materials connected to Uyghur labour camps.

Korea Times News

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· Jul 2, 2026

Samsung, SK hynix to build HBM packaging fabs in Chungcheong region as part of $252.5 bil. in total investment

Samsung, SK hynix to build HBM packaging fabs in Chungcheong region as part of $252.5 bil. in total investment

AllSides

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· Jun 30, 2026

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago and reinvented himself as a U.S.-based Communist Party critic, was sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom packed with his supporters by Judge Analisa Torres. She said he preyed on those seeking to bring Democracy to China, taking their money so he could live lavishly.

ArcaMax

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· Jul 10, 2026

US deports Hmong man who was pardoned by Minnesota officials

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. revoked the legal status of a Hmong man who was recently pardoned by Minnesota officials and deported him from the country. The removal of Tou Lue Vang of St. Paul comes one month after the...

DualShockers

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· Jun 29, 2026

RAM Price-Fixing Lawsuit Explained: Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron Have Been Here Before

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are being sued for price-fixing RAM. Two of them have pleaded guilty to almost the exact same thing before.

CNET

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· Jul 1, 2026

Lawsuit Targets Samsung and Other Chipmakers Alleging DRAM Price Fixing

A proposed class action suit filed in California accuses Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix of deliberately inflating memory prices.

Arab Times Online

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· Jun 30, 2026

Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced to 30 Years in US Prison for $1 Billion Fraud

NEW YORK, June 30: Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of orchestrating a fraud scheme that prosecutors said raised more...

Quartz

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· Jun 26, 2026

Red Lobster creditors sue former owner Thai Union over endless shrimp promotion

The lawsuit, filed in Florida on behalf of creditors owed about 295 million, alleges Thai Union used the promotion to extract value from the chain

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