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Add preferred source The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has submitted comments to the USTR arguing that US companies paid fines roughly 5.1 times higher than South Korean companies, based on an analysis of 1,203 Fair Trade Commission (FTC) sanctions from 2016 to 2025. It claims US firms bore 22.8% of the total 6.7…

Swissmem welcomes the signing of the modernised free trade agreement between Switzerland and China. The agreement removes significant tariff barriers for Switzerland’s tech industry, particularly for machinery and precision products. The enhanced agreement also strengthens labour rights and environmental provisions. The next step is the swift ratification of the agreement by the Swiss Parliament, accompanied…

The South Korean government has drawn up tough measures to stop the repeated leakage of advanced technology abroad. It will grant the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy special judicial police powers over technology leaks and will add the sale or withdrawal of companies’ overseas subsidiaries, as well as indirect mergers and acquisitions by foreign…

In a joint status report made public earlier today, Apple said it is still waiting on additional documents from Jon Prosser and wants to depose Michael Ramacciotti again, while both defendants pushed back on the company’s handling of the case. Here are the details.

It’s been about a year since the ad-tech industry rolled out AdCP, an infrastructure standard for agent use in advertising including through media buying and creative management, in October. It’s been nine months since it formed AgenticAdvertising.org (AAO), a related nonprofit designed to promote AdCP. 

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 24: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) gives President of China Xi Jinping (2R) a tour of the helipad and the presidential helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House on September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Xi for a three-day state visit to Washington, DC…

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 24: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) gives President of China Xi Jinping (2R) a tour of the helipad and the presidential helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House on September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Xi for a three-day state visit to Washington, DC…

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan as they arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. /Mark Schiefelbein)

Asian stock markets mostly rose on Monday morning, boosted by global demand for artificial intelligence technology and positive signals from trade talks over the weekend between Chinese and US officials.