India, the world’s most populous country with a population of over 1.4 billion, has enormous growth potential in the network communications market. In the past, India lagged behind others in 3G and 4G development due to a number of factors, such as a market over-crowded with competitors, weak telecommunications infrastructure, and poor policy implementation. However, the arrival of the 5G era has gradually changed the landscape of India’s telecommunications market, according to DIGITIMES’s latest report covering India’s 5G market.

Facing economic headwinds and escalating trade tensions, China is refocusing on its tech sector, with President Xi Jinping recently convening a rare symposium with high-tech entrepreneurs. This move signals Beijing’s renewed commitment to technological innovation and industrial upgrades as key drivers of economic growth.

China-based startup Zhipu AI has raised more than CNY1 billion (US$140 million) in its latest round of financing, with the investment to be used to fund the development of its GLM-series large language models (LLM).

US President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, took effect on Tuesday, sparking fresh trade tensions with the country’s top three trading partners. In response to the US fentanyl overdose crisis, President Trump escalated the 10% tariff on Chinese imports imposed in February, doubling it to 20%. The tariff measures were implemented at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT), just hours after Trump announced that the three nations had not done enough to halt the influx of the deadly fentanyl opioid and its precursor chemicals into the US.