BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China plans to issue guidance to encourage the use of open-source RISC-V chips nationwide for the first time, two sources briefed on the matter said, as Beijing accelerates efforts to curb the country's dependence on Western-owned technology. The policy guidance on boosting the use of RISC-V chips could be released as soon as this month, although the...

HANOI, March 4 (Reuters) - Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup said on Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with private equity fund JTA Investment Qatar to explore a potential $1 billion investment in the electric carmaker VinFast. ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a Monday evening statement that retaliatory tariffs on the United States would take effect at 12:01 a.m.(0501 GMT) Tuesday in response to U.S. tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier said the U.S. would proceed with 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods and 10% duties on Canadian energy products from...

* Nearly three-quarters of firms have gaps that favour men * Finance, mining and construction sectors have biggest gaps * Some 56% of firms reduced their pay gaps By Alasdair Pal and Christine Chen SYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) - Australia's gender pay gap has narrowed slightly but women are still paid nearly a fifth less than men, with the finance,...