(Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz and its subsidiaries are planning to cut up to 15% of their workforce in China, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. ...

HANOI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Long Son Petrochemicals, a unit of Thailand's SCG Chemicals, is lobbying Vietnam to impose tariffs on imported polyethylene and polypropylene, as operations at its new $5.4 billion petrochemical complex remain suspended due to low margins. LSP is actively collaborating with relevant Vietnamese government agencies to expedite the proposal for applying tariff and non-tariff measures...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Baidu ( BIDU ) will launch the next generation of its artificial intelligence model Ernie in mid-March, which will see improved capabilities in areas such as reasoning, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The upgraded 4.5 Ernie model will also feature enhanced multimodal capabilities, the source said, an Multimodal AI systems are capable...

By Aditya Soni, Noel Randewich and Rae Wee (Reuters) -Nvidia's quarterly outlook on Wednesday suggested demand from Microsoft, Amazon and other heavyweight tech companies racing to build out AI infrastructure remains robust, though the outcome failed to significantly quell fears of overspending in the booming industry. Shares of Nvidia fell 1.5% in extended trade, trimming some of its 3.7% gain...