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The cyber attack revelation comes just weeks after a trip to Pyongyang by Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu
Customs data on Tuesday showed imports dropped 12.4% in July year-on-year, while exports were down 14.5% amid weak demand both at home and abroad
A return to profit could ease pressure on SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son, who revealed in June plans to shift to "offence mode" amid excitement over advances in AI
Two sources said briefings were expected on Monday, with the announcement on Tuesday, while a former official said the US should be prepared for retaliation by Beijing
US Navy destroyers were dispatched to Alaskan waters on Saturday after the "unprecedented" arrival of 11 Russian and Chinese warships "doing freedom of navigation" operations
The world's biggest contract electronics maker saw sales fall 1.23% year on year last month as PC, cloud and networking products' demand declined
New Delhi’s licensing demands on the import of laptops, tablets and personal computers will particularly hit Chinese firms
Analysts say a review by Congress of stock holdings in BlackRock funds could lead to a wider crackdown on US investment in China funds
SMEE, China’s only potential competitor to the Netherlands' world-leading lithography machine maker ASML, is expected to deliver the country's first 28nm lithography machine
China and Saudi Arabia have begun discussion on allowing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to list on their countries' stock exchanges in a move to deep financial ties
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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