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Indian authorities have been removing clips of the BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question' from Twitter and YouTube, citing emergency powers
Apple has bet big on India since it began iPhone assembly in the country six years ago, but the move has been hit by challenges in logistics, tariffs and infrastructure
Unisoc wants to tap increased local investor interest in China's domestic chip industry, as it gears up to be more self-sufficient in the face of US pressure, sources said.
Amazon is talks with Times Internet on the possibility of buying MX Player, one of India's largest on-demand video streaming services, new report says
Chinese tech giant's sell-out comes days after Paytm posted its first-ever quarterly operating profit. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley Asia bought 5 million Paytm shares in trading on Friday
The Group of 20 (G20) economies are pondering whether to collectively regulate cryptocurrencies, India's finance minister said. She will host a meeting of top global officials this month
The US government plans to bar investment in some Chinese tech companies, to stop American money pouring into sensitive sectors such as chips for artificial intelligence
Another unidentified object flying high over Canada was shot down on Saturday, following a similar strike on Friday. The US has also blacklisted six firms linked to China's 'spy balloons' programme
The US tech giant is weighing up expanding its chip testing and packaging plant in the Southeast Asian nation, sources claim
SMIC said it predicts revenue for the year ahead to "decline by low-teens percentage year-over-year” marking a break from previous continual growth
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