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Most of the $2.5 billion that flowed out of Binance's stablecoin this week, after US regulators put a spotlight on the token, has gone to Tether; meanwhile, the US has charged Do Kwon with fraud
Popular video-sharing app, owned by China's ByteDance, aims to expand its data storage in Europe, a top manager said on Friday, in a move to reassure local officials on the security of user data
Bao Fan, one of China's most high-profile investment bankers, has gone missing, his bank says, amid speculation he has been taken into custody.
Berkshire's investors are still trying to figure out why Buffett decided to sell most of its stake in the chipmaker
Chinese officials said on Thursday they will focus policies on key goals such as housing, helping elderly citizens, and boosting childcare and encouraging couples to have more children
Dutch tech giant ASML, which makes the world's most advanced chipmaking tools, says it notified US and Dutch authorities about an employee in China who stole details on its technology
Discussions on the deal to buy 470 jets were held a stone's throw from Britain's Buckingham Palace and culminated in a celebration over coastal Indian curries
It is rare but not unprecedented for Berkshire to quickly undo a multi-billion dollar investment in a company's stock
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
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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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