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China's semiconductor index fell more than 5% as chipmakers shed over $8bn in market value and tech giants dropped on Monday, after the US unveiled a raft of export control measures
The Biden administration has brought in new export controls, including cutting China off from certain semiconductor chips made with US tools
Binance said on Friday coins worth at least $100 million were taken in a hack that targeted a bridge between two Binance systems.
The Covid pandemic and reduced migrant workers has fast-tracked the country's path to high-tech farming
Thirteen Chinese firms have been added to a blacklist that bars US investment, including DJI Technology, Dahua Technology and BGI Genomics.
New US export restrictions will target China-based producers of DRAM chips, but Samsung and SK Hynix are likely to get more leeway from US regulators, sources say
China’s biggest technology companies – Tencent, ByteDance, NetEase and Alibaba – are racing to stake a claim in the booming virtual world
Huawei will likely avoid using sanctioned advanced chips and use less advanced alternatives from Chinese companies, the FT said
China has ditched recognition of the median line in the Taiwan Strait, while Taiwan keeps a monthly record of key supplies like food and energy in case of conflict with China, officials said Wednesday
SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son hasn't proposed that Samsung buy a stake in Arm or make a pre-IPO investment, the JoongAng daily newspaper reported
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