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"It was a very happy, polite interaction," Taiwan official Morris Chang said, adding that tensions across the Taiwan Strait were not discussed
The two representatives discussed TSMC's new $12 billion microchip plant in the US state of Arizona
Genesis Block says it will be closing down its over-the-counter trading portal on December 10
Cyber attack on Vanuatu has greatly disrupted government services in the Pacific Island nation over the past two weeks
FTX, which had been one the world’s largest crypto exchanges, filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday after traders withdrew $6 billion in just 72 hours
The Singapore state investor said it had invested $210 million for a minority stake in FTX International, and $65 million in FTX US
Central bank approves the opening of nine 'Vostro accounts' with local and Russian banks to facilitate trade in rupees, a top Commerce official said
SoftBank's Vision Fund is the second-largest shareholder of Paytm, whose shares have tumbled more than 60% since it went public a year ago
Taiwan’s parliament is likely to review technology transfers to mainland China because of fears that leaked advancements could undermine the island’s critical tech sector
It is imperative for the island to remain competitive as countries including the United States, Japan and South Korea offer billions to bolster their chip industries, the economy ministry said
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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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