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Russia is facing a barrage of sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine. Governments are concerned it may use cryptocurrencies to evade them
A legal fight is raging to decide who gets the upper hand in one of the world's fastest-growing retail markets – India's Reliance or the US tech giant Amazon.com
Tech firm DiBiz started the world's first online marketplace for "sustainable palm oil" on Tuesday to encourage sales of products certified as environmentally compliant
Three-quarters of US companies in China told an AmCham survey that multiple issues from fickle policy changes to slow progress on market access forced them to put investments on hold
The order sets an 180-day deadline for a series of reports on "the future of money" and the role that cryptocurrencies will play in the evolving landscape
Equipment vendors such as Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE and Nokia have historically provided nearly all of the hardware and software for telecom networks
Ratings agency’s analyst expects Meituan’s food delivery business to break even in 2022 but warns of the impact of further regulatory crackdowns
Microsoft India unveils a fourth data centre on Monday in a bet on the country's rising digital consumption. The public cloud services market is expected to reach $10.8 billion by 2025
Trade restrictions slapped on Russia potentially cover any product made with US technology, and the suddenness of rules caught many Asian tech firms off-guard
Several Chinese companies in India were found to be involved in tax evasion, according to an investigation launched by security and official agencies, the report 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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