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TSMC, Korean Firms ‘Can Send Chipmaking Tools to China Plants’
TSMC, Korean Firms ‘Can Send Chipmaking Tools to China Plants’

US grants annual licences to TSMC and two Korean chipmakers to import chipmaking tools to their plants in China; Nvidia asks TSMC to ramp H200 chip output

China’s AI Chipmaker Biren Jumps 76% in Latest Hong Kong IPO
China’s AI Chipmaker Biren Jumps 76% in Latest Hong Kong IPO

A rush of Chinese AI startups are going public because of Beijing's supportive domestic policy; more will follow in coming days

Korea, China Shares Post Highest Gains in Years Amid AI Frenzy
Korea, China Shares Post Highest Gains in Years Amid AI Frenzy

Korean shares fared the best in Asia, posting their biggest yearly gains in more than two decades thanks to the country's dominant role supplying chips for AI and data centres

Meta to Buy Chinese-Founded AI Startup Seen as ‘Next DeepSeek’
China Now Requires Chipmakers to Use At Least 50% Local Equipment
China Looks to Tackle Addiction, Self-Harm From AI Emulating Humans
US Delays Fresh Chip Tariffs Against China to Keep The Peace
Seoul Accuses Ex-Samsung Staff of Leaking DRAM Tech to China
Korean Court Rejects Bid to Block Korea Zinc Deal For US Smelter
Japan Set to Test Mining of ‘Rare Earth Mud’ From Deep Seabed

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

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