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Shares of Chinese solar panel makers jump after Musk sent a team to visit companies making equipment, silicon wafers, battery modules and perovskite tech
Experts say lower US tariffs on most Indian goods will reinvigorate exports to the US, but others advise caution until the deal's fine print becomes clear
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi hails the retrieval of rare earths from close to 20,000 feet below sea level as a world first. She faces an election on Sunday.
India has made clear its ambition to attract greater investment in AI and data centres, but its dreams will have to reckon with a shortage of water and power
Cambodia is deporting hundreds of people freed from scam centres in recent weeks, but there is concern for thousands stuck in a 'humanitarian crisis.'
Korean officials have been unable to stop the US from increasing the tariff on their exports, as the National Assembly needs to pass a special law on the deal, which could take a few more weeks
Panama's Supreme Court has ended a concession to a subsidiary of CK Hutchison to operate two ports on the Canal. The verdict has upset officials in Beijing and Hong Kong
The race to build AI infrastructure has caused chipmakers to divert manufacturing capacity toward more lucrative HBM chips, while bitter past experiences kept them from expanding production lines
The Ming family and associates from Laukkaing were found guilty of killing at least 14 Chinese citizens and crimes that allegedly reaped $1.4 billion
Regulatory approvals were granted during Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang's visit to China this week
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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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