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The United States has reportedly told allies it is considering using the most severe trade curbs available if companies continue giving China access to advanced chip tech
Nornickel is trying to move significant production away from Russia to major consumer China, to avoid sanctions against Moscow over its war with Ukraine
13 BYD dealerships will open in Vietnam on Saturday and the carmaker hopes to boost that to about 100 by 2026, but a decision on a local plant is yet to be made
The grants will be used to fund projects in Texas and Missouri establishing the first US production sites for 300-mm wafers for advanced semiconductors
Chinese chipmakers have escalated their purchases of ASML's machines used to make older generations of chips widely used in cars and smartphones
Shares of TSMC fell on Wednesday after remarks by US presidential candidate Donald Trump that Taiwan should pay the US for its defence
Top Commerce official says new US rules, to be announced next month, would limit the software in electric vehicles made in China
The massive energy usage underscores the substantial environmental impact of technology companies
Vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has backed the break-up of Google, citing its "monopolistic control of information”
The World Bank is working with Australia and the US on ways to expand banking services for small nations in the Pacific to boost trade, tourism and remittances
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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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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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