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The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China agreed to pay $32.4 million in penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and failure to comply with US anti-money laundering rules in recent years
Companies that normally ship exports from Vietnam to Europe are opting for more expensive air freight because of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, a freight platform said
TSMC's shares closed 6.5% higher on Friday in Taipei, cementing its position as Asia's most valuable listed company
The country's most indebted provinces and cities have been told to delay, downsize or stop work on state-funded transport projects, so municipal debt is contained
Tokyo’s benchmark went close to a 34-year peak but China’s markets wobbled as hopes of significant stimulus from Beijing faded
The popularity of BYD's EVs has encouraged its sole Thai distributor to dramatically expand its business. Rever Automotive said it will triple its dealerships in Thailand over the next years
The rupture of one of the world's busiest shipping routes has exposed the vulnerability of China's export-reliant economy to supply snarls; firms on thin margins facing severe impacts
It’s feared the unrelenting downturn in the sector that accounts for around a quarter of China's economy could drag on the country's broader recovery
China sees AI as an area in which it wants to rival the US, and has set its sights on becoming a world leader in the field by 2030
China will get a 'Silk Road' gateway to South America and its resources via a $3.5 billion deep-water port at Chancay in Peru, due to open late this year
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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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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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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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