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Several institutes backed by Beijing — including some that are sanctioned by the US — are exploiting loopholes in existing export controls to access advanced AI tech
Groups such as Greenpeace are demanding an end to single-use plastic sachets, and other robust measures as UN states and experts gather in Bangkok to discuss a global plastics treaty
Over two dozen Chinese companies showed off humanoid robots designed to work in factories and warehouses at the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week
Investors will be listening keenly to Jerome Powell when he speaks at a central bank event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Staff at PwC's Chinese unit face a 6-month business suspension and a large fine for alleged deficiencies in audits of China Evergrande's accounts, sources have said
The results represent a milestone in earthquake forecasting and could be used to limit their impact on lives and economies
The claim comes at a time when China is in the midst of a tense tech and trade war with the West, with both sides lobbing spying accusations at each other
Weak consumer demand in China though cast a shadow, putting the brakes on any surges in equities across the region
Europe's top diplomat says the bloc "has no interest in a trade war", but concedes it may be inevitable in the dispute over tariffs to be imposed on Chinese EVs
US retail giant was the biggest shareholder of JD.com, but sold its entire stake, as e-commerce sector suffers brutal price war, to focus on its warehouse chain
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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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