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China Damns Latest US Ban on 42 Firms Tied to Russian War
China Damns Latest US Ban on 42 Firms Tied to Russian War

China calls on US to 'halt its misguided actions', after 42 firms are added to export blacklist, and news emerges National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will fly to Beijing

China Using Microsoft, Amazon Cloud to Beat AI Chip Sanctions
China Using Microsoft, Amazon Cloud to Beat AI Chip Sanctions

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

Call For Ban on Single-Use Plastics as UN Treaty Talks Restart
Call For Ban on Single-Use Plastics as UN Treaty Talks Restart

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

China, Tesla Pour Funds Into Assembly Line Robot Workers
Nikkei Gains, Hang Seng Dips as Traders Wait on Fed Chief Speech
Auditors at PwC’s China Unit Said to Face Six-Month Business Ban
AI Predicts 70% of Earthquakes in China Trial – ST
China Claims Foreign Agencies Using Wind Towers For ‘Spying’
Hang Seng Rallies on Tech Earnings, Nikkei Lifted by Fed Bets
EU’s Borrell Says Trade War With China is ‘Maybe Unavoidable’

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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