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India And China Agree to Resume Direct Flights After Five Years
India And China Agree to Resume Direct Flights After Five Years

Two Asian giants have agreed to resume direct flights and a range of other measures as ties finally warm after their deadly border clash

Tech Selloff Extends to Japan as DeepSeek Puts Focus on AI Costs
Tech Selloff Extends to Japan as DeepSeek Puts Focus on AI Costs

Shares of Nvidia plunged by 17% on Monday, wiping nearly $600 billion from the chipmaker's market value, a record one-day loss for any company.

China’s Small Oil Refiners Shutting Down as Fuel Tax Cut
China’s Small Oil Refiners Shutting Down as Fuel Tax Cut

At least four plants with a combined annual processing capacity of 18 million metric tons either closed crude oil distillation units this month or plan to in February after Beijing cut tax rebates

Bids Rush in For TikTok as Americans Scramble to Get the App
‘AI Breakthrough’ by China’s DeepSeek Rocks US Tech Giants
‘The End May Be In Sight’: Musk Pans Trump’s $500bn AI Deal
Yen Rises After Bank of Japan Lifts Rates to Highest Since 2008
Bangladesh’s Ousted PM Hasina ‘Faked High Growth’: Yunus
Trade Wars Would be ‘Catastrophic’ for World Economy: WTO
Bytedance ‘Plans $20 Billion Outlay on AI Infrastructure This Year’

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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