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Banks have been reluctant to deepen their exposure to the ailing real estate sector but regulators are pushing for speedier new loan approvals to developers
US intelligence officials say Chinese pharma companies are risking national security at a time when Washington is considering multiple bills targeting those firms access to funds
BYD has set back plans for an EV factory in Vietnam, while CATL has said solid-state batteries are problematic and have safety issues
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has accused China of ‘distorting prices’ with its increased green tech production levels
Japan’s plunging currency and the threat of BoJ intervention sent Tokyo’s soaraway benchmark downwards
China will make tech innovation a focus of economic growth and aims to help drive a global economic recovery this year, Zhao Leji said at the Boao Forum for Asia
The currencies of China's trading partners have weakened faster than the yuan recently, eroding the country's export competitiveness and hampering its recovery
The creditors’ opposition to the proposal could be a major problem for the ailing property giant and China’s crisis-hit real estate sector
Sources say China's biggest developer, which went into default in October with debts of $190 billion, has hired Kroll to do a liquidation analysis; it could be the second giant builder to go under
The Chinese president also warned his Dutch counterpart against restricting chip ties with Beijing, amid increasing pressure from the United States
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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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