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Shein, Temu, Amazon Haul Seen Raising Prices as Loophole Shut
Shein, Temu, Amazon Haul Seen Raising Prices as Loophole Shut

The lifting of the de minimis loophole will hurt the Chinese and US e-commerce firms but won't kill them, an analyst said

China Hits Back Against US Firms, as Trade Tensions Heat Up
China Hits Back Against US Firms, as Trade Tensions Heat Up

"These moves are warnings that China intends to harm US interests if need be, but still give China the option to back down," one analyst said

Japan May do Pipeline, Energy Deals to Appease Trump
Japan May do Pipeline, Energy Deals to Appease Trump

Support for an Alaska pipeline is one of a few energy deals Tokyo is considering for when PM Shigera Ishiba meets with Donald Trump, to ease trade friction concerns

Thailand Facing EV Price War After Flurry of Chinese Investment
China ‘Promoted DeepSeek AI Launch Prior to US Stock Plunge’
Spending on Global Energy Transition Well Under What’s Needed
Alibaba Releases New AI Model, Says It’s Better Than DeepSeek
Curbing Chinese Access to US AI Models May be Hard: Analysts
TikTok to Invest $3.8 Billion in Data Centre in Thailand
Taipei to Consider Trump Threat of Big Tariffs on ‘Foreign Chips’

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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