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Chinese banks were seen to have issued 2.25 trillion yuan ($309.38 billion) in new yuan loans last month, compared to 950 billion yuan in May
A joint report led by the Australian Cyber Security Centre said China's APT40 hackers are regularly targeting private and state networks, to steal passwords and usernames
CEO of Europe's top chip-equipment maker says the auto industry needs a lot more chips that are made using simpler, long-known technologies
Data showed Japanese workers saw their average base pay climb 2.5% in May, the fastest in 31 years, suggesting broadening wage gains will give households more purchasing power
A drama in Suzhou has put the spotlight on violent incidents, with analysts suggesting social hardship from China's economic slump is fuelling rising discontent
Samsung enjoyed a more than 15-fold rise in second-quarter operating profit, as chip prices rebounded thanks to the AI boom, but the group opposes unions and the strike may have little impact
Market participants and analysts believe the move paves the way for a new interest rate corridor, with the seven-day reverse repo rate serving as a central guide
Orban arrives for talks with Xi Jinping. He is believed to be negotiating a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, as well as holding trade deals
Foreign firms in Taiwan have been assessing risks to employee safety after China's threat to execute Taiwanese 'diehards' who passionately embrace its independence
Experts say pricing reforms and better tech are needed for a storage sector whose rapid growth has been plagued by low utilisation and losses for operators
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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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