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Taiwan Mulls More Tax Breaks For Tech R&D to Keep Chips Lead
Taiwan Mulls More Tax Breaks For Tech R&D to Keep Chips Lead

It is imperative for the island to remain competitive as countries including the United States, Japan and South Korea offer billions to bolster their chip industries, the economy ministry said

Chip Stocks Plunge and Drag Asian Markets Lower
Chip Stocks Plunge and Drag Asian Markets Lower

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index tumbled 2.7%, with its tech stocks slipping more than 5%. Mainland Chinese shares also declined, with blue chips falling 1.2%.

Asia Hedge Funds Dump JD.Com Stakes for Rival Pinduoduo
Asia Hedge Funds Dump JD.Com Stakes for Rival Pinduoduo

Analysts think the switch is down to a view that Pinduoduo's global ambitions and cheaper products give it an edge over JD.com's domestic business

US Regulators Seen Getting Good Access to Chinese Firms’ Books
Tencent to Share $20bn Meituan Stake As Dividend Amid Job Cuts
Asia Stocks Slip as Poland Missile Attack Unnerves Markets
ASML Plans $181 Million Chip Centre in South Korea – Nikkei
PBOC Governor Yi, Janet Yellen Hold ‘Frank’ Meeting at G20
TikTok App Could Control US Users’ Devices, FBI Chief Says
Taiwan Slams ‘Rumours’ on Risks in Investing in its 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