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China blue-chips fell as trade data highlighted impact of Beijing’s strict Covid restrictions and lockdowns on world’s No-2 economy
Speculation that Russia may declare full-scale war on Ukraine to call up reserves during "Victory Day" celebrations also hit market sentiment
Nomura Holdings says Beijing stepped up imports of key energies, raw materials and grains.
The Chinese yuan hit an 18-month low in Monday morning trade as concern about its zero-Covid policy and economic slowdown weakened the currency
The second-largest bank in Southeast Asia said it would partner with MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) to develop client companies’ transitions to carbon neutrality
Overseas investors extended their selling of Chinese shares into April on mounting worries about prolonged Covid-19 lockdowns and Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The Chinese telecoms company has been accused by the Enforcement Directorate of making illicit remittances. The Indian agency described its claims of coercion as 'baseless'.
Off Foods recently opened a new branch in Hindu-majority Bali, which is one of the most important plant-based food markets in Indonesia
The SPAC plans to invest in Web3, blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital ledger, e-gaming and other new financial technology and services industries
The service was used in the laundering process for North Korea’s Axie Infinity heist, processing over $20.5 million in illicit proceeds, officials said
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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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