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Samsung Profit Seen Falling Amid Difficulties at New US Chip Plant
Samsung Profit Seen Falling Amid Difficulties at New US Chip Plant

Korean tech giant, which faces technical, geopolitical and governmental challenges, is expected to announce a significant fall in second profit on Tuesday

Beijing Moves to Prop up Solar Panelmakers Hit Hard by Price War
Beijing Moves to Prop up Solar Panelmakers Hit Hard by Price War

Officials pledged on Thursday to help the photovoltaic industry, as top solar manufacturers have suffered losses amid huge overcapacity and a long price war

How China’s New Auto Giants Raced Ahead of The World
How China’s New Auto Giants Raced Ahead of The World

LONG READ: After copying foreign cars, China’s carmakers scrutinized their engineering and devised faster paths to product launches. Now their production leads the world.

Air Cargo From China to US Sinks After End of Tax Loophole
Indonesia to Sign $34 Billion Pact With US Ahead of Tariff Deadline
US Lifts Bans on Chip Software, Ethane, As China Truce Holds
China Fears Negative Impacts of US Trade Pact With Vietnam
India Renewable Power Output Jumps, Coal Use Falls in First Half
Japan’s PM Defends National Interest as Trump Ramps up Threats
China’s Criticism of Price Wars Sheds Light on Xi’s ‘Waning’ Power

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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