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Tycoons Back Beijing Choice Lee for Top Hong Kong Job
Tycoons Back Beijing Choice Lee for Top Hong Kong Job

Lee, the former No.2 official of the Asian financial hub, is set to replace chief executive Carrie Lam on July 1 with backing from Beijing

Indonesia Posts Budget Surplus on Commodity Gains
Indonesia Posts Budget Surplus on Commodity Gains

Total revenue in the January-March quarter surged 32.1% from the same period last year to 501 trillion rupiah, while spending fell 6.2% to 490.6 trillion rupiah

Indonesia Launches Corruption Case Over Palm Oil Exports
Indonesia Launches Corruption Case Over Palm Oil Exports

The government in Indonesia, which is the globe's top palm oil producer, has faced pressure to control rising cooking oil prices

China’s Yuan Falls to Six-Month Low Against US Dollar
Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Output Falls 8% in First Quarter
Asian Financial Institutions May Retain Libor Until Next Year
KKR-Led Group in $14.9bn Bid for Australia’s Ramsay Health Care
China’s Zijin Invests in Mongolia Copper and Gold Deposits
China Surprises Markets By Maintaining Loan Benchmarks
China Lockdowns Could Force US Fed to Intervene on Inflation

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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