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Profits rose 4.2% year-on-year, the slowest rate since April 2020, to 734 billion yuan ($115.9 billion), compared with a 9% gain in November
Profits in the chip business, Samsung's largest division, more than doubled from the same quarter a year ago to 8.84 trillion won
Shares in Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill rose 16% in New York overnight after it said it expects to begin caving operations in the next few days
Tencent invested in 258 companies, 60% more than in 2020. Alibaba made 70 investments, up 59% and ByteDance bought into 58 companies, 87% more
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Wellington, Jakarta and Bangkok rose, while Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei and Manila edged down. Sydney and Mumbai were closed for holidays.
Dealers said pre-lunar new year holiday corporate demand has helped push the yuan higher while the central banked stayed silent
Evergrande's debt crisis has roiled other developers and global financial markets, contributing to a sharp slump in China's property market
Chinese President calls for economic stability and cautious approach to climate change, in contrast to US climate envoy John Kerry who says the world is "in trouble" and "not on a good track"
Jakarta conducted a test flight using jet fuel mixed with palm oil last year and plans to do road tests for biodiesel containing 40% palm fuel next month
The cryptocurrency has been positively correlated with S&P 500 index since early 2020, meaning they broadly move up and down together
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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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