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The companies, which offer credit to consumers for small purchases, soared in popularity during coronavirus lockdown as people splurged online on new clothes, shoes and home furnishings
Beijing's education regulator has told operators of mobile apps for training and educating pre-school children to 'cease all operations', while those for older children must register with officials
China's plan to increase fixed-asset spending has drawn investors to infrastructure REITs with one rising more than 45% this year.
Shares in food delivery giant plunged after the state planner called for a cut in fees for restaurants to reduce their costs, while tech stocks were also hit by a warning on metaverse fundraising
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Taipei, Wellington and Manila slipped on Friday, after all major US markets fell, but Shanghai, Mumbai, Jakarta and Bangkok edged up slightly
Swiss exports of gold to mainland China surged in January to their highest since December 2016, data showed on Thursday. China imported 70,000kg of Swiss gold, up from 14,000kg in December
The Southeast Asian country aims for a 75% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under its commitment to the Paris Agreement
The ICAO may draft new standards for civil aircraft, as part of broader efforts through 2025 to update rules for aircraft noise and emissions
The rises came after banks in Heze, a city in eastern Shandong province, eased mortgage requirements for some home purchases
Attorneys for Musk said the Securities and Exchange Commission was propagating "endless unfounded investigations" into Tesla and its boss
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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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