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Japan Activists Decry Funding of Bangladesh Coal Power Plant
Japan Activists Decry Funding of Bangladesh Coal Power Plant

Sumitomo Corp, along with Toshiba and IHI, is building the Matarbari power plant in Maheshkhali near the southeastern city of Cox's Bazar

Gold Glitters Again as Weddings, Inflation Boost Demand
Gold Glitters Again as Weddings, Inflation Boost Demand

  Global demand for gold soared in the fourth quarter of 2021 as inflation rose, partly due to a backlog...

Hong Kong Recovery Slows Amid Omicron Variant Battle
Hong Kong Recovery Slows Amid Omicron Variant Battle

The Chinese territory's gross domestic producT grew 4.8% in the fourth quarter thanks to robust exports and improved private consumption

US Fed Rises Signal End in Sight for ‘Ultra-Cheap Money’
Hong Kong Regulator Fines Citi Unit $44m for ‘Dishonest Behaviour’
China Fund Managers Pile Into Plunging Healthcare Sector
Asian Markets Mixed as Torrid Week Draws to Close
SK Hynix Sees Supply Woes Improving From July, More Chip Demand
Crypto Custodian Fireblocks Raises $550m, Plans Asia Growth
FCC Votes to Revoke China Unicom’s Right to Operate in US

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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