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Australia’s Woodside to Hike Spending in 2022 to $4bn
Australia’s Woodside to Hike Spending in 2022 to $4bn

Company aims to advance oil and gas projects in Western Australia and Senegal, as well as step up efforts to start producing hydrogen in three sites in coming years

China’s Ageing Population Prompts Concern, Sparks Opportunities
China’s Ageing Population Prompts Concern, Sparks Opportunities

China will have to turn to dividends from its elderly as its population declines, one expert said, while Hong Kong's stock exchange sees biotech applications as a way to manage an ageing society

Singapore Enters SPAC Market as Temasek-Backed Vertex Debuts
Singapore Enters SPAC Market as Temasek-Backed Vertex Debuts

Listing sponsored by Vertex Venture Holdings comes four months after Singapore Exchange relaxed its proposed rules for SPACs in response to market feedback

Shanghai Exchange Seeks ESG Details From STAR Market Firms
Australia Labour Strength Should Prompt End to Bond Buying
US, UK Blame China For Overcapacity as Biden Stalls on Trump-Era Levies
Southeast Asia Video Gaming Guild Raises $4m – CoinDesk
ByteDance to Disband Strategic Investment Team – Nikkei
China’s Disgraced Luckin Coffee Plots US Re-Listing – FT
India’s LIC Seen Snaring Temasek, ADIA for Record $150bn IPO

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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