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Time to upgrade! China clicks ‘agree’ on tech sector evolution
Time to upgrade! China clicks ‘agree’ on tech sector evolution

(ATF) Beijing has launched a push for more digitalisation and even higher standards among its tech-making firms.

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Risk on rally after CPI data
Risk on rally after CPI data

ATF: Hong Kong: Investors piled into risk assets as benign...

Beer festival city Qingdao toasts 226.5bn yuan investment inflow
Beer festival city Qingdao toasts 226.5bn yuan investment inflow

(ATF) China’s northeastern coastal city of Qingdao is to benefit from a huge 226.5 billion yuan modernisation programme. 

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Hainan opens door to foreign cash in pursuit of ‘Hawaii’ dream
China’s $111 billion boost to Guangdong’s tourist industry
Yield spike reflects inflation worries
China’s ‘Hawaii’ gets a boost for pharma, EVs, financial services
Chinese yuan plunges in March as foreign exchange reserves fall
IMF upgrades growth forecasts with China and India to lead rebound
China’s sole beneficiaries of the Xinjiang cotton boycott row

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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