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The craze for Taiwanese chip stocks is such that students and even Buddhist nuns are using ETFs to play the market. Some investors are even mortgaging their houses to get in on the rally
Shares across Asia rallied to their highest since the beginning of last year while Japan’s yen continued its recovery
Altered videos of Biden with audio added to depict him receiving profanity-filled jeers are spreading on TikTok, which has failed to meet its vow to disclose when fake content is shown, a media watchdog says
Major intervention by Tokyo this week has lifted the currency from 34-year lows, while the dollar has had its worst week in two months, but concerns about the currency and economy remain
Former foreign exchange division boss says Tokyo’s prime motivation is to prevent speculators sparking a currency meltdown
Days of heavy rain caused a section of highway to collapse in southern Guangdong Province on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people, according to state media
Dozens of Chinese employees with TikTok have been questioned by border officials when entering the United States in recent years, according to a new report
The US International Trade Commission said on Wednesday it will investigate Insta360 camera products made by Arashi Vision
The US Fed ruled out more rate hikes but also dismissed the chances of cuts any time soon, while Japan’s yen rallied pressuring equities
US Treasury and State Departments impose curbs on nearly 300 suppliers in Russia, China and a range of other nations for supporting Moscow's war in Ukraine
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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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