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Shanghai plans to dominate the ‘grey yuan’ sector
Shanghai plans to dominate the ‘grey yuan’ sector

(ATF) Shanghai Municipal Government has said that in order to give full play to market forces and society, it...

SF Express earnings soar as buyers stay online after lockdown
SF Express earnings soar as buyers stay online after lockdown

(ATF) Shunfeng Holdings, the parent of delivery company SF Express, saw operating profit jump 48% in April as...

US-China chip battle burning firms on both sides
US-China chip battle burning firms on both sides

(ATF) Last Friday, the US Department of Commerce announced punitive measures to restrict chip purchases by the Chinese telecom...

CITIC granted approval to sell 50bln yuan of bonds
Surging sales push up bond trades 45%
Franco-German EU recovery plan wins praise
Facebook chief wants EU not China to lead on tech rules
Gazprom considers second gas pipeline to China
Vaccine hopes a booster shot for markets
New 100 million lockdown in NE China hits Asian currencies

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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