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China weighs antitrust probe into Alipay, WeChat Pay
China weighs antitrust probe into Alipay, WeChat Pay

China’s top anti-trust agency is looking at whether to launch a probe into Alipay and WeChat Pay, prompted...

Investors cheer as China rebound sustained
Investors cheer as China rebound sustained

(ATF) Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets eked out gains after Wall Street’s tech titans impressed with their earnings...

China Hukou reform badly needed to meet new infrastructure plans
China Hukou reform badly needed to meet new infrastructure plans

(ATF) In recent months, as in years prior to the coronavirus epidemic, China has been cutting back its...

Tencent to buy China’s no-2 search engine
HK-US dollar peg assailable only at large cost to greenback
China’s economic recovery looks squiggle-shaped
Record Gold Price Driven by Investment Products
How the coronavirus is crushing credit ratings
Economic worries return after Fed stoked high
Ministry demands acceleration of special bond issuance

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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