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The four firms were among 11 added to the US Entity List on Wednesday, an official said, along with others procuring drones for Russia's war in Ukraine
Hotter-than-expected US inflation lengthened the odds on an imminent interest rate cut and pushed investors into Treasuries and dollars
Hong Kong authorities are desperate to improve the city's financial attractiveness after its image suffered because of Beijing’s pandemic restrictions
Ma praised the leadership of Eddie Wu and Joe Tsai. He said the split into six units helped streamline decision-making, so Alibaba is more agile and customer-focused
Fitch’s revision of its China growth forecast sparked a minor domestic slide but was mostly absorbed without much fuss elsewhere in Asia
Ratings agency blames risks to public finances as the economy faces uncertainty in its shift to new growth models, says state deficit will rise to 7.1% of GDP in 2024
Companies in Japan have called for a law to stop unrestrained use of AI, saying they fear democracy and social order could collapse if artificial intelligence systems are left unchecked
The biggest money-laundering case found in Singapore has led to officials tightening oversight, but small terms given to 2 men who found guilty last week stirred anger online
Investors across the region were keeping their powder dry ahead of the release of the latest economic figures out of China and the US
Republican leader in the Senate backs push for China's Bytedance to divest TikTok, which he said was a threat to American children
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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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