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Second assembly line ramps up production for ARJ21
Second assembly line ramps up production for ARJ21

China’s burgeoning aviation industry is staying on course, despite the Covid-19 outbreak.

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)...

Beijing to quarantine all international arrivals
Beijing to quarantine all international arrivals

Beijing on Wednesday ordered people arriving in the city from any country to go into 14-day quarantine as...

China central bank makes targeted RRR cuts
China central bank makes targeted RRR cuts

(ATF) – The People’s Bank of China (PPC), China’s central bank, implemented targeted Required Reserve Ratio (RRR) cuts...

Global banks take crisis measures as virus toll surges
Markets get the chills as economic gales blow
Virus credit crunch risks turning firms into zombies
US-China trade truce at risk as virus hits global economy
China data spooks markets
As virus’s grip weakens, focus shifts to economy
Central banks queue up to rescue markets

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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