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Virus emergency alert level downgrade in parts of China
Virus emergency alert level downgrade in parts of China

(ATF) – China has relaxed its blockade on some areas of Covid-19-hit Wuhan to permit the activities of...

Fujian issues 12.6 billion in additional new bond issue
Fujian issues 12.6 billion in additional new bond issue

(ATF) – The Fujian Provincial Government has issued an advance approval limit of 12.6 billion yuan (US$18b) for...

Chinese tech to attract investors after virus
Chinese tech to attract investors after virus

Investors are embracing Chinese technology companies as they tap the capital markets to fund their product offerings in...

China fears the specter of mass layoffs
Chinese restaurants starved for cash due to virus
Markets this week: Investors eye central banks after supply disruptions
The riddle of conflicting US economic surveys
Tunghsu Group downgraded to SD on bond defaults: S&P
Bond market surged by 2.9 trillion yuan in January: PBOC
Chinese markets get stimulus lift

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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