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Hundreds of engineers given the option to relocate overseas as Washington tightens China’s access to advanced US tech and ties have become strained over such issues
The odds on rate cuts shortened after the US posted milder-than-feared inflation numbers with tech stocks leading the charge
India is making bigger strides towards its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. In 2023 it became the world's third largest generator of solar energy, behind only China and the US
The smartphone-maker is expanding its reach, after four years of damage from US sanctions, backed by flashy showrooms, premium products and an army of distributors
US billionaire Frank McCourt's non-profit says it is working with Guggenheim Securities, Kirkland & Ellis, plus others to migrate TikTok to a digital open-source site
Analysts say they foresee a shift to factories in Mexico, Vietnam or other parts of Southeast Asia, by Chinese carmakers and other firms in a bid to avoid US tariffs; Beijing accuses US of 'bullying'
Investors were keeping their powder dry on a subdued day of trading ahead of the release of the latest US inflation figures
With developers and banks unimpressed by 'white-list' funding, China's leaders are looking for alternate solutions for its long-running property crisis, such as a national real estate investment vehicle
Excessive Communist Party control and undelivered promises of reform have left China's economy in a dead-end of weak domestic consumer demand and slowing growth, a foreign expert says
"We have very little time to get people ready for it, businesses ready for it," IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said
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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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