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SK Hynix to Get up to $450m for Chip Plant, R&D Facility in US
SK Hynix to Get up to $450m for Chip Plant, R&D Facility in US

Commerce Department outlines grants and loans that have helped entice the Korean tech giant to set up a chip production plant, plus a research facility in Indiana

Top Court Dissolves Thailand’s Most Popular Political Party
Top Court Dissolves Thailand’s Most Popular Political Party

Thailand's top court has scrapped the Move Forward Party and banned its leaders for 10 years, in a ruling that shows the country's bitter political divisions remain unresolved

Nikkei Rallies Again on BoJ Boost, China Data Lifts Hang Seng
Nikkei Rallies Again on BoJ Boost, China Data Lifts Hang Seng

Indexes across the region recovered more of their Monday losses as an air of calm returned to trading floors

A Third of Carbon Credits Fail on New ‘High-Integrity’ Criteria
China’s Dongfeng ‘Well Placed’ For New Car Plant in Italy
Evergrande Liquidators Want Billions From Founder Hui Ka Yan
Nikkei Shoots Back up as Officials Scramble to Calm Markets
Indian Rupee Dives to Record Low as US Recession Fears Grip
US Likely to Ban Use of Chinese Software in Autonomous Cars
Jubilation in Dhaka After Sheikh Hasina Resigns, Flees Bangladesh

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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