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Plan For High Port Fees on Chinese Ships Worrying US Exporters
Plan For High Port Fees on Chinese Ships Worrying US Exporters

Trump's plan to charge Chinese vessels a big fee at US ports is looking uncertain as exporters struggle to find US-built or flagged ships to send goods abroad. It is also impacting farm and other exports

BYD Mexico Plant in Limbo as ‘China Fears EV Tech Leaking to US’
BYD Mexico Plant in Limbo as ‘China Fears EV Tech Leaking to US’

The Xi Jinping administration fears a plant in the country would give Mexico unrestricted access to BYD’s advanced technology and EV know-how, insiders claim

April 2 Set as Date for Unveiling of Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs
April 2 Set as Date for Unveiling of Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs

US tariffs are set to be announced next month, but Treasury secretary says some of the 'dirty 15' trading nations are already curbing unfair practices and seeking to avoid reciprocal levies

Huawei Bribery Scandal: Five Charged After EU Parliament Raids
BYD Shares Hit Record on Charging Tech Twice as Fast as Tesla
HK’s Lee Slams ‘Bullying’ as China Reviews Panama Ports Deal
‘Crash in Sentiment’ Spurs Plunge in Investment in US Equities
Nvidia’s Huang Expected to Reveal Details of New AI Chips
Tesla Launches Free Trial of Full Self-Driving Service in China
China’s Baidu Launches Two Free AI Models to Rival DeepSeek

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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