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China's central bank has ramped up consolidation of small banks because of their weaker funding status and higher exposure to risk, in a bid to stabilize the financial system
China's birth rates have been falling for decades as a result of the one-child policy implemented from 1980 to 2015, as well as rapid urbanisation; rising costs make it expensive to raise children
The group may face a "make or break" moment, analysts said, depending on whether the government decides to bail it out or let it default on debt.
"The data China released was different from what most people felt," an executive said, as subdued markets point to wavering confidence in China's outlook, analysts noted
Solar power was deployed 100 times faster than nuclear power around the world in 2024 – and "five times faster than everything else combined," a new report says
Three of the five affected dams have been emptied since the big quake on January 7, a Tibet emergency management official told a news conference on Thursday
Japanese truck and engine maker announces settlement with US agencies after being charged with fraud for unlawfully selling 105,000 heavy-duty diesel engines in the US that did not meet emissions standards
Many Chinese car makers are scouting locations for plants in Europe, the world's second-largest EV market, to circumvent tariffs imposed by the European Commission last year
TikTok’s moves follow a frosty hearing in the US Supreme Court last week, which has cemented expectations that it will face a ban starting Sunday
Tech giant says it may have to roll back or pause features if it faces a five-year ban on its data sharing imposed by India's anti-monopoly body
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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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