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Elon Musk has reportedly demanded the concession in return for building a new production plant in a car market dominated by low-cost vehicles
Beijing's bid to upgrade manufacturing of high-tech goods like chips, solar panels, lithium batteries and EVs has led to concern the world will be flooded with an excess of such products
The Biden-Xi talks on Wednesday will cover issues from Israel's war with Hamas, Russia's war with Ukraine, North Korea, Taiwan, the Indo-Pacific, rights, fentanyl, plus AI, trade and economic ties
YMTC filed the lawsuit in a California District Court last week that accused Micron of using its patented technology to gain market share
Ports operator DP World, which is owned by the state of Dubai, has been forced to suspend operations at four major ports for several days following a cyber-security drama
Last year the shopping bonanza saw sales of nearly $158 billion and some analysts have forecast that this year's tally, which has yet to emerge, could see double-digit growth
The US is playing a game of 'catch-me-if-you-can' with Nvidia and other chipmakers that will hurt both countries, the companies involved and only spur more innovation in China, Global Times says
Security reviews are being undertaken in the US after the ICBC ransom attack, while China's top bank sent capital to its US arm to help pay BNY Mellon $9 billion for unsettled trades caused by the event
The SoftBank Group-controlled firm trades at 45 times its 12-month forward earnings estimates, compared with investor darling Nvidia's 29.66
Australia signs security and migration pact with low-lying Pacific island nation, which is at grave risk of rising sea levels
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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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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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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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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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