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India and Thailand are contenders for production sites for a small electric vehicle made by Foxconn's Mobility in Harmony, CEO Jack Cheng said
China's Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers' index data fell to negative territory, while Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam also saw factory activity contract
The commerce ministry said the restrictions will include some drone engines, lasers, communication equipment and anti-drone systems
Once an illustrious Chinese technology giant, Ant is emerging from a near three-year-long regulatory crackdown that started with the shelving of its planned mega listing in 2020
The 500,000-square-foot campus, set to be built in the tech hub of Bengaluru, will be the US chipmaker's largest in the world
The unprecedented oversupply of commodity chips has lingered since last year, and added to woes of an industry that was battling a Covid-induced shortage until the first half of 2022
Frugality is becoming endemic in China as financial insecurity forces the country's white collar workforce to spend less and save more
Samsung Electronics say a demand recovery is mostly in high-end AI chips and not enough to force a turnaround on planned cuts after a $7bn half-year loss
Three scientists say they were able to produce a superconductor, dubbed LK-99, via a modified form of lead apatite, that 'conducts power at any temperature below 127C without pressure chambers', but experts are sceptical
Chip firm chiefs are heading to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state for the annual SemiconIndia conference in Gandhinagar
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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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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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