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Chinese e-commerce giant's shares fell by 5% in Hong Kong, before recovering some losses, after news SoftBank will greatly reduce its key stake in Alibaba
The trade in US computer chips from Hong Kong and China to Russia soared more than tenfold last year to at least $740 million, according to a probe by Nikkei
"If we have a choice of either our people go to prison or we comply with the laws, we will comply with the laws," Elon Musk said in a BBC broadcast live on Twitter Spaces
The prosecutor said HSBC disbursed $111.7 million in March 2020 to Hin Leong as payment for two 'fabricated' oil sales contracts the trading firm purported to have made
The investment mogul described the Taiwanese chipmaker as a well-managed company, but said his investment group had better places to deploy capital
Analysts say China's latest military drills, held from Saturday to Monday, show Beijing is serious about being able to cut off the democratically ruled island in a conflict
The South Korean anti-monopoly regulator has fined Google close to $32 million for blocking the release of mobile video games on a competitor's platform
The Kospi in Korea, the ASX 200 in Australia and the Nikkei in Japan all rose more than 1%; Hong Kong was also up, while Shanghai edged down slightly after more negative data on Tuesday
Companies that fall foul of the new rules, likely to come into effect sometime this year, could have their services suspended, face fines or even face a criminal investigation
The lawsuit, lodged at a California court, came after a report that Tesla employees shared videos and images recorded by customers' car cameras between 2019 and 2022
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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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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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