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The absence of China Renaissance founder Bao Fan, suspected to have been taken into custody, highlights 'key man risk', or dependence on top players, at some Chinese firms, analysts say
The four US representatives will meet Taiwan’s President Tsai, as well as key business leaders from the island
Semiconductor demand remained high whilst orders for electronic products fell 21.8%, Taiwan's economy ministry said
Chinese fishing boats blamed for latest damage to internet cables to Taiwan, which has become a topic of national security, Taiwan News said
The world’s largest manufacturer of electronic parts has recently ramped up efforts to diversify production outside of China
The China business is the exclusive distributor of Arm chip technology in China and develops and sells its own chip designs based on Arm
Most of the $2.5 billion that flowed out of Binance's stablecoin this week, after US regulators put a spotlight on the token, has gone to Tether; meanwhile, the US has charged Do Kwon with fraud
Popular video-sharing app, owned by China's ByteDance, aims to expand its data storage in Europe, a top manager said on Friday, in a move to reassure local officials on the security of user data
Bao Fan, one of China's most high-profile investment bankers, has gone missing, his bank says, amid speculation he has been taken into custody.
Berkshire's investors are still trying to figure out why Buffett decided to sell most of its stake in the chipmaker
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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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