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The US is considering sanctions against China to try to deter it from invading Taiwan, while Taipei has lobbied the European Union to do the same
Taiwan's Globalwafers will start work in November on the first silicon wafer facility built in the US in more than two decades.
Twitter's dealings in China may come to the fore on Tuesday when a US Senate panel holds a hearing to consider a whistleblower complaint filed by the group's former security chief.
Ethereum has surged 65% since June as it nears a software upgrade to reduce its power usage. Some bet that if the 'Merge' this week is successful it could even challenge bitcoin
Vedanta won subsidies on expenditure and cheap power from western Gujarat state to build the computer chip mega-project, sources say
From next month US companies that export chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories that produce advanced chips with sub-14nn processes will require a government licence
Chinese hackers have been allowed to collect unprecedented amounts of information on US citizens, claimed writer Gordon G Chang
Sea's e-commerce platform Shopee plans to shut operations in Argentina, while scaling back in Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. Staff are also being laid off at its Garena gaming unit in Shanghai
WeChat users received a notification on Sept 6 saying personal data such as likes, comments, browsing and search history, content uploads will be transmitted to the mainland
Some executives say the US ban on exports to China of Nvidia and AMD's advanced computer chips could backfire if it creates chances for startups in China's fast-growing chip market.
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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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