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Xu will also join the company's board as an executive director, while Richard Liu will retain his title as the board chairman, JD.com said
Earnings at the world's largest memory chip and smartphone maker were also supported by brisk smartphone sales in the quarter
Three construction project payments were successfully made through China’s digital yuan, or e-CNY, in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou
The fund has agreed with a coalition of bitFlyer Holdings shareholders to buy a majority stake, which is estimated to have a value of up to $370 million
The robotics startup plans to enter the US market, scale its team and build capacity to address the current pipeline of customers and deliver 100 robots annually
But Moore Threads, which investors value at more than $2 billion, has omitted important information: key pieces come from the UK
Paytm raised $2.5bn in India's biggest IPO last November but made a dismal debut on widespread concerns over its high valuation
VerSe, which is the Indian 'parent' of short-video app Josh and news aggregator Dailyhunt, is now valued at $5 billion
Russia is turning to microchip manufacturers in China to circumvent western sanctions which have boosted demand for bank cards linked to Mir payment system, a payment card executive said.
Hydra is popular among cyber criminals seeking hacking tools and money laundering services and looking to trade in stolen data and drugs
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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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