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Chinese customs officials were dispatched to key ports to conduct strict checks on semiconductor shipments, a new report says
The initiative will employ India's homegrown payments network UPI, which processes over 20 billion transactions every month
World's top chipmaker says its Q3 revenue was up 30% this year. This comes as OpenAI expands its cheap ChatGPT programme across Asia.
The new restrictions affect exports to military suppliers and chipmakers, and come weeks ahead of a meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
Talks on the trade pact were concluded in May after three years of negotiations. Now both sides are rushing efforts to clinch a deal amid tariff turmoil unleashed by US President Donald Trump
German AI defence group Helsing to acquire Australian underwater drone maker, as Western nations expand maritime defence systems
Lawmakers say inconsistencies in rules issued by the US and its allies have allowed Chinese firms to acquire sophisticated chipmaking tools from non-US suppliers
"Spectacular" growth of solar power helped renewable sources generate more energy than coal and fossil fuels in the first half of this year, a new report says
The global AI data centre boom threatens to tighten the market for memory storage devices for years, a new report says
The selection of Sanae Takaichi as Japan's new leader spurred a jump in the Nikkei, and the yen to fall, as she's been a fan of stimulus policies imposed by Shinzo Abe
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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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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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