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Tokyo has given the go-ahead for the world’s first 'zeta-class' supercomputer which would be 1,000 times more powerful than today's fastest machines
Korean engineers accused of using Samsung chip tech to make 20nm memory chips at a plant in southern China. The $3.2bn case has led to calls for tougher penalties for theft of 'critical tech'
The phone can fold three ways like an accordion screen door and comes with a keyboard attachment that can fit in a user's pocket
Parents want their kids off devices, according to the PM, who said the government would introduce minimum age laws for social media later this year
The latest iPhone 16 is expected to feature its A18 chip, developed using SoftBank-owned Arm’s latest V9 chip design
Guo, who is accused of links to online casinos that were a front for scam centres and human trafficking syndicates, was deported from Jakarta on Friday
The biggest solar manufacturers, such as Jinko, Longi and Trina, are in rocky water, but expected to survive, and may even prosper, if orders pour in from Africa
Guotai Junan bids for Shanghai rival Haitong Securities, after Beijing called for mergers in a sector with over 140 local and foreign players. It wants about 10 leading institutions in coming years.
Beijing spy chiefs have cautioned students that they could be targeted by attractive operatives working for foreign entities
"I think to make the case that this is about national security is getting harder and harder" said Christophe Fouquet
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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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