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Putin will attend an event marking 75 years of bilateral ties. He is due to meet Premier Li Qiang to discuss economic cooperation, and will also visit Harbin, a city with strong ties to Russia
White House move comes amid concern that the firm, which uses foreign tech for crypto mining, may be involved in spying on the base, which houses US nuclear missile silos
The big tech investor booked a profit of $2.11 billion in January-March, compared to a loss of $200 million a year earlier
The video-sharing app will use specially-created software that is also set to be adopted by Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms’ Instagram and Facebook
The planned tariffs might be a good pre-election move for Biden, but their impact on Chinese industries is likely to be limited
First bilateral meeting on AI likely to discuss the 'full range of risks', such as AI and nuclear weapons, and more, US officials say
ANZ Bank confirmed on Monday that the country's corporate regulator is investigating it for suspected violations in the issuance of 10-year treasury bonds
The package is part of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s pledge to pour all possible resources into winning the "war" in chips
China’s largest contract chipmaker said revenue jumped as both domestic and global customers rebuilt inventories
The US is likely to maintain tariffs on Chinese products and will reveal news next week on areas of strategic competition such as EVs and solar panels, sources say
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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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