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The joint venture with EV maker GAC Aion has been licensed to make a self-driving SUV which it plans to roll out next year
The US memory chip giant has partnered with local telco firm Indosat as it looks to expand in the key region
Washington will award TSMC's US unit a $6.6bn subsidy and up to $5bn in low-cost loans, after it agreed to expand its investment to $65bn and add a third chip fab in Arizona
US Treasury chief winds up talks with China's financial leaders; she also warned that Chinese banks could face sanctions if linked to arms deals that aid Russia's war in Ukraine
Beijing’s drive to catch up with the US in artificial intelligence has seen its cities and regions join the charge
Chinese policymakers have doubled down on Xi Jinping's new mantra of unleashing "new productive forces” and stepped up investment in cutting-edge technology
From China's strategic alliance with Russia to chip equipment giant ASML's plans to move operations abroad — the Mark Rutte government will have a lot to consider as it makes a decision
The study comes at a time when fears are mounting of widespread job losses across a multitude of industries, ranging from Hollywood to web development
Chinese tech giant faces a criminal trial in the US after talks failed to settle a years-long dispute over misleading banks about its business in Iran and allegations of trade secret theft
Sources say the Biden Administration plans to press the Dutch government and bosses of the lithography giant next week to reduce the servicing of its machines at some sites in China
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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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