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Investors Pour Money Into China Tech Stocks Amid DeepSeek Fever
Investors Pour Money Into China Tech Stocks Amid DeepSeek Fever

Chinese market analysts believe DeepSeek's launch is a 'watershed' moment that shows Beijing can hold its ground amid an intense tech war with rival US

Enemy to Frenemy: West Revisits China Ties on Trump Uncertainty
Enemy to Frenemy: West Revisits China Ties on Trump Uncertainty

As Donald Trump tests America's ties with some of its closest allies, China is quickly emerging as the West's hedge against his tariff threats

Hottest-Ever January Extends Streak Breaching 1.5C Threshold
Hottest-Ever January Extends Streak Breaching 1.5C Threshold

The global average temperature last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius higher than in pre-industrial times

Nearly 3 Million Restaurants, Cafes Shut in China Downturn – VoA
Nissan Shares Suspended Amid Doubts on Honda Merger
China’s Cloud Providers, Chipmakers, Rush to Use DeepSeek AI
US Postal Service Suspends Receipt of Parcels From China, HK
Shein, Temu, Amazon Haul Seen Raising Prices as Loophole Shut
China Hits Back Against US Firms, as Trade Tensions Heat Up
Japan May do Pipeline, Energy Deals to Appease Trump

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

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