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Thai Industry Chiefs Call for Higher Tariffs on Chinese Imports
Thai Industry Chiefs Call for Higher Tariffs on Chinese Imports

The Federation of Thai Industries has warned that cheap Chinese imports are killing local manufacturers, with hundreds of firms forced to close every month in the first half

EVs And Hybrids Made up Half of China’s Car Sales in July
EVs And Hybrids Made up Half of China’s Car Sales in July

Over half of all vehicles sold in China last month were either new pure electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrids, industry data has revealed

Nikkei Dips on BoJ Tightening Warnings, Tech Lifts Hang Seng
Nikkei Dips on BoJ Tightening Warnings, Tech Lifts Hang Seng

Japanese equities came under pressure again as domestic chip stocks followed an overnight slide on Wall Street

China, Russia Looking at Barter Trade to Avoid Bank Scrutiny
Asian Stocks’ Foreign Inflows Slide; Trump, Tech Slump Blamed
Bill Gates Backs Effort to Boost Credibility of Carbon Removal
SK Hynix to Get up to $450m for Chip Plant, R&D Facility in US
Top Court Dissolves Thailand’s Most Popular Political Party
Nikkei Rallies Again on BoJ Boost, China Data Lifts Hang Seng
A Third of Carbon Credits Fail on New ‘High-Integrity’ Criteria

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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