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Deadly heatwaves scorched cities across Asia and the northern hemisphere this week, with hundreds dying on the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
In a 99-page document submitted to a US court, TikTok and ByteDance argued the divest-or-ban bill was punitive, speculative and needed to be struck down
Germany's trade with China has been falling, while deals with the US have risen. In the first quarter, the US surpassed China as Germany's top trade partner, for the first time in eight years
Yuan drops to 7.26 to the US dollar, amid a flood of cash from the mainland to Hong Kong, while foreign equity investors have also withdrawn $4.5bn this month via Stock Connect
India has rejected many requests from China to allow direct passenger flights, with officials saying a deadly border dispute in 2020 continues to weigh on bilateral ties
US scholars at semi-official bilateral talks were told China would not resort to nuclear threats in regard to a conflict over Taiwan
Chinese firms have reported a decline in sales and a hit to brand image as a result of the EU's recently concluded anti-subsidy probe
Russian president gets a warm welcome from his communist colleagues in Hanoi. But his mutual defence pact with Pyongyang is likely of far greater concern
Indian pharma giant wants a Chinese partner to test generic versions of hot-selling semaglutide drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy
Multiple deals agreed in KL on banking, energy and education. Beijing will also study a revised plan to connect Malaysia to a high-speed rail link from Thailand to Singapore
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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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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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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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