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Alibaba to Offload Grocery, Hypermarket Chains in E-Comm Push
Alibaba to Offload Grocery, Hypermarket Chains in E-Comm Push

The proposed sell-off of Freshippo and RT-Mart comes amid Alibaba's restructuring and China's tightened scrutiny of IPOs

China’s WuXi Stocks Plunge on Fears Over US Biotech Bill
China’s WuXi Stocks Plunge on Fears Over US Biotech Bill

Shares of WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics sank to multi-year lows on Friday because of deep concern about the proposed Biosecure Act Bill and Wuxi AppTec's ties to the Chinese military

US Research Group Sues Japan’s Chip Materials Maker JSR
US Research Group Sues Japan’s Chip Materials Maker JSR

A research body linked to a New York university has accused a JSR subsidiary of commercialising its technology without permission. JSR makes photoresists, which are chemicals used in chipmaking

China Markets Hit 6-Year Lows, Nikkei Follows Wall St Rally
Missing Banker Bao Fan Resigns From China Renaissance – CNN
Asian Rivals Posing a Challenge to Apple’s iPhone Sales in China
China Asks Local Governments Not to Use Tech Funds to Pay Debt
China Carmakers ‘Must Ensure Parts Not Made by Forced Labour’
Trump Eyes 60% China Tariffs, Sparks New Trade War Fears – WP
Hang Seng Rallies on Policy Bets, Nikkei Slips on Fed Warnings

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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