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Unusual Fall in China’s LNG Imports Points to Industrial Slump
Unusual Fall in China’s LNG Imports Points to Industrial Slump

US tariffs have hit China's exports and industrial demand. Research firms now predict the country's annual imports of LNG will decline for the first time in three years

Price Cuts Help Apple Win Top Phone Sales Spot in China in May
Price Cuts Help Apple Win Top Phone Sales Spot in China in May

Discounts of up to $351 helped US tech giant beat tough competition from domestic rivals to top China phone sales last month, new data shows

Wa Army Controlling New Rare Earth Mines in Northeast Myanmar
Wa Army Controlling New Rare Earth Mines in Northeast Myanmar

Notorious ethnic group in northeast Myanmar is guarding new Chinese-run rare earth mines in Shan State, where chemicals are used to flush the minerals out of local mountains, creating another toxic runoff concern for Thailand

Dreamliner Crash in India is Latest Nightmare for Boeing
Trade Truce Done With 55% Tariffs on China Exports, Trump Says
Cambodian Scam Centres Straining Ties With States Near And Far
Korea’s Hyundai Has Rare Earths Stockpile That Can Last A Year
US Seen Easing Chip, Product Curbs to Get China’s Rare Earths
China’s Top Paper Seeks End to Sale of ‘Zero-Mileage Used Cars’
China Plays Rare Earths Card in EV Tariff Negotiations With EU

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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