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The rate cuts, which were expected, seek to boost consumption and loan growth at a time when economic growth is patchy and lacklustre
CATL, which produces 38% of the world's EV batteries, sees year's biggest listing, despite being put on a US blacklist four months ago. Proceeds could top $5 billion if greenshoe option is exercised.
The White House is reportedly concerned that the tie-up would help a Chinese firm improve its AI abilities and also make Apple more vulnerable to Beijing's censorship and data-sharing laws
CEO Jensen Huang outlines plans for AI supercomputer and a new office in Taiwan, which he hailed as one of the world's leading tech hubs
China's industrial and retail sectors slowed in April, while air freight capacity between China and the US plunged after the US closed the 'de minimus' tax exemption
Demand for containers to ship Chinese products to the US has shot up dramatically following the trade truce negotiated in Switzerland
Deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars, involving a vast number of advanced AI chips, plus data centres in US, were unveiled in the Middle East this week, despite long-held fears about Gulf nations ties to China
Economists say tariff hikes left lasting damage and even with US levies reduced to 30% China's job market and economic growth took a fair hit
The two countries signed an MoU last week on a lunar research station. Russia's space agency says a nuclear reactor to power the station would be built autonomously by 2035 "without the presence of humans"
President pushes Tim Cook to build iPhone plants in the US; says Delhi offered to drop tariffs on US exports in their push for a trade deal
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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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