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Market watchers got what they expected but still predict Beijing will deliver some easing in the new year in a bid to kickstart China’s economy
Growing demand for cheaper products and services and the advent of a new breed of discount stores is threatening to embed deflation more permanently into the Chinese economy
Chinese car exporters are expected to suffer negative impacts as more shippers avoid the Red Sea and opt to sail around Africa to avoid attacks by pro-Palestine militants in Yemen
Japan’s benchmark reached a five-month high while Hong Kong’s leading index tracked overnight Wall Street gains
Wu now leads the overall group as well as its two most important business divisions – cloud and domestic e-commerce
Companies are put on the 'Unverified List' when US export control officers cannot complete on-site visits to find out if they can be trusted to receive US-origin technology and other goods
The Japanese maker of batteries, chips, and nuclear and defence equipment had been paralysed by protracted battles with overseas activist investors
Many automakers have sold their assets in Russia for a nominal fee, but included buyback options that could one day allow them to return
Drilling a single hole to search for a mineral can cost from $7,000 to $33,000 and building a more accurate virtual picture could slash costs, Atomionics CEO says
Shippers opting to sail around Africa to avoid attacks by pro-Palestine Houthi militants in waters near Yemen and Suez Canal, despite formation of US-led 10-nation naval force
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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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