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The US says it is talking to officials in the Cook Islands – halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand – after island chiefs signed partnership agreements with China
US President says additional tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals will be revealed in about a week or so. "People love tariffs," he said in a TV interview
A preliminary estimate by insurance giant Swiss Re said losses from natural catastrophes soared in the first half of 2025
US President threatened on Tuesday to raise India's 25% tariff 'very substantially' in 24 hours over its continued purchases of Russian oil
Prosecutors says current and former staff are suspected of breaches of Taiwan's security law. They allegedly sought details on TSMC's most advanced 2nm chip
The deal announced on Tuesday is Tokyo's most significant defence sale since the country ended a military export ban
The solar sector lost $60 billion last year with over 40 solar firms delisted, acquired or now bankrupt; and another third of production lines are earmarked for downsizing
Ishiba has responded to criticism from opposition lawmakers for not having signed an official document when Japan agreed to a trade deal with the US last month
Polysilicon companies are in talks about buying up and shutting down a third of China's solar panelmakers, but they need $7 billion
After announcing a 25% tariff on Indian imports, Trump posted stinging remarks on social media about its high tariffs and slandering its "dead economy". Other countries in the Asia-Pacific fared much better.
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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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