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Japanese stocks rose further to an all-time peak on Tuesday, while markets across Asia were also up
India’s three biggest oil refiners Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Reliance Industries are not accepting offers from traders for Russian oil loading in March and April
The pro-military Bhum Jai Thai Party dominated the latest poll, and its leaders are now assessing who will partner them in the new coalition, and how to rev up the economy
Stocks surge after Japanese PM's huge election win, but she'll need to be careful with spending outlays to retain her popularity
Australia could be the next nation to finalise a free-trade agreement with Europe, if a deal can be reached on farm exports in the near future
Many countries have refused to back a pledge with principles including human responsibility over AI-powered weapons and encouraging clear chains of command and control
The stocks plunged 2% on Friday after registering a steep 6% fall two days prior on Wednesday, when they logged their biggest single‑day fall in six years
New AI tools out this month could change how global firms handle "back-office" technology work, putting at risk a huge chunk of revenues for the Indian IT sector
Xi reminds Trump that arming Taiwan is a 'red line', while discussing developments in Venezuela and Iran. Later, news emerged of talks on a new arms deal with Russia
Chip giant's CEO meets PM Sanae Takaichi as work starts on a second fab on Kyushu, which will produce 3-nanometre chips for AI use
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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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