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China Protests Over Canada’s Move to Shut Down Hikvision
China Protests Over Canada’s Move to Shut Down Hikvision

Canada said last year it was reviewing sanctions on Chinese surveillance equipment firms, including Hikvision, after rights advocates alleged they aided repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Hedge Funds Dump Energy Stocks Rapidly as Oil Price Tumbles
Hedge Funds Dump Energy Stocks Rapidly as Oil Price Tumbles

Hedge funds sold stocks of energy-related companies in every major region as tension in the Middle East eased after the Israel-Iran ceasefire was announced and the price of oil plunged

First Half: Mainland Investors Pile $90bn Into Hong Kong Shares
First Half: Mainland Investors Pile $90bn Into Hong Kong Shares

After years in the doldrums, Hong Kong has emerged as the preferred market for local investors wanting a slice of China's top tech champions

Countries Should Not Sign Trade Deals at Our Expense: China
Trade Deal Signed, But China Still Slow to Release Rare Earths
Germany Tells Apple, Google: Cut DeepSeek From App Stores
China’s Factory Profits Plunged in May Amid Trade Upheaval
Australian Government Sues China-Linked Rare Earth Investors
Vietnam Eyes Framework Trade Deal With US by Tariff Deadline
Ford Still Not Getting Enough Rare Earth Magnets From China — WSJ

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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