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The data released by China’s customs department marked a small improvement for the country, which saw an 18.5% decline in chip imports in the first half of the year
The rules come after senior management of a Chinese automobile parts-maker was found to have lent shares to short-sellers on the first day of trading after its IPO
Chinese policymakers "seem to be ignoring everything they learned” from Japan's 15-year period of economic stagnation, one official warned
Sources say Wang is being investigated in relation to a probe into Zhu Congjiu, a former senior official at Chinese securities regulator CSRC
Officials call for calm after people line up to withdraw money from the Bank of Cangzhou in Hebei province amid fears over billions lent to property giant Evergrande, which may face liquidation
TSMC said the US had advised it to apply for a "validated end-user" authorisation, which would serve as a permanent authorisation for its China operations
Hotter-than-predicted US consumer prices have resurrected the likelihood of more rate rises – just as investors had begun betting on a rollback
EU Energy Commissioner keen for Beijing to back global plan to cut methane and commit to tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, but the two sides have concerns on other issues as well
Beijing's move to rename the Himalayan region this week has been condemned as a bid to legitimize its takeover of Tibet and counter claims to the area by the Dalai Lama and his followers
Investors were betting on the US Fed easing back on its rates campaign soon while new China stimulus also contributed to the optimism on trading floors
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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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