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The BOJ will examine how its unconventional monetary policy affected economic developments, as well as its impact on financial markets and the banking system, it said
The meeting, set for next Friday, will focus on the current conditions of US dollar-denominated investment firms in China and the main challenges they face, sources say
Global warming is thought to be making the world's oceans greener by causing greater plankton growth in warmer tropical waters, a new study suggests
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rallied 0.86% on Friday for its biggest weekly gain in eight months
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 2.6%, while the Nikkei rose by 1.5%, and other key markets ignored dismal trade data in China to stay in positive territory on Thursday
Regulators say the measures will not apply to firms who don't intend to offer their generative AI services to the Chinese public to encourage development of the technology
The city has set up a company to bail out its cash-strapped local government funding vehicles, sources say, after Xi ordered local officials to curb hidden debt
China's embassy in London said the accusation was "disinformation" and called the US government "the world's biggest hacking empire and global cyber thief"
Patents for small computer chips, developed by a struggling US company, were sold to China two years ago, in a move some say highlights a need to reform the government watchdog CFIUS
Investors are now hoping the strict rules that have stymied growth since late 2020 will start to ease, after China's central bank slapped a nearly $1 billion fine on Ant Group
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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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