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China Frees Australian Reporter Cheng Lei After 3 Years in Jail
China Frees Australian Reporter Cheng Lei After 3 Years in Jail

Former CGTN reporter flies back to Melbourne and reunites with her children after being released by Chinese authorities. A second Australian writer remains in custody

Nikkei, Hang Seng, China Stocks Lifted by Fed Easing Hopes
Nikkei, Hang Seng, China Stocks Lifted by Fed Easing Hopes

Investors across the region were cheered by signals from the US that interest rates there have finally peaked

Hong Kong Battles to Boost Appeal, Business After Clampdown
Hong Kong Battles to Boost Appeal, Business After Clampdown

With tens of thousands of residents leaving and China's slow economy, business in Hong Kong has yet to recover from Beijing's national security crackdown in mid-2020

Israel-Hamas War Casts Long Shadow Over China’s BRI Stocks
Emergen Completes First Solar Storage Project in China
EU to Target Chinese Steel for Subsidies After EVs, Wind Turbines
Nikkei Soars to 9-Month High, Hang Seng Lifted by Fed Hopes
China’s Country Garden Stocks Plunge on Foreign Debt Warning
China Funds Seek Backers in Middle East as US Investors Retreat
Economic Risks Mount for Asia as Israel Declares War on Hamas

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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