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Nomura said on Friday it has cut its forecast for China's GDP growth this year to 5.1% from 5.5%, following similar moves by UBS, Standard Chartered, Bank of America (BoA) and JPMorgan
Japan has designated batteries for energy storage as important under an economic security law and earmarked close to $2.4 billion to support their supply and development
The investment, in a chip packaging facility in the Chinese city of Xian, will include buying packaging equipment from a Xian-based subsidiary of Taiwan's Powertech Technology
Central banks were the key drivers of investor sentiment with optimism high the US Fed will ease back on its rate hikes and China poised to offer more stimulus
Headquartered in Beijing, and established by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2016, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has been touted as a Chinese alternative to the World Bank
As lithium prices fall and concerns rise around the environmental impact of lithium mining, China's Yichun city finds itself running short of achieving ambitious targets
Japan’s benchmark snapped a winning run which had seen it reach 33-year highs while Hong Kong shares were lifted by policy support hopes
China Labour Bulletin recorded over 140 strikes at factories across the country in the first five months of this year, the highest since 2016
"I think we gain and China gains from trade and investment that is as open as possible, and it would be disastrous for us to attempt to decouple from China," US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said
The China-owned short video app was used by 20% of 18-to 24-year-olds for news, up five percentage points from last year
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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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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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