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Acer Sold Goods Worth $70m to Russia Despite Vow to Halt Trade
Acer Sold Goods Worth $70m to Russia Despite Vow to Halt Trade

Acer's actions are a contrast to key Western rivals such as Dell and HP who halted their Russia shipments last year over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

China-Russia Trade Reaches New High With Over 40% Jump – CNN
China-Russia Trade Reaches New High With Over 40% Jump – CNN

Trade between the two countries was worth more than $93.8 billion, highlighting how Beijing has maintained its ‘no limits’ partnership with Moscow

Competition in Chip Industry an ‘All-Out War’, South Korea Says
Competition in Chip Industry an ‘All-Out War’, South Korea Says

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to support the South Korean chip sector in the face of heightened tensions between China and the United States

Chinese Energy Storage, Battery Firms Plan $1bn Vietnam Plants
Beijing Tight-Lipped on Blinken’s Plan to Visit China This Month
Nikkei Dips, Hang Seng Steady as Rate Hike Fears Dominate
Japan Likely To Stick With Negative Rates For a Year: Nomura
Citigroup Vows to Expand China Business Amid De-Risking Trend
Foreign CEOs in China Keep ‘Heads Down’ to Manage Tricky Ties
Big May Inflows to Taiwan, Korean Stocks on AI Chip Demand

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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