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Russian stock indexes plunged and the rouble sank to near a two-year low after Moscow recognised Ukraine's two separatist regions and Putin sent troops into the Western-backed country.
Financial hub deploys a 'dynamic zero Covid' strategy similar to mainland China's, aiming to eradicate any outbreaks at all costs
Nervousness of possible disruption of exports from key oil producer Russia helps push oil prices to their highest since 2014
Russia is the second largest supplier of crude oil to China and its third biggest gas supplier. It is also a major oil supplier to South Korea, while it also sells coal to Japan, Vietnam and India.
The drop has been seen most in electronic hardware from free-trade agreement partners, the report said, and complaints of routing Chinese goods via Asean states
The shortage of spare parts, especially semiconductors, is affecting production and assembly operations by domestic automobile makers, a report said
AirPods, and iPhone and MacBook cable manufacturer plans to fund new production lines making mobile devices and EV connection systems
Stocks of Chinese firms involved in data centre tech and cloud computing surged on Monday after Beijing approved the building of 10 data centre clusters worth billions of dollars.
Asia’s investors were distracted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine stand-off but oil prices later dropped off the back of Biden-Putin peace talks hopes
The companies, which offer credit to consumers for small purchases, soared in popularity during coronavirus lockdown as people splurged online on new clothes, shoes and home furnishings
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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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