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China Hits Back at US Bans, Halts Export of Key Chip Materials
China Hits Back at US Bans, Halts Export of Key Chip Materials

The Commerce Ministry in Beijing announced an immediate halt on Tuesday to exports of gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the US

Trump’s 100% Tariffs Warning to BRICS Rattles Asian Currencies
Trump’s 100% Tariffs Warning to BRICS Rattles Asian Currencies

"They can go find another sucker," Trump said in a social media post, responding to efforts by the BRICS group of countries to build a currency alternative to the dollar

Vietnam to Build High-Speed North-South Rail Link – BT
Vietnam to Build High-Speed North-South Rail Link – BT

The national government has approved a 1,500km rail link from Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south, which is tipped to start in 2027 and be completed by 2035

China Chip Sector Faces a Third Wave of US Export Curbs
Saudi, Oil Producing States Block Hopes for UN Plastics Treaty
Asian Steelmakers Failing on Shift to Renewables, Survey Finds
Chinese Ship Suspected of Dragging Anchor to Cut Baltic Cables
Australian Law Bans Social Media for Children Under 16
Ruble Plunges After US Sanctions GPB, Dozens of Russian Banks
Indonesia’s Prabowo Vows to Close Coal Plants in 15 Years – AP

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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