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India Wants US Ties With Mutual Respect, Says Arms Deals Still on
India Wants US Ties With Mutual Respect, Says Arms Deals Still on

Foreign ministry hoses down concern over rocky bilateral ties, says purchases of US arms are still on course, despite differences on Russian oil and other issues

CK Hutchison Rates Ports Deal With Cosco a ‘Reasonable Chance’
CK Hutchison Rates Ports Deal With Cosco a ‘Reasonable Chance’

Group co-managing director Frank Sixt told analysts the $23-billion deal to sell 43 ports in 23 countries is still a chance of being approved with a major Chinese investor

Foxconn’s Q2 Profit Jumps on Strong Demand for Its AI Servers
Foxconn’s Q2 Profit Jumps on Strong Demand for Its AI Servers

The world's largest contract electronics maker reports a 27% rise in second-quarter profit, sees significant growth in third quarter as well

US ‘Put Trackers in AI Chip Shipments to Catch Diversions to China’
Woes From Myanmar’s Catastrophic Civil War Spilling into Thailand
China Pressing Tech Giants To Stop Buying Nvidia’s H20 AI Chips
Study Says Biochar Can Solve Asia’s Fertiliser Shortages
Liquidators Sell $255m of China Evergrande Assets, Firm to Delist
Trump’s Tariffs Spur Calls to Boycott American Goods in India
China’s Workers Hit by Tariffs as Factories Cut Hours, Pay

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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