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China is seen as a coercive neighbour that 'weaponizes' water projects to the detriment of neighbouring states. India and Bangladesh regard the Brahmaputra as a vital resource, but China refuses to abide by UN transboundary river rules
Workers at the site, which was to be BYD's first EV factory outside of Asia, faced forced labour, long working hours, and sleep deprivation caused by inadequate housing conditions
The Murdoch media group has sold its Australian cable TV unit Foxtel to UK-based streaming network DAZN, sparking talk it may make a bid for rugby broadcast rights
Beijing plans to issue a record amount of debt in a bid to maintain economic growth while trade with the US faces the threat of higher tariffs
Top-selling Japanese carmaker will produce its luxury car brand Lexus at a new plant in Shanghai, Nikkei business daily says
MNRE official says renewable energy projects will soon have to include storage capacity for 10% of their power output, as they do in China
The merger of the two storied Japanese brands underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to some of the world's best known car makers
Investigation aims to counter 'unfair' practices and stymie China's plan to dominate global production of chips, US Trade Rep says. "Trump can decide" on possible fourth wave of chip tariffs
PM says Vietnam will start work on a high-speed rail link from Haiphong port to China, while the southern business hub Ho Chi Minh opens its first metro line
Apple has had talks with Tencent and Bytedance about integrating their AI models into iPhones sold in China, sources say
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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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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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