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Vietnam’s 5G Deals With Huawei, ZTE Raise US Concerns
Vietnam’s 5G Deals With Huawei, ZTE Raise US Concerns

Vietnam's ties with China may have warmed since the US imposed tariffs, spurring concern about deals signed recently with Huawei and ZTE, which the US does not trust

China Vanke Gets S&P Downgrade, Faces Rejig Amid Debt Crisis
China Vanke Gets S&P Downgrade, Faces Rejig Amid Debt Crisis

Beijing has moved to expand its REITs scheme to help developers raise money more easily after the state-owned Vanke became the latest builder to face a debt crisis

China’s Baidu Laying Off Staff After Third Quarter Loss: Sources
China’s Baidu Laying Off Staff After Third Quarter Loss: Sources

Sources say the company is struggling with intensifying competition in AI from Alibaba and DeepSeek, plus declining ad revenue

Nvidia’s Biggest Chinese Buyer Can No Longer Use Its Chips For AI
Toll Rises, But Hundreds Still Missing in Deadly Hong Kong Blaze
Taiwan May Train US Workers in Chipmaking Under Tariff Deal
Huge HK Fire Adds to a Bad Day For China’s Property Sector
Waves of Record Rainfall Swamp Southern Thailand, Malaysia
China’s Spat With Japan Derails Bid to Join CPTPP Trade Bloc
Powerful Nvidia Chip May Put Chinese Chipmakers in Choppy Waters

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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