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China Moves to Boost Tourism With Visa-Free Policy to End-2026
China Moves to Boost Tourism With Visa-Free Policy to End-2026

China is seeking to woo foreign visitors, to revive its tourism sector and boost foreign engagement at a time when it is struggling with high US tariffs

US Supreme Court May Delay, But Likely Not Stop Trump’s Tariffs
US Supreme Court May Delay, But Likely Not Stop Trump’s Tariffs

America's top court will hear the fight against Trump's tariffs this week; an adverse ruling could be messy, but analysts say he would just use other avenues to achieve the same goal

Hong Kong Bids to be Digital Asset Hub, to Ease Some Rules
Hong Kong Bids to be Digital Asset Hub, to Ease Some Rules

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission will relax rules to allow locally licensed virtual asset trading platforms to share global order books with affiliates overseas

Nvidia’s Top AI Chips Won’t Be Sold to China, Other States: Trump
Nexperia Cuts Wafers to China Plant: Carmakers’ Chip Fears Rise
Chinese Manufacturing Slumps to Six-Month Low, as Exports Fall
Samsung, Nvidia Discussing HBM4, Next Level of Memory Chips
India Wins Sanctions Waiver For Iran Port, US Keen For Deal
Trump Cuts US Tariffs to 47%, Xi Vows to Ease Rare Earth Curbs
China’s EV Subsidy Era May End As Exports Boom, Priorities Shift

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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