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Over the past three years, Beijing has invested billions in a nationwide project to build computing data centres and it is now working on efficiently linking them together
Taiwan appeared to suffer the worst of the most powerful cyclone this year, which was still battering cities in southern China late on Wednesday night.
Investors snap up Alibaba shares amid enthusiasm about its AI and data centre plans, as well as the 'return' of its legendary founder
The Reserve Bank said ASX's clearing and settlement units fall short on regulatory standards and it needs to make big changes to its culture and risk management
Forecasters have warned of gale-force winds, a huge sea surge and a damage bill similar to typhoons in recent years that caused billions of dollars in damage.
Australian mining companies have been assessing setting up plants in the US amid the Trump Administration's push to bolster its processing facilities for rare earths and other critical minerals
Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas could push American firms to increase their AI use, while also setting up offshore offices for more of their operations, specifically in India, Canada and Mexico
Trump is expected to announce the takeover of TikTok in the US this week, with confirmation that the app's algorithm is "secured, retrained and operated in the US"
No country in Southeast Asia is more exposed to US tariff hikes than Vietnam, only China would be hit harder, a UNDP rep said
Lee said they cannot afford to invest $350 billion without a safety mechanism to cut risk, such as only supporting commercially feasible projects
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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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