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Big Jump in M&As in Asia Pacific Companies in First Half
Big Jump in M&As in Asia Pacific Companies in First Half

The Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan, saw $640 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2021,...

China’s antitrust watchdog to pull plug on Tencent’s videogaming mega-merger
China’s antitrust watchdog to pull plug on Tencent’s videogaming mega-merger

The country’s No1 gaming and social media company wanted to bring together its top two streaming sites but regulators are poised to to halt the deal over its refusal to give up exclusive rights

Vitasoy shares plunge amid anger over mourning for worker who stabbed HK cop
Vitasoy shares plunge amid anger over mourning for worker who stabbed HK cop

Soy milk manufacturer caught in a furore on the mainland over a work colleague’s sympathy for the killer’s family; company gets...

Beijing’s Didi probe and virus fears spoil the mood in Hong Kong and Tokyo
China’s tech crackdown widens as more US-listed companies targeted
China launches cyber probes into more US-listed firms
Didi app store ban deals a heavy blow to China’s Uber
Debt-payment fears spark Sri Lanka exchange controls extension
How Covid is shaping financial management in Hong Kong
Jobs data, Fed fears and Covid spikes continue to distract Asia’s markets

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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