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"They can go find another sucker," Trump said in a social media post, responding to efforts by the BRICS group of countries to build a currency alternative to the dollar
The national government has approved a 1,500km rail link from Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south, which is tipped to start in 2027 and be completed by 2035
China's chip equipment and toolmakers will be targeted by a new set of export restrictions set to be imposed by the Biden Administration, sources say
Critics said a handful of oil producers fought efforts at UN talks in Korea to cut plastic production and were only willing to act on plastic waste
Steelmakers from South Korea, India, Japan and China were among the biggest laggards in the shift to renewables, with some still depending entirely on fossil fuels for production
European investigators suspect a Chinese vessel dragged its anchor for over 100 miles to cut two underwater cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month
The law forces Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others to stop minors logging in or face fines of up to $32 million. A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January, with the ban to take effect in a year.
The Russian central bank moved on Thursday to stop foreign buying of the ruble in the domestic market after the currency slipped to its lowest since March 2022
New president says Indonesia plans to build 75 GW of renewable power by 2040, and analysts say the goal seems unlikely as the country has over 250 coal power plants
India's plan to shift from coal to clean energy is being slowed by a shortage of skilled manpower, plus doubts by states' power distribution firms and a lack of infrastructure to handle with the transition
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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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