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Huge Quake Off Russian Far East Puts Japan, Asia Pacific on Alert
Huge Quake Off Russian Far East Puts Japan, Asia Pacific on Alert

Giant 8.8 quake created up to 5-metre waves that hit parts of Kamchatka, while tsunami alerts were raised in Hawaii, Guam and islands across the Pacific

Trump Says He’ll Go To China — But ‘Only If Xi Invites Him’
Trump Says He’ll Go To China — But ‘Only If Xi Invites Him’

'I am not SEEKING anything' Trump wrote in a social media post rejecting reports that he was looking to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

At Least 30 Dead After Huge Downpour in Beijing’s ‘Rain Trap’
At Least 30 Dead After Huge Downpour in Beijing’s ‘Rain Trap’

Mountains north and west of the Chinese capital "trapped" moist air, spurring a year's worth of rain in recent days; 80,000 people had to be evacuated

Hong Kong May Issue Stablecoin Licences in 2026, HKMA Says
Chinese AI Firms, Chipmakers Form Alliance To Ditch Foreign Tech
Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After 5 Days of Clashes
EU Strikes a Pricey Deal With Trump to Avert a Trade War
US, China Set For Talks in Stockholm on Tariff Truce Extension
Australian Court Ends Coal Mine Approval After ICJ Climate Ruling
CK Hutchison Ports Deal Deeply Entangled in US-China Trade War

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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