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China has increased its lead in 64 critical technologies, while India is emerging as a key centre of global research innovation, a new report says
A key US jobs report due on Friday saw many investors stay on the sidelines and regional markets react to domestic cues
The patents represent a small fraction of China's global patents, but could jeopardise the renewal of a 45-year-old science and technology pact between Beijing and Washington
Reliance has announced billions of dollars worth of investments to develop its green energy portfolio and achieve its 2035 net zero carbon goal
The rapid transition to renewable energy sources, notably solar power, continued in 2023 and the first half of 2024, new reports say
Houthi rebels have said they'll allow salvage crews to tow the tanker – laden with 1 million barrels of oil – to try to avoid an environmental catastrophe if its massive cargo leaks into the Red Sea
The blog’s takedown follows the billionaire’s changing politics, a slowdown in EV demand and the rise of a swathe of low-cost competitors from China
The detention of Indian solar panels represents a new focus for the CBP, given the agency has largely focused on Chinese suppliers so far
Only a small portion of a $42-billion lending scheme announced in May to resuscitate the country's housing sector has been utilized
US Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets with President Xi after rare meeting with key military officer and others in a bid to ease tensions on a range of thorny issues
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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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