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Bitcoin touched a new high on Thursday. It has risen as the US dollar has weakened, analysts said
Beijing says it will invoke its anti-sanctions law against any individual or organisation that adheres to a recent US warning about Huawei's Ascend chips
The Thai government plans to build small dams to contain heavy metals in several northern rivers poisoned by unregulated gold mining on land controlled by ethnic groups in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State
Huang praised Trump's approach to AI and said by reversing US curbs, the president showed he understands US firms are not the only providers of such technology
A war of words on artificial intelligence chips is the latest complication in the frail trade truce reached at between negotiators from China and the US
Japanese policymakers and ruling party lawmakers have said that they see no merit in striking a deal with the US unless the auto tariffs are lifted
Democrat Senators in the US have called for a probe into whether the Trump Administration is using trade talks with foreign governments to benefit Musk and his Starlink business
The rate cuts, which were expected, seek to boost consumption and loan growth at a time when economic growth is patchy and lacklustre
CATL, which produces 38% of the world's EV batteries, sees year's biggest listing, despite being put on a US blacklist four months ago. Proceeds could top $5 billion if greenshoe option is exercised.
The White House is reportedly concerned that the tie-up would help a Chinese firm improve its AI abilities and also make Apple more vulnerable to Beijing's censorship and data-sharing laws
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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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