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Companies in China have been testing cargo drones that can carry loads of up to 2 tonnes, while helicopter taxis are planned near Shanghai
Markets took their cue from an overnight rally on Wall Street after a bigger-than-expected drop in US unemployment claims calmed investors' nerves
That was nearly as much as the climate change-related losses China suffered in the first six months of the year combined
A 5.3 tremor rocked Tokyo on Friday, a day after a 7.1 quake shook Kyushu and sparked a national emergency warning. Kyushu is home to chip plants run by Sony and TSMC, but damage was believed to be limited
Nobel laureate has been sworn-in as chief adviser of a caretaker government that has taken power, after weeks of turmoil and the abrupt departure of PM Sheikh Hasina on Monday
Weak demand for travel to China, plus rising costs and needing to avoid Russian airspace, has seen Western airlines slash services to the mainland
Sources say some of the compliance checks were related to four rural commercial banks under investigation for suspected bond market manipulation
Some 73 companies are now on the US blacklist. New additions include Rare Earth Magnesium Technology Group in Hong Kong and Century Sunshine Group, which make magnesium fertilizer and alloy products.
China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and has set ambitious targets to cut down its emissions, including hitting peak carbon levels by 2030
The Federation of Thai Industries has warned that cheap Chinese imports are killing local manufacturers, with hundreds of firms forced to close every month in the first half
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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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