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Japan will conduct a deepsea mining test next month off its most easterly island, where the seabed is believed to be rich in manganese and rare earth elements
China's biggest developer by sales is tipped to seek multiple short-term extensions for bond repayments before ultimately proposing a debt restructuring
Court in Zug says islanders have a right to protection from cement giant Holcim's emissions, but legal challenge to bid for compensation remains
Beijing said the US seizure of a China-bound oil tanker off Venezuela was a serious violation of international law, but other factors are also seen behind gold and silver's latest rise
Demand for renewables and data centres has caused a surge in shipments of lithium-ion storage batteries, with Chinese firms exporting more than $66 billion this year
The review process, once complete could result in the first shipments to China of Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chips
Government stands by its no-nukes pledge after an unnamed security official suggested the country should have such weapons to deter aggressors. Japan has been intimidated by three nuclear-armed neighbours.
The Bank of Japan lifted interest rates to a three-decade high on Friday, which caused the yield of 10-year government bonds to jump to a 26-year peak. Meanwhile, MUFG bought a 20% stake in an Indian non-bank lender
Move avoids US ban, but critics say there are unanswered issues. Elizabeth Warren says Trump wants to hand control of what people watch "to his billionaire buddies."
Firms are now focusing on batteries for energy storage systems that are quickly becoming critical to the global data-centre build-out
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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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