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ASML forced to suspend some China exports after US escalates tech battle
ASML has been ordered by the Dutch government to restrict shipment of some of its chip-making equipment to China, the company said on Monday.
India Is Chasing China’s Economy. But Something Is Holding It Back.
Long-term investment in India by businesses is stagnant, and foreign money is falling, even as the government is driving growth with infrastructure spending.
Asia’s factories end 2023 on soft note amid fragile China recovery
Asia’s factory activity weakened in December, portending a shaky start for the region’s manufacturing powerhouses in 2024 as China’s patchy economic recovery impeded a broader revival in demand.
China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No.
The population, now around 1.4 billion, is likely to drop to around half a billion by 2100—and women are being blamed.
Netherlands Blocks ASML Exports of Some Chip-Making Equipment to China
ASML said the Dutch government has blocked the company’s exports to China of some chip-making equipment in a partial license revocation following U.S. export restrictions.
China’s office market indulges tenants’ whims amid soaring vacancies, looming supply glut
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Thailand, China to permanently waive visas for each other’s citizens from March
Thailand and China will permanently waive visa requirements for each other’s citizens from March, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday (Jan 2). Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, …
2023 Belt and Road International Conference on TVET Opens in Shenzhen
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China’s yuan down on first trading day of 2024, policy easing eyed
China’s yuan eased against the dollar on the first trading day of the year on Tuesday, pressured by rising bets of monetary easing after factory activity reinforced the uneven nature of the recovery …
China’s Xi Is Resurrecting Mao’s ‘Continuous Revolution’ With a Twist
The Chinese leader has made his corruption purge—with millions punished—a pillar of his rule. It risks paralyzing his party amid the greatest period of economic uncertainty in a generation.
