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Chinese tycoon dies in freak holiday fall in France

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Chinese tycoon Wang Jian, whose sprawling conglomerate HNA Group owns a host of foreign assets, has…

China court ‘bans sales’ of chips from US firm Micron

SHANGHAI, China (AFP)--A Chinese technology firm embroiled in a patent dispute with US chip giant Micron said Wednesday that a…

Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes lower on tech weakness

TOKYO, Japan (AFP)--Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed lower on Wednesday as high tech shares dropped sharply tracking falls on…

US car sales mostly up through June as larger vehicles reign

  by John Biers  Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP)--Leading automakers reported mostly higher US sales for the first…

US lets ZTE resume some activity

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States has temporarily allowed Chinese telecoms company ZTE to resume some activities while…

Tokyo stocks open lower tracking Wall Street falls

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP)--Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday tracking falls on Wall Street that were led by weakness in…

Taiwan smartphone maker HTC to lay off 1,500 workers

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP)--Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC announced Tuesday it would slash 1,500 jobs, around a fifth of its total…

Tesla production leader Doug Field exits company

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)--Tesla on Monday confirmed that the head of Model 3 production, who went on leave after…

China stocks open down after weak data

SHANGAI, China (AFP)--Chinese stocks opened slightly lower on Monday following data showing a drop in Chinese factory activity and ahead…

Japan business confidence slips in June survey: BoJ

TOKYO, Japan (AFP)--Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has slipped for the second straight quarter, a key central bank survey showed…

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