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Chinese storage makers, long known for packaging chips into modules, have been moving up the value chain into wafer-level operations, with the latest firm to…
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Hong Kong pledges lenient approach on 10-12 hours of civil service family leave
Hong Kong authorities have pledged to take a lenient approach when approving applications for a new scheme granting civil servants 10 to 12 hours of…
Italy’s Colosseum closes after worker dies in accident
Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli ordered the one-day closure of the Colosseum on Wednesday as a mark of respect after a worker was killed overnight…
China hawks grumble over Trump’s lavish welcome planned for Xi state visit
Hours before President Xi Jinping’s aircraft lands at Joint Base Andrews, Washington is preparing for a scene that seemed unthinkable in recent years: his American…
Why younger Filipinos are warming to China despite maritime tensions
Inside a car wash lounge in the southern Philippine city of Davao, Shenilane Formento scrolls through messages on her Chinese-made Oppo phone as she waits…
As Chinese carmakers diversify beyond CATL batteries, Beijing warns of market overreaction
A publication under China’s industry ministry has pushed back against market chatter of “de-CATLisation” as a growing number of the battery giant’s automotive partners diversify…