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Iran war and AI demand help drive revenue at Rio Tinto, Woodside

With Russia still showing no signs of ending its invasion, Ukraine is expanding a strategic bombing campaign that aims to undermine the logistics supporting the Kremlin war machine, writes David Kirichenko. The post Putin’s invasion comes home as Ukraine expands attacks inside Russia appeared first

How Beijing is normalizing its control.

Kyiv is shifting its long-range drone campaign to keep plants offline for longer

Niesr calls for new policy commitments to be fully funded owing to impact of Iran war

Hong Kong’s imports of gold surged to the most since late-2014 in June, driven by preparations for the city’s recently-launched clearing system as well as solid demand from mainland China.

“Onderdompelinglithografiebelichtingsinrichting,” the Dutch word for the devices made by ASML, is hard to say — which is apt considering how difficult it is to build these prized chipmaking machines.

Niesr calls for new policy commitments to be fully funded owing to impact of Iran war

Investors are worried about China’s domestic supply of chips and manufacturing tools, analysts noted.

South Korea's KOSPI plunges 11% on China chip competition fears