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Indian billionaires Adani and Birla wage 'cement war'
Expansion by rivals could spur price cuts in world's second-biggest market
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Nvidia vs. the startups: AI chip challengers chase efficiency
Asia seen as strategic location for applications run by PCs, industrial devices
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Rockets and rocks: Australia's mining tech finds its way to space
Experts see potential for innovations to fight climate change, boost productivity
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Rapidus: How a phone call from IBM reignited Japan's chip ambitions
Startup preparing to begin test production of high-tech semiconductors in April
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Hyundai celebrates Indian success with plan for largest IPO
South Korean carmaker under pressure from Chinese rivals to raise its game in EVs
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Xiaohongshu: Can China's wildly popular app raise its profit game?
Users find its shopping advice priceless, but go elsewhere for better deals
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Hong Kong's rise of the claw machines reflects property fall
Young entrepreneurs use arcade games to grab low-rent opportunities
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India's fast-delivery apps take bite out of mom-and-pop stores
Long-dominant local grocers struggle to compete with orders at doorstep in minutes
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South Korea delivery giants lock horns in post-pandemic price war
Cutthroat competition hits drivers' wallets and raises safety concerns
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The AI scramble: Why SoftBank, KDDI and others are racing for Sharp's LCD factory
As Japan aspires to be a major player in AI it is desperate for data centers
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DJI to the rescue? U.S. police want China drones despite Washington clampdown
Lawmakers take aim at devices used by many first responders
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Japan's convenience store chains chase elixir of growth across Asia
Indonesia, Thailand, China in focus as retailers face aging, shrinking home market
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From Vietnam to Thailand, tech suppliers face tougher battle as China moves in
Taiwanese companies and others face stiff competition from deep-pocketed rivals
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New Caledonia unrest deals further blow to nickel industry
Riots and questions over territory's stability buoy prices but market glut remains
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China's cloud service providers are still waiting for AI to make it rain
Alibaba, Baidu and ByteDance battle for customers as a price war weighs on revenue
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AI memory emerges as new battleground for SK Hynix, Samsung and others
Demand for high-bandwidth memory is driving competition -- and prices -- higher
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Can investment from TSMC, Infineon and others revive Europe's chip dreams?
Skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers and end customers are needed
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Apple moves closer to China despite supply chain shifts
Japan, Taiwan and U.S. supplier numbers dip as iPhone maker expands in Southeast Asia
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Japan's small EV battery suppliers feel the heat in race for scale
Tokyo urges alliances to stay competitive but companies wary of giving up control
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Malaysian 'Silicon Valley' seeds homegrown chip startups
Former Intel engineers attempt to push Penang to higher end of value chain
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Japan's auto industry opens door to foreign car mechanics
Labor shortage leads trade schools to welcome Asian students from Vietnam to Nepal
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TikTok sell-or-ban bill heads to Senate: What's next?
A total ban in the U.S. would prove difficult while Beijing could block a sale
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Thai ports bemoan competitive decline as Srettha pushes 'land bridge'
Shipping industry questions potential demand for $28bn megaproject
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Australia's battle to deploy offshore wind shows bumpy road to renewables
Transforming port into turbine assembly site clashes with environmental concerns
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Japan's driver shortages spur innovation at warehouses
Japan-China competition heats up in autonomous forklifts for logistics