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China starts WTO dispute against US chip export curbs

China starts WTO dispute against US chip export curbs

China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over its chip export control measures, China’s commerce ministry said. The United States passed a sweeping set of regulations in October aimed at kneecapping China’s semiconductor industry, prompting a complaint from a top China trade …

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China starts WTO dispute against U.S. chip export curbs

China starts WTO dispute against U.S. chip export curbs

China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over its chip export control measures, China’s commerce ministry said. The United States passed a sweeping set of regulations in October aimed at kneecapping China’s semiconductor industry, prompting a complaint from a top China trade …

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China axes travel tracking app in latest easing of Covid curbs

China axes travel tracking app in latest easing of Covid curbs

People in China celebrated the withdrawal on Tuesday of a state-mandated app used to track whether they had traveled to Covid-stricken areas, in the latest loosening of some of the world’s toughest anti-virus rules. China last week started axing key parts of its stringent “zero-Covid” regime. This has included dropping …

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Saigon temperatures drop below 20 degrees Celsius

Temperatures in Saigon, normally one of the warmest places in Vietnam, dropped to around 20 degrees Celsius Tuesday morning, giving its residents an early Christmas chill. Several people could be spotted wearing coats and gloves on the streets. Some clasped and rubbed their hands together at the traffic lights; schoolchildren …

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Two police officers among six killed in gunfight in rural Australia

Two police officers among six killed in gunfight in rural Australia

Six people were killed, including two police officers, at a remote property in Australia’s Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited the place to investigate reports of a missing person. Initial information indicated the officers were shot by two armed offenders on Monday evening when they approached the …

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