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Asian markets drop with Wall St as Biden sparks fresh chip fears
Asian markets drop with Wall St as Biden sparks fresh chip fears
by  AFP

Asian markets sank with Wall Street on Thursday after a warning from the White House that it would target firms supplying China with key semiconductor technology, and Donald Trump's comments on crucial chip supplier Taiwan. Meanwhile, Trump's comments that Taiwan -- home of the key chip-maker TSMC and other major producers -- should pay the US for its defence caused some geopolitical unease.

Cambodia looks to 'breathe' with controversial new canal
Cambodia looks to 'breathe' with controversial new canal
by  AFP

Dust covers everything in Lim Tong Eng's yard, thrown up by excavators toiling next door to enlarge a channel that Cambodia's government hopes will soon be a major shipping canal. That is contested by some experts, who note the channel outside Eng's house links directly to the Mekong mainstream, and that Cambodian officials increasingly tout the canal's irrigation benefits.

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