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Conflicts
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Business
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Business
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Business
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Sports
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World
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World politics
Asian stock markets rise as China memory giant CXMT surges on AI wave
Several of the leading indices in Asia are starting the trading week with gains - and in China, another memory giant is rising on the AI wave.
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