India's Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated the country's negative attitude towards cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) during a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) panel.
Australia-headquartered graphite miner Syrah Resources (OTC: SYAAF) has bagged $107 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand its electric vehicle battery parts plant in Louisiana.
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Vaccine maker AIM has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong, following unsuccessful previous bids in Hong Kong and on Shenzhen’s ChiNext board
The company has three Covid vaccines under development, including an mRNA vaccine expected to hit the market in the fourth quarter
By Fai Pui
China grew at a faster-than-expected clip in the first quarter, belying widespread fears that the COVID-19-induced shutdowns may have hurt the economy.