SINGAPORE -- Semiconductor equipment makers from Japan and China were among the biggest winners of Asia's stock market in 2021, doubling their valuation from the end of last year amid robust demand for high-tech manufacturing.

Tech manufacturers were some of the biggest gainers and Chinese education companies among the losers on Asian stock markets in 2021. (Source photo by Getty Images and Lasertec)
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