The EU is considering building an advanced semiconductor factory in Europe in an attempt to avoid relying on the US and Asia for technology at the heart of some of its major industries. The EU is ... ( read original story ...)
New league a fresh start for pro basketball
When more than 6,000 spectators packed into Changhua County Stadium on Dec. 19 last year, they were there to witness a historic moment — the first professional basketball game in Taiwan since the ... ( read original story ...)
S&P 500 hits record peak as stocks post weekly gain
The S&P 500 and NASDAQ set record closing highs on Friday as investors bought energy, financial and materials shares and sold big tech stocks in anticipation of new fiscal aid from Washington to help ... ( read original story ...)
Yellen urges G7 to ‘go big’ to support global recovery
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed the need for the G7 countries to “go big” with fiscal stimulus to support economic recovery from the global pandemic. In her first call with foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s opposition KMT seeks foothold in US, but is it too Beijing-friendly?
Kuomintang aims to court US support by reopening its Washington office, closed after it last won power in Taiwan, but anti-Beijing sentiment there has hardened. ( read original story ...)
China forces countries to ‘trade debt with sovereignty’
China has created financial dependence amongst several South Asian and Southeast Asian countries and has pushed its agenda of establishing commercial bases in t ... ( read original story ...)
Young Singapore chefs offer hope for street food’s future
After the pandemic torpedoed his chance to work at a Michelin-starred New York restaurant, Lim Wei Keat returned to his roots by becoming a Singapore street-food chef cooking local fare. The ... ( read original story ...)
AdvisorNet Financial Inc Has $1.30 Million Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM)
AdvisorNet Financial Inc decreased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) by 10.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 11,914 shares of ... ( read original story ...)
ASX Small Cap Lunch Wrap: Medical imaging IPO, goldie and BNPL stock finish the week strongly
Only three out of 560 companies that listed on US stock markets in 2020 were founded by women, according to Bloomberg. At lunch time in Sydney, the broad ASX All Ordinaries index was marginally lower, ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia suffers worst year since 1998 Asian crisis
Malaysia’s economic contraction quickened again in the fourth quarter, as a fresh virus wave late last year helped drive the economy to its worst annual showing since the Asian financial crisis. GDP ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank banned from trading NT dollar as Taiwan clampdowns on currency speculation
Deutsche Bank has been named as one of the four banks that Taiwan penalized for speculation. The past weekend, Taiwans central bank announced that it banned the German multinational investment bank ... ( read original story ...)
Clubhouse Mania Drove $6 Billion to This Loss-Making Chinese Startup
Clubhouse has in just two months become the venue of choice for luminaries like Elon Musk or Drake to expound on everything from telepathic monkeys to stock market valuations. But the real winner of ... ( read original story ...)
Biden, in Call With Xi, Talks of ‘Unfair Economic Practices’
Joe Biden, in his first conversation as president with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, spoke of his concern about China’s “coercive and unfair economic practices” as well as human rights abuses in the ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan Fund With 100% One-Year Gain Focuses on Asia Tech IPOs
A JP Morgan Asset Management fund that has more than doubled in the past year is making the booming initial public offering market for Asia’s technology companies its top investment priority in 2021. ( read original story ...)
Japanese skills marketplace Coconala files for IPO valued at over $207M
Coconala See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Coconala, the startup behind an online platform under the same name where you can buy and sell knowledge, skills and, ... ( read original story ...)
ICP DAS Biomedical Polymers Announces To Offer Taiwan High-Quality Medical TPU
ICP DAS- Biomedical Polymers ("ICP DAS-BMP") is a medical TPU supplier in Taiwan. Today, the company officially announced that it begins to offer its medical thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to the ... ( read original story ...)