The one with Beijing involving the Diaoyu Islands is viewed as the most volatile, while analysts see little likelihood of progress with Moscow over the Kuril Islands. ( read original story ...)
Airbnb reports huge loss in first time out as public company
Home-sharing site Airbnb posted a $3.9 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2020 as it suffered from the pandemic downturn in travel and recorded one-time costs for becoming a public company. In ... ( read original story ...)
Applied Optoelectronics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the internet datacenter, cable broadband, telecom and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) markets, ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets track Wall St record after Powell’s soothing words
Expectations the global economy will rocket have helped equities surge in recent weeksFed boss Jerome Powell for a second day reiterated ... ( read original story ...)
GameStop pushes out CFO; shares jump 104%
GameStop Corp shares surged anew after chief financial officer (CFO) Jim Bell was pushed out in a disagreement over strategy, a move investors took as a sign that the video game retailer is on the ... ( read original story ...)
Somaliland Electoral Process funded by Taiwan, European Nations
Somaliland international partner Taiwan has allocated US Dollars 2 million to help finance the forthcoming May 31, 2021, parliamentary and civic elections in the country. The money will be used to ... ( read original story ...)
Drought hits Taiwan drive to plug global chip shortage
Taiwan's drive to plug a global shortage of microchips has hit a snag — a lack of water for its foundries caused by a drought. ( read original story ...)
Photo of beautiful Taiwanese second lieutenant goes viral
A 23-year-old second lieutenant in Taiwan’s armed forces has found overnight fame after her picture went viral online thanks to her resemblance to Taiwanese celebrity Wu Yang-lin .The Youth Daily News ... ( read original story ...)
DFI and Canonical offer risk-free system updates and reduced software lead times for the IoT ecosystem
DFI and Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, signed the IoT Hardware Certification Partner Program. DFI is the world's first industrial computer manufacturer to offer Ubuntu-certified IoT hardware ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC Prepares to Sell Bonds in Taiwan Amid Major Expansion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is set to sell local currency bonds Thursday, as it prepares for a spending blitz amid a global chip shortage.The world’s largest maker of chips for other ... ( read original story ...)
Central bank in India warns over cryptocurrencies
The head of the Indian central bank yesterday said he is concerned that cryptocurrencies might affect financial stability in Asia’s third-largest economy, a view that could shape regulations on the ... ( read original story ...)
Moody’s lifts Taiwan’s credit outlook to ‘positive’
Moody’s Investors Service yesterday affirmed Taiwan’s sovereign credit rating of “Aa3” and changed its credit outlook for the nation to “positive” from “stable,” the first time the ratings agency has ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets sink as rate fears trump Powell reassurances
Asian markets suffered fresh losses Wednesday as concerns about rising inflation and frothy equity prices continued to sap confidenceGlo ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Ant investor Boyu Capital targets $6 billion for new private equity fund – sources
Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital, an investor in Chinese technology titans including billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group, is raising a new, China-focused fund targeting as much as $6 billion, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semi- A Foundry Favorite
The bulls continue to run the show on Wall Street. Why? Well, it’s because the smart money now basically knows what it can expect on three key fronts, explains growth stock expert Jim Woods, editor of ... ( read original story ...)
Marriages in Taiwan decline due to COVID restrictions
The island nation recorded 116,392 marriages in 2009, the year when the world witnessed a global financial crisis ... China considers Taiwan its “breakaway province” but Taipei insists on independence ... ( read original story ...)