In compliance with the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the Trump administration last week released the United States Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China. It’s an excellent ... ( read original story ...)
2 Solid 5G Stocks That Could Win Despite Losing Huawei Business
These chipmakers have reduced their reliance on the Chinese smartphone giant while having other tricks up their sleeve. ( read original story ...)
Prosecutors probe 92 arrested in Montenegro for fraud
The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office is investigating 92 fraud suspects arrested in Montenegro early this year, including one who is believed to have been forced into cooperating with the alleged ... ( read original story ...)
Security Law Sends Hong Kong Residents Dashing for the Exit
Phyllis Lam has lived in Hong Kong for 42 years. It’s where she was born, went to school, met her husband and planned to raise her two children.But like a growing number of Hongkongers disillusioned ... ( read original story ...)
HK’s moment of truth; and China’s
For decades before the coronavirus emerged from Wuhan and exploded in the rest of the world, China has been waging a cold war against the US and the West on a number of fronts: trade and economics, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Never seen that before’: Some Hong Kong residents hit the panic button as security law revives rush for the emigration gates
From the biggest stock sell-off in almost five years to failed home sales, Hong Kong has turned into a pawn in the escalating rivalry between the US and China over trade, technology and capital ... ( read original story ...)
Entertainer gets 10 years in prison for vote-buying
The Taipei District Court on Wednesday sentenced Fanny Liu (劉樂妍), a former member of the now-disbanded female pop group Fantasy 4, to 10 years in prison for vote-buying. The court found Liu — who is ... ( read original story ...)
China warns Taiwan separatists on Hong Kong interference
China warned Taiwan separatists to stop taking advantage of the situation in Hong Kong to undermine the city's prosperity and stability, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan GDP To Grow At Slowest Pace In 5 Years
Taiwan's economy is forecast to grow at the slowest pace in five years in 2020 as coronavirus, or Covid-19, pandemic has weighed on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Unrest: China sounding ‘call to battle’ in HK
China cold war by proposing a national security law for Hong Kong while the West is preoccupied with the COVID-19 pandemic, an academic said yesterday. Academia Sinica Institute of Taiwan History ... ( read original story ...)
Juwai IQI Launches Juwai.asia, the First Global Real Estate Portal for Asian Buyers
Juwai IQI today announced the launch of Juwai.asia, the first global portal for non-China Asian consumers who want to purchase real estate almost anywhere in the world. Chinese buyers are already ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Century Began In May 2020
Economic historians may date the start of the Asian century to May 2020, when most Asian economies bounced back to full employment while the West languished in coronavirus lockdown. Asia has emerged ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s “Uncreative Destruction” of the US/China Relationship
Economists like to think of the wreckage caused by stock market downturns, widespread bankruptcies, and corporate downsizing as “creative destruction.” As it destroys the old and the dysfunctional, ... ( read original story ...)
Risks mounting for HK stock market
Risks are mounting for Hong Kong’s stock market, the world’s fourth-largest, after the biggest plunge for the benchmark gauge in five years. China’s shock decision last week to impose a law cracking ... ( read original story ...)
Is TSMC Becoming a Pawn in the Trade War Between the U.S. and China?
TSMC , the world's largest contract chipmaker, recently announced plans to build a new $12 billion plant in Arizona by 2024. The facility will hire 1,600 people and produce up to ... ( read original story ...)
White House Rebukes China Over Trade, Military Moves in Report
The White House issued a broad critique of China’s economic and military policies in a report to Congress as the two nations face off over issues ranging from trade to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)