That same interest in human connections two and a half decades later helped spur Lin, by then the co-founder of the China arm of Silicon Valley venture firm DCM, to invest $15 million for a 19% stake ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son hails ‘golden eggs’ as Vision Fund rallies
SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son boasted of delivering "golden eggs" on Monday, after his company's Vision Fund unit rebounded from a loss to record an 844 billion yen ($8 billion) ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan January export value hits record for second time straight, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$34.27 billion for January 2021, hitting monthly record for the second consecutive time and growing 3.9% on month and 36.8% on year, while the total import ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan exports rocket to record high, outlook rosy
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s exports rose in January for the seventh consecutive month, with the unexpectedly strong pace setting a new record as its manufacturers benefited from consumers staying at home during ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s exports hit record-high US$34.3 billion in January on 5G, holiday demand
The surge in exports is fuelled by rising demand for semiconductors and by companies rushing to get components ahead of the Lunar New Year. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank posts third-quarter profit gain as Vision Fund rallies
SoftBank has recorded a third-quarter profit at its Vision Fund, as it gained from investments in Uber and other companies. ( read original story ...)
Medical AI company Vuno to make IPO on Feb. 26
Vuno, one of South Korea’s leading medical artificial intelligence companies, will make an initial public offering Feb. 26, CEO Kim Hyun-joon said at a press event Monday. Advance subscriptions for ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank posts Q3 profit gain as Vision Fund rallies
SoftBank Group Corp on Monday recorded an 844 billion yen ($8 billion) profit at its Vision Fund unit in the three months to Dec. ( read original story ...)
China formally accuses Australian journalist Cheng Lei of supplying state secrets abroad
The case against the single mother of two comes amid a sharp rupture in relations between Beijing and the U.S. ally. ( read original story ...)
TIGA’s proposal for a Video Games Investment Fund would create over 1,200 new jobs and add £174 million to GDP by 2025
TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, has published a new report calling for the establishment of a UK Video Games Investment Fund (VGIF) to support the growth of the ... ( read original story ...)
South China Sea: Expert issues stark warning about US-Beijing conflict – ‘Drivers of war’
A leading analyst warned that the US and China are heading towards a major military conflict over Taiwan, claiming "the drivers of war" are escalating. ( read original story ...)
Almost 11,000 fled HK for Taiwan after new security law
TAIPEI: Nearly 11,000 Hong Kongers moved to Taiwan in 2020 – almost double the number of a year earlier – after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the city. Democratic Taiwan has long ... ( read original story ...)
ANZ sanctioned by Taiwan over speculation
ANZ has been suspended from trading Taiwan dollar futures contracts for nine months following a probe by the nation’s central bank into a $11 billion suspected currency speculation scheme. ( read original story ...)
Four banks punished for speculation
The central bank yesterday punished four foreign banks for helping grain merchants speculate in New Taiwan dollar-deliverable forwards in contravention of foreign-exchange regulations. In a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Kuaishou more than doubles in Hong Kong debut after $5.4 billion IPO
Video-streaming app Kuaishou is pictured on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration ... ( read original story ...)
Wall St never saw Redditors coming
Wall Street should have seen the GameStop Corp saga coming. Easier access to information, the proliferation of trading apps, zero-fee commissions, the ability to buy fractional shares, and US ... ( read original story ...)