Topline New U.S. intelligence indicates a pro-Ukrainian group was responsible for exploding the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last year, U.S. officials told the New York Times, the first results o...
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Vital Apple Supplier Taiwan Semiconductor To Appoint 6K Engineers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NYSE: TSM) looked to hire over 6,000 new staff in 2023. TSMC eyed young engineers with associates, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree...
Taiwan Government Officials Will Have To Soon Disclose Crypto Holdings
Taiwan government officials would soon need to disclose the crypto holdings on an annual basis. The government has slowly initiated the crypto regulation and portfolio disclosures of government offici...
Warren Buffett Slashes Taiwan Semiconductor, Adds To Louisiana-Pacific
Berkshire Hathaway’s 13F reveals it was buying Lousiana-Pacific, Apple and Paramount Global in the fourth quarter of 2022. The firm also reduced several positions. There were no new buys or sold...
Where The UN Disagrees On Recognition [Infographic]
Exactly 15 years ago today, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. While it has gained recognition from many United Nations members, the question whether Kosovo is indeed an independent nation ...
Key Pentagon Official In Taiwan Amid Rising U.S.-China Tensions, Report Says
Topline The U.S.’s top China defense official arrived in Taiwan for an official visit on Friday, the Financial Times reported, amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington over the recent disco...
Stocks risk a nasty tumble as investors turn a blind eye to Ukraine and Taiwan
Ukrainian servicemen fire a mortar shell towards Russian troops at the frontline position near the Vuhledar town, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 11, 2023. R...
Air Force’s aging AWACS stirs questions of airborne-battle readiness
As the recent Chinese spy balloon encounter showed, keeping the skies safe is a tough job. For decades the U.S. Air Force has relied on the E-3 Sentry, and the most recent version, the E-3G, has been ...
Should The U.S. Be Afraid Of A Chinese Balloon?
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delayed a meeting with Beijing officials because of the high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western United States Associated Pre...
The United States Could Defend Taiwan—At The Cost Of A Lot Of Submarines
USS ‘Springfield’ moors at Naval Base Guam. U.S. Navy photo If and when China attacks Taiwan, the U.S. Navy’s submarines could be the first defenders to take shots at the Chinese invasion ...
A Top Republican Warns High Risk Of China-Taiwan War. Here’s How To Invest If It Happens
TOPSHOT – China’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning (R), arrives in Hong Kong waters on July 7, … [+] 2017, less than a week after a high-profile visit by president Xi Jinping. Chi...
Political Rhetoric Or Negotiating 101, PMIs Shine! BYD’s BOOM!
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were lower in advance of central banks hiking interest rates this week, while India managed a small gain and the Philippines and Taiwan underperfor...
Top Republican Warns High Risk Of China-Taiwan War. Here’s How To Invest If It Happens
TOPSHOT – China’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning (R), arrives in Hong Kong waters on July 7, … [+] 2017, less than a week after a high-profile visit by president Xi Jinping. Chi...
Bill Gates Sees China’s Rise As “A Huge Win For The World”
Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in 2021. Photographer: Hollie … [+] Adams/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP China’s rise to a leading economy in recent deca...
“Imaginative” China Minister Sends New Year’s Greetings To Americans Via NBA Game
China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang spoke via pre-recorded video at a Washington Wizards game on … [+] January 21. People’s Republic of China Embassy in the U.S. China diplomat Qin Gan...
Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Trying To Close In On Key Technical Benchmark
On Wednesday, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) stock earned an upgrade to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating, from 67 to 78. X When you’re researching the best stocks to buy and watch, be sure to pay a...
Taiwan Is Still Semiconductor Leader as Chip Exports Rise Again
(Bloomberg) — Taiwan’s exports of integrated circuit chips rose in 2022 for a seventh consecutive year, further solidifying the economy’s leadership status in a global semiconductor industry tha...
Advanced Microchip Production Relies On Taiwan
Semiconductor fabrication lays the foundation for microchip production and therefore helps to make our world go round in many ways, as chips do not only power computers, smartphones and other consumer...
Taiwan Semiconductor Braces for Downturn Despite Record Profit
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has reported a record net profit and beat analysts’ expectations for its fourth quarter but warned of waning demand in 2023. Taiwan Semiconductor (ticker: TSM), the...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reports record net profit and revenue on chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Thursday that fourth-quarter net profit rose to a new record thanks to growing demand for high-speed computing and better margins. The world’s largest contr...
Don’t Expect A Lot Of Aerial Dogfights If And When China Attacks Taiwan
A U.S. Air Force airman marshals an F-22 assigned to the 3rd Wing into position at Kadena Air Force Base in Japan on November 4. U.S. Air Force photo A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be the “ultra-m...
Taiwan’s Biggest Silicon Wafer Maker Eyes U.S. Solar Industry Investment
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke at a “First Tool-In” ceremony at the Taiwan Semiconductor … [+] Manufacturing, or TSMC, facility under construction in Arizona in December. The cutting...
Taiwan Semiconductor’s December Revenue Slumps Sequentially As China’s COVID Chaos & Macro Headwinds Weigh
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd’s (NYSE: TSM) December revenue of NT$192.56 billion declined 13.5% month-over-month. The revenue grew by 23.9% Y/Y. Revenue for January through Dec...
The U.S. Fleet Could Lose Four Aircraft Carriers Defending Taiwan
USS ‘Ronald Reagan.’ U.S. Navy photo The U.S. Navy’s fleet of 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers fared poorly in a series of war games, simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026, t...
The U.S. Navy Submarine Force Could Sink The Chinese Fleet And Save Taiwan. But At The Cost Of Half Its Boats.
USS ‘Seawolf.’ U.S. Navy photo If and when China attacks Taiwan, the U.S. Navy’s submarines could be the first forces to take shots at the Chinese invasion fleet. How many Chinese ships th...
You Can Try Makeup Online Before You Buy It, Thanks To This Woman Entrepreneur
Alice Chang, founder and CEO of Perfect Corp., created virtual try-on technology that is used by Clinique, M.A.C., Sally Hansen and over 400 other beauty brands. Perfect Corp. Software entrepreneur Al...
How One U.S. Munition Could Decide Taiwan’s Fate
A USAF B-1 bomber drops a JASSM-ER missile during testing. U.S. Air Force photo A Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a war drawing involving two million Chinese troops, half a million Taiwanese tr...
Nearly 28% Of Mainland China Arrivals At Taiwan’s Busiest Airport Test Positive For Covid Sunday
Aircraft on the tarmac at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan in August. Photographer: … [+] Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Nearly 28% of the 524 passenger arriva...
Ukraine, China And Europe Matter
Vintage illustration of a fortuneteller gazing into a crystal ball; screen print, 1920. (Photo by … [+] GraphicaArtis/Getty Images) Getty Images No one knows for sure what 2023 will bring to Wal...
China’s U.S. Ambassador Qin Gang Promoted To Foreign Minister
Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang visits the International Leadership of Texas, Garland High … [+] School on May 31, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Liao Pan/China News Service via Getty ...