Taiwan bucks global slump with record surge in export orders
Taiwan’s exporters defied a global slowdown to post record orders in 2020, fueled by rising demand for chips and smartphones.
China urges ‘mutual respect’ with Biden
China urged cooperation with Joe Biden’s administration and said it hoped new U.S. officials would make their own judgments on Xinjiang, after outgoing Secretary of…
U.K.’s Johnson fights off revolt over China genocide ruling
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson defeated a rebellion by his own lawmakers on Tuesday after they pressed for British judges to be able to rule…
VW loses tens of thousands of cars in China on chip shortage
Volkswagen AG has lost tens of thousands of cars in production in China due to the global chip supply shortage that’s crippling automakers around the…
Thailand may loosen some curbs as Covid-19 outbreak eases
Thailand’s capital and some other provinces are considering relaxing restrictions on businesses and travels in the coming weeks amid a decline in new coronavirus cases…
South Korea’s Moon replaces top diplomat as Biden takes office
President Moon Jae-in named a key figure in recent talks with Pyongyang to serve as South Korea’s diplomat just ahead of the leadership change in…
EU leaders vent at drugs regulator over slow vaccine approval
A group of European Union leaders pressed the bloc’s drugs regulator to green light coronavirus vaccines faster, after its executive arm recommended a target for…
Johnson fuels G-7 fears of rival alliance to counter China
Boris Johnson’s plan to host an expanded Group of Seven summit in June is worrying some other members who fear the U.K. may be trying…
China’s car-chip shortage could persist for as long as a decade
China’s automotive-chip shortage could persist for as long as a decade, but it has little to do with the current supply glitches snarling production, according…
China top financial watchdog blasts ‘state monopoly’ accusation
China’s top financial regulator dismissed claims the nation is distorting its economy through “state monopoly capitalism” as pressure grows on China to align more with…
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