MARKET EXTRA The lingering debt troubles in China’s real-estate sector and the uncertainty of Beijing’s policy support are feeding into broader unease in the U.S. financial markets, potentially driving investors to snap up safer assets such as Treasury bonds and gold due to risk aversion,
Taiwan’s companies make the world’s electronics. Now they want to make weapons
As military tensions with China rise, Taiwan’s companies are pivoting from civilian manufacturing to defense and weapons.
Taiwan GDP Recovers 1.36% In Q2, Less Than Estimated
and intellectual property decreased. Exports slid 7.03 percent on the backdrop of weak global demand and prolonged inventory adjustments, and imports logged a decrease of 7.84 percent. Looking ahead, …
Vivek Ramaswamy suggests he would let China invade Taiwan post-2029 if elected president
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy said Monday that he would be less attentive to China’s threat to Taiwan once he’s had four years to attain US “semiconductor independence.” …
Taiwan will ‘never back down’ to China threats, island’s presidential hopeful says during US transit
Taiwan will never back down in the face of growing threats from China, the island’s vice president and presidential hopeful said Sunday during a transit through the United States, defying …
China condemns visit of ‘troublemaker’ Taiwan VP to US
China on Sunday condemned a brief US visit by Taiwan Vice President William Lai, saying he was a separatist and “troublemaker through and through” and that Beijing would take strong steps to …
Turkish Cypriots attack UN peacekeepers trying to halt road work inside divided Cyprus’ buffer zone
Angry Turkish Cypriots have punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers who obstructed crews working on a road that would encroach on a U.N.
Kyrgyz Government Signs Agreement With Controversial Chinese Investor
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov signed agreements during a visit to China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region with the Chinese company Tebian Electric Apparatus for the construction of hydropower …
Dubai property market sees $2.9bn of real estate transactions this week
Dubai property sales this week include Palm Jumeirah apartment and Burj Khalifa home Dubai property market sees $2.9bn of real estate transactions this week Burj Khalifa, Dubai Land Department, Dubai …
Detained in Azerbaijan Vagif Khachatryan to appear in court soon
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. Vagif Khachatryan … In addition, Khachatryan continued his criminal actions together with his accomplices, destroying and damaging property belonging to the state and …