Since the turn of the century, Thailand’s governments have been riding a difficult-to-control roller coaster, rattling between peaks of shaky democratic rule and lows of authoritarian military coups, …
We stuffed Carlos Ghosn into a 3-ft box to escape Japan: He still owes us $1m
Mike Taylor and his son helped an auto executive escape from precarious circumstances in Japan. The exec found freedom. They found jail terms and hefty legal bills.
NRI must-knows before selling homes in India
While purchasing property in India is an attractive proposition and a common investment option among the Indian diaspora, selling these assets isn’t always straightforward. It calls for heightened …
Fears of ‘domino effect of contagion’ amid China’s property woes could bring down U.S. Treasury yields from 16-year high
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.