Asian equities were largely higher on high volumes driven by MSCI’s semi-index rebalance, as Japan outperformed the region.
Monthly Archives For June 2024
China escalates tech race with $47 billion semiconductor fund
Beijing will invest massive resources into the so-called Grand Fund to pull China out of the technology trap. The Middle Kingdom will transfer $47 billion to domestic semiconductor production. At the …
Yum China expands Little Sheep and Huang Ji Huang brands
Yum China’s brands Little Sheep and Huang Ji Huang have expanded their domestic as well as overseas footprint since the beginning of 2024.
Jollibee bullish despite weak China market
Homegrown fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) remains optimistic on its growth targets for the year despite prevailing headwinds in China.
China and South Korea Fortify Economic Ties at 2nd CISCE Roadshow
On May 27 2024 the 8th China-Japan-South Korea Business Summit convened in Seoul South Korea highlighted by a delegation led by Ren Hongbin Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of Internati …
Every Step, Every Swipe: Inside China’s System Of Total Surveillance Of Uyghurs
In 2020, for example, authorities used similar tools to implement a comprehensive law enforcement and community surveillance program in China in an attempt to track the COVID-19 outbreak, which ended …
Lloyd Austin expresses U.S. ‘concern’ over China’s Taiwan straight activities in meeting with counterpart
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III expressed “concern” to his Chinese counterpart about its activities in the Taiwan Strait after its recent actions in the region, during a bilateral meeting on Friday.