Vietnam ready to become a semiconductor manufacturer
Vietnam has also become a centre of the semiconductor industry as Samsung announced its plan to produce semiconductors from July next year with an additional investment of US$920…
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Foreign companies consider China attractive for investment
Nearly 80 percent of foreign-invested companies have maintained their current production operations scale in China, whose attractiveness to foreign investment continue to grow.
Thai exports in October see first contraction in 20 months
Overall, from January to October, Thailand saw a 9.1 per cent rise in export, accounting for $243.13 billion. The nation’s imports also increased year on year by $258.7 billion,…
Thailand extends free broadband to 75,000 villages, aiming for 30% digital economy
Authorities aim to increase the online literacy rate to 75% to combat risks from cybercrime.
International cruise ships to start from Japan once more
Japan will also reopen its ports to international cruise ships from March next year.
China lays out plan for future deep space exploration
The next step in the lunar adventure — the Chang'e 6 robotic mission — is to land on the moon's far side to collect and bring samples back, an official said.
Hong Kong loses luxury shopping crown to New York
Manhattan’s Upper Fifth Avenue is now the priciest street globally for shopping, followed by Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district.
Yoon asks Tesla chief to build ‘gigafactory’ in South Korea
Elon Musk concurs that S. Korea could be his investment destination for the factory to make electric batteries.
Feast for Asian startups kicks off
The city government of Busan expects Fly Asia to grow into one of the four largest feasts for startups on the continent.
Chinese returnees, grads seeking State jobs
According to a report released in 2020, the number of overseas returnees seeking to work in China last year rose by 33.9 per cent over the course of that year.