TSMC starts volume production of most advanced chips in Taiwan

TSMC starts volume production of most advanced chips in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC)(2330.TW), began mass production of its most advanced chips in southern Taiwan on Thursday and the company’s chairman said it would continue to expand capacity on the island. The long-awaited mass production of chips with 3-nanometre technology comes as attention focuses on the … Read more

German car giants and Asian battery kings: a match made in Hungary

German car giants and Asian battery kings: a match made in Hungary

German, Chinese and S.Koreans head to Hungary They dominate auto investment and subsidies Orban’s Hungary keen to court foreign business BERLIN/BUDAPEST, Dec 13 (Reuters) – German automakers and Asian battery suppliers are getting together in Hungary in a multi-billion-dollar marriage of convenience to drive their electric ambitions. The companies are flocking to central Europe, where … Read more

Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit critical minerals deals

Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit critical minerals deals

OTTAWA, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Canada’s government ordered three Chinese firms on Wednesday to divest their investments in Canadian critical minerals companies on grounds of national security. The three firms ordered to divest their investments are Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources Co Ltd, Chengze Lithium International Ltd, also based in Hong Kong, and Zangge … Read more

U.S. weighs security reviews for Musk deals, including Twitter buy – Bloomberg News

U.S. weighs security reviews for Musk deals, including Twitter buy – Bloomberg News

Oct 20 (Reuters) – Biden Administration officials are discussing whether the United States should subject some of Elon Musk’s ventures to national review including the deal for Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The SpaceX chief in recent times has taken to … Read more

Putin orders seizure of Exxon-led Sakhalin 1 oil and gas project

Putin orders seizure of Exxon-led Sakhalin 1 oil and gas project

MOSCOW/HOUSTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday that establishes a new operator for the Exxon Mobil Corp-led (XOM.N) Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East. Putin’s move affecting Exxon’s largest investment in Russia mimics a strategy he used to seize control of other energy properties in … Read more

EXCLUSIVE Fighting to survive, Tencent-backed Indian music app Gaana turns to subscriptions

EXCLUSIVE Fighting to survive, Tencent-backed Indian music app Gaana turns to subscriptions

A man listens to music as he waits for his train at Churchgate railway station in Mumbai December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Tencent-backed Indian music streaming app Gaana has switched to a paid subscription model to avoid closing down after … Read more

India’s status as world’s fastest growing major economy to be short-lived: Reuters poll

India’s status as world’s fastest growing major economy to be short-lived: Reuters poll

Garment workers cut fabric to make shirts at a textile factory of Texport Industries in Hindupur town in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BENGALURU, Aug 29 (Reuters) – India likely recorded strong double-digit economic growth in the last quarter … Read more

Exclusive: Wall Street revives Russian bond trading after U.S. go-ahead

Exclusive: Wall Street revives Russian bond trading after U.S. go-ahead

NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Several major Wall Street banks have begun offering to facilitate trades in Russian debt in recent days, according to bank documents seen by Reuters, giving investors another chance to dispose of assets widely seen in the West as toxic. Most U.S. and European banks had pulled back from the … Read more

Inflation at 24-yr high adds to strains in South Korea’s economy

Inflation at 24-yr high adds to strains in South Korea’s economy

A woman wearing a protective mask is seen at a fish market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Seoul, South Korea April 5, 2020 REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register June inflation at highest since 1990s Asia financial crisis Foreign exchange reserves fall in June by most since … Read more

Ethiopia forms body to negotiate with rebellious Tigray forces

Ethiopia forms body to negotiate with rebellious Tigray forces

ADDIS ABABA, June 14 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday the federal government had formed a committee to negotiate with forces from the rebellious northern region of Tigray, in the first public confirmation of a key step towards peace negotations. The nearly two-year conflict in Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, has … Read more