Vietnam’s Chip Shot: Dangling Incentives To Bolster Semiconductor Industry
February 13th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on Vietnam’s efforts to attract foreign semiconductor investment: Vietnam has pledged tax breaks and other perks to semiconductor companies that help to develop the sector in a Southeast Asian country that is taking on an increasingly crucial role amid the China-U.S. chip war. Hanoi’s national plan for chips will include […]
Read more »Africa’s Biggest Gas Finds Hit by Political Turmoil and Debt Spirals
February 13th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at how Senegal has joined the group of African nations that have had energy hopes dashed, with oil finds weighing on their financial situations: The last thing Senegal needed in its long-drawn-out effort to capitalize on large oil and gas finds off its coast was political turmoil. Africa’s newest natural gas […]
Read more »Pacific Nations Caught in China-U.S. Rivalry
February 12th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on Pacific nations caught in China-U.S. rivalry, with PNG aiming for stable relations with both, while Palau awaits Washington funding: Pacific island nations are seeking to balance emerging economic opportunities against the risks of being caught in the crossfire of U.S.-China rivalry, as geopolitical competition intensifies in the region. Ministers […]
Read more »The New Great Game
February 12th, 2024
Courtesy of The Wire China, a thoughtful commentary the ‘New Great Game’ with a particular look at the economic prowess of China: The world has changed. Over the past decade, we have witnessed a distinct shift toward a renewed competition between the great powers. The bipolar struggle between the U.S. and China is the new […]
Read more »Saudi Investment Interest In India
February 12th, 2024
Via Reuters, an article on Saudi Aramco’s investment interest in India: State oil giant Saudi Aramco is in investment discussions with companies in India, a senior executive said on Wednesday. “Hopefully we will see some announcements soon on investment in Indian companies,” Faisal Faqeer, senior vice-president, liquids to chemicals development, downstream, at Saudi Aramco, told […]
Read more »New Railway From China Boosts Tourism In Laos’ Ancient Capital
February 12th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on the positive impact that a new railway in Laos is having upon tourism: In the scenic ancient capital of Luang Prabang, tucked away in the northern part of Laos, the local tourism industry is seeing a significant upswing thanks to an influx of Chinese tourists following the full opening […]
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