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How Kishida Fumio’s first year as Japan PM is a roller coaster
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio marked the first anniversary of his assumption of office on 4 October. It has been a roller coaster ride for him. he came to power replacing Suga Yoshihide as the leader of the LDP, thus becoming the prime ministe…
Xi Jinping Ties China’s Fate to Vladimir Putin’s Russia for Good
Russia’s war in Ukraine may have estranged Vladimir Putin from the West for good, but amid strategic defeats and embarrassing retreats on the battlefield, he could always count on one constant: Xi Jinping and the force of China’s support.
After an acr…
Canada urged to pledge support for Taiwan to help deter a Chinese attack
The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver, left, transits the Taiwan Strait with guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins while conducting a routine transit on Sept. 20, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo/The…
World central banks caught in the Federal Reserve’s slipstream
An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, on July 31.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
The world’s central bankers are caught up in a race to curb inflation that only the Federal Reserve can stop.
The U.S. central bank has embarked …
AI-powered supply chain visibility platform Altana bags $100M
Trade wars, military conflicts, the rise of e-commerce and sustainability concerns are driving changes to supply chain networks and trade flows. Seventy-four percent of supply chain companies made changes to their networks within the past two years, a…
India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate solution to Ukraine crisis: S. Jaishankar
India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine…
Biden to tout IBM’s plans to invest $20 billion in New York over the next decade
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a virtual meeting with business leaders and state governors to discuss supply chain problems, particularly addressing semiconductor chips, on the White House campus in Washington, March 9, 2022.
President Joe Biden on Th…
Judge uses the usual communist propaganda line in CPP-NPA decision
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ON Monday, I discussed how utterly absurd was Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar’s decision not to declare the Communist Party and the New People’s Army as terrorist organizations. Out of the thousands of incidents of CPP-NPA attac…
Micron to invest up to $100 billion in New York chip plant
Micron Technology will invest up to $100 billion over the next two decades to build a semiconductor factory in upstate New York, the chipmaker announced Tuesday.
The fabrication facility will be the largest in U.S.…
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Micron semiconductor plant bringing up to 9,000 jobs to upstate NY
Chipmaker Micron Technology revealed plans on Tuesday to spend $100 billion on a massive semiconductor plant in upstate New York that the company said will create thousands of six-figure jobs.
The facility in the Syracuse suburb of Clay will directly e…