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Taiwan's GlobalWafers Co Ltd will spend $5 billion on a new plant in Texas to make silicon wafers used in semiconductors, switching to the United States after a failed European investment. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. Click here to subscribe for free.) The company said late on Monday the new plant, manufacturing 300-millimetre silicon wafers, would start being built later this year and generate as many as 1,500 jobs in Sherman, Texas. "With the global chips shortage and ongoing geopolitical concerns, GlobalWafers is taking this opportunity to address the United States semiconductor supply chain resiliency issue by building an advanced node, state-of-the-art, 300-millimetre silicon wafer factory," Chairwoman and CEO Doris Hsu said. "Instead of importing wafers from Asia, GlobalWafers USA (GWA) will produce and supply wafers locally." Also Read EU … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s GlobalWafers to invest $5 billion in new silicon wafer plant in Texas

Tsutaya Books, Japan’s largest retail bookstore chain, has announced it will open its first Malaysian hybrid bookstore outlet in Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on July 7 at 3pm. Bukit Jalil Tsutaya Books will also be the chain’s first outpost store in South-East Asia, described in a media statement as "a large-scale bookstore complex that is based on the concept 'Cultivate Lifestyle & Culture,' offering curated lifestyle inspiration." Famously known as “one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores”, the renowned Japanese chain will pull out all the stops to ensure Bukit Jalil Tsutaya Books is the talk of the town when its doors open next month. As an Insta-worthy destination, the Bukit Jalil Tsutaya Books will offer 31,000sq feet (2,880sq m) of space comprising the bookstore, with more than 264,000 books, a wide range of stationery, art and gifts on display, and a cafe. “A modern Japanese cafe will be the cornerstone of our bookstore, a space to flip through books while … [Read more...] about Mark your calendar: Japan’s Tsutaya Books opens first KL store on July 7

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Most Internet users trying to get past China’s Great Firewall search for a cyber tunnel that will take them outside censorship restrictions to the wider web. But Vincent Brussee is looking for a way in, so he can better glimpse what life is like under the Communist Party. An analyst with the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin, Brussee frequently scours the Chinese Internet for data. His main focus is information that will help him understand China’s burgeoning social credit system. But in the last few years, he’s noticed that his usual sources have become more unreliable and access tougher to gain. Some government websites fail to load, appearing to block users from specific geographic locations. Other platforms require a Chinese phone number tied to official identification. Files that were available three years ago have started to disappear as Brussee and many like him, including academics and journalists, are finding it increasingly frustrating to … [Read more...] about As China shuts out world, Internet access from abroad gets harder too

Malaysia: * Covid-19 Watch: 2,003 new cases bring total infections to 4,556,664 * Covid-19: Rise in new infections, drop in death cases last week - Health DG * RM1.74bil BKM Phase 2 will benefit 8.6 million recipients, says Tengku Zafrul * Sivasangari out of Commonwealth Games after major car crash * Finas to promote popular M'sian destinations to international film producers * M'sia hopes UN-Habitat recognises its SDG cities roadmap, says Reezal Merican * M'sia proud to be first Asian country to hose harbour masters' congress, says Dr Wee * Online sales scam syndicate busted, 23 Taiwan nationals arrested * Govt must come up with strategic plan to address energy, food security, says Shafie * Sarawak aims to become net food exporter by 2030, says Abang Johari * Tajuddin: Ahmad Zahid should step down as Umno president, he’s a liability * Sapura Energy returns to the black with RM91.9mil net profit in 1Q A crocodile swims in a river at the Sungei Buloh … [Read more...] about Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Monday (June 27, 2022)

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has “shattered peace in Europe”, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned today. The alliance Secretary-General promised a crunch summit in Madrid next week will be “transformative” for the 73-year-old coalition, coming four months after Vladimir Putin ordered Kremlin troops across the border. Mr Stoltenberg added: “We are at a pivotal time for our security. “President Putin’s war against Ukraine is the most urgent threat we face, it has shattered peace in Europe.” Get a daily morning politics briefing straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Mirror Politics newsletter Former Norwegian Prime Minister Mr Stoltenberg was speaking days before NATO leaders, including PM Boris Johnson , US President Joe Biden and French premier Emmanuel Macron, descend on the Spanish capital. The pair will be reunited in the Spanish capital on Tuesday ( Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Top of their agenda will be the war in Ukraine, with … [Read more...] about War in Ukraine has ‘shattered peace in Europe’, says NATO chief before summit

Around the world, journalists faced an unexpected dilemma Friday: How to translate "shithole," President Donald Trump's preferred choice of word to describe developing world countries. While English language newsrooms debated whether or not to censor the word, in other countries the problem was compounded by the struggle to find an accurate synonym where no exact translation is available. In El Salvador, one of the countries maligned by the president when discussing immigrant protections with lawmakers, newspapers went with the translation "agujeros de mierda," which essentially means "holes of shit." Alex Segura, Washington correspondent for Spain's EFE news agency, tweeted about the debate with his editors over how to translate "the pearl of the day from Trump." Other options they considered for the phrase? "Shitty countries," "unclean countries," and "pigsties", he said. In the end, they went with "countries (which are a) hole of shit." In Haiti, another country insulted … [Read more...] about How do you say “shithole” in Chinese? Foreign journalists struggle to translate president’s slur

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 15 HONG KONG (AP) — Every few generations, Hong Kong transforms itself, evolving from a swampy fishing village to 19th century colonial port, to capitalist outpost and factory after China’s 1949 revolution, to 21st century financial center. As the former British colony marks the 25th anniversary of its return to China, reeling from pandemic curbs that devastated business and a crackdown on its pro-democracy movement, Hong Kong leaders say it is time to transform again. They say the city should become a leader in technology that relies more on its ties with nearby Chinese factory cities than on global trade. Chief Executive-elect John Lee’s government is under pressure to generate new sources of economic growth, looking beyond COVID outbreaks and anti-virus controls that have devastated tourism and business and … [Read more...] about Hong Kong burnishes China ties as luster as global hub fades