One year on, Taliban fails to honor anti-terror vow

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When the Taliban came back to power in Afghanistan on Aug 15, 2021, there were faint hopes that this time would be different. The Taliban guaranteed to respect girls’ education and women’s rights, and to not allow the country to become breeding ground intended for terrorism, as it had been in the Taliban’s earlier stint in […]

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UK chips industry dying a certain death

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US semiconductor giant Micron is to invest US$40 billion (£33 billion) during the 2020s in chip manufacturing in America, creating 40,000 jobs. This is on the back of incentives in the recent US Chips Act, which has also unlocked major investments from fellow US players Intel and Qualcomm. The EU is also making moves to […]

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Taiwan accuses China of exaggeration with islands footage

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TAIPEI: Taiwan accused China of exaggeration and “tricks” on Tuesday (Aug 16) after the Chinese military published video of the strategically located Penghu islands where there is really a major Taiwanese air flow base. China, which promises Taiwan as its area, has carried out military exercises across the island thisContinue Reading