Taiwan

HOCK LOCK SIEW

Investors can ride Taiwan’s AI boom with Singapore depository receipts

Several are available, offering an option to tap the sizzling stock market

Taiwan’s stock market now comes behind only the US, mainland China, Japan and Hong Kong.

Taiwan overtakes India as the world’s fifth-largest stock market

The island’s ascent through the global equity rankings has been largely driven by chipmaker TSMC

On paper, Trump (left) and Xi converged: The US readout says “both countries agreed that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon” and Hormuz “must remain open”.

A choreographed detente: Reading the Trump-Xi summit

Xi’s move to host Russia so soon after Washington’s visit suggests Beijing plans to maintain its full portfolio of relationships

US President Donald Trump (left) with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The strategic interests of the US and China remain wholly incompatible.

Trump-Xi summit: tactical concessions but little strategic breakthrough

Both Beijing and Washington can claim some kind of victory from the summit without giving up much

In his opening remarks, US President Donald Trump said the relationship between China and the US “is going to be better than ever before”.

Strait of Hormuz, prospects for US firms: 5 takeaways from Day 1 of Trump-Xi summit

Xi Jinping’s meeting with Donald Trump lasts over two hours, with Trump describing it as ‘great’

As has been widely reported, China entered this crisis with about 1.3 billion barrels in combined strategic petroleum reserves.
THINKING ALOUD

Don’t expect any Gulf oil breakthroughs from Trump-Xi meeting

Strait of Hormuz will certainly be on the summit agenda, but China is not facing energy desperation as some argue

The price of plastic bags and other plastic restaurant supplies had doubled from March to April.

Taiwan’s plastic habit collides with shortages caused by a faraway war

Taiwan’s main plastic manufacturer, Formosa Petrochemical had to shut one of its two production lines

Asia has cemented its central place in the world’s economy as AI develops and spreads, even amid concerns over the impact of tariffs and the Iran war.

AI chip surge elevates Taiwan, South Korea in global equity rankings

The tech-heavy Asian markets have shot past Germany and France in the past seven months

Samsung Electronics blew past expectations with a jump of eight times its previous level in quarterly profit on Apr 7, reinforcing the AI-driven demand boom. 

Global funds flow back into Asian AI stocks as war tensions ease

Some investors are returning to growth stocks despite lingering geopolitical risks

The export total came in at US$80.2 billion, marking a record single-month high.

Taiwan exports surge to record as AI demand outweighs Iran woes

Overseas shipments rose almost 62% in March versus a year earlier