Korea’s Exports Grow 5.3 pct In First Week Of Year, Led By Semis

by Jonathan Custer

South Korean exports, a main leading indicator of global manufacturing conditions,  especially the electronics sector, showed marked improvement in the first ten days of January. South Korea’s Customs Service reported on Monday that exports rose 5.3 percent in the first 10 days of January, mainly the result of growing shipments of semiconductors. Exports of semiconductors …

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Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen

by Jonathan Custer

Taiwan’s voters delivered a stinging rebuke of China’s rising authoritarianism on Saturday by re-electing President Tsai Ing-wen, who vowed to preserve the island’s sovereignty in the face of Beijing’s intensifying efforts to bring it under its control. Ms. Tsai’s victory highlighted how successfully her campaign had tapped into an electorate that is increasingly wary of …

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