BEIJING: China's southern tech city of Shenzhen said on Monday it would offer up to 300 million yuan (US$47 million) in financial incentives per project as part of a push to become an innovation hub for satellite development and related industry applications. The city, in Guangdong province ...
TOKYO: The Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries has struck a "historic" agreement for a minimum global corporate tax of at least 15 per cent, raising momentum for a wider deal among the G20 major economies, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said. Aso was speaking to reporters after a...
TAIPEI: It is still too early to say whether the major chip companies that operate in Taiwan's tech hub of Hsinchu will be safe from the latest increase in COVID-19 infections, but the government is doing all it can, its mayor told Reuters. After months of relative safety, Taiwan...
HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways said on Tuesday (Jun 8) that the Hong Kong government had agreed to extend the drawdown period for a HK$7.8 billion (US$1.01 billion) loan facility by a year to June 2022, giving it more flexibility to manage liquidity. The bridge loan was part of...
