Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek’s challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms

Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek’s challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms

Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s chip-related stocks fell Monday as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek raises concerns about a potential challenge to America’s global leadership in artificial intelligence that threatens Asian tech companies … Read more

China’s Tibet Dam Project Has Its Neighbors Worried

China’s Tibet Dam Project Has Its Neighbors Worried

Step aside, Three Gorges Dam. China’s latest colossal infrastructure project, if completed, will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, high up in the Tibetan plateau on the border with India. China says the Motuo Hydropower Station it is building in Tibet is key to its effort to meet clean energy targets. Beijing also sees infrastructure … Read more

Seeing a degree of mixed performance in emerging ASEAN banks

Seeing a degree of mixed performance in emerging ASEAN banks

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Harsh Modi, co-head for Asia ex-Japan Banks Research at JPMorgan, says they do not share the same “liquidity dynamics” as Singapore banks. He discusses the outlook for Southeast Asian banks and how it might be informed by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest … Read more