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2022.04.11

10:41

Top 10 New Energy Vehicle Sellers in Asia 2021

Asian Tech Press (Apr. 11) -- The cumulative global sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) reached nearly 6.5 million units in 2021, an increase of 108% year-on-year.

2022.02.08

08:22

India's Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani as the richest man in Asia

Asian Tech Press (Feb 8)-- Indian billionaire Gautam Adani replaced Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani to become the new richest man in Asia.

2021.11.22

08:04

Apple unable to ship new iPads to Asian buyers by Christmas due to supply woes

Asian Tech Press (Nov 22) -- Apple Inc. will not be able to ship new iPads to Asian consumers before Christmas due to supply woes, The Nikkei reported Monday.

2021.11.11

07:02

Goldman Sachs to Invest at least $30 billion in alternative assets in Asia

Asian Tech Press (Nov 11) -- Goldman Sachs will invest at least US$30 billion in alternative assets in Asia over the next five years after restructuring its operations and beginning to raise outside capital to outpace the investment giant aggressively, Bloomberg reported.

2021.09.22

03:38

Credit Suisse Considers Reforming Its Asian Investment Banking Business

Asian Tech Press (SEP 22) -- Credit Suisse Group AG is considering merging its Asian investment banking business into its global securities and advisory business as part of a broader overhaul by Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio to turn around the troubled business.

2021.09.14

09:01

Japan to provide 1.3 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Asian countries

Asian Tech Press (Sep 14) -- Japan plans to provide an additional 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Asian countries, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said at Tuesday's press conference, Russia's Sputnik reported.

2021.06.25

15:00

Japan to donate millions more AstraZeneca vaccine doses across Asia

Japan will donate 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses each to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand starting next week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday.

2021.06.08

03:22

Bosch opens German chip factory to ease reliance on imports from Asia or the U.S.

Robert Bosch GmbH spent 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to open a chip factory in Germany to ease global chip shortage.

2021.05.21

12:00

Moderna considering production of the COVID-19 vaccine in Asia

American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna Inc. (MRNA: NASDAQ) is considering producing the COVID-19 vaccine in Asia.

2021.04.29

14:30

Apple to cut AirPods production amid dramatic market competition in Asia

According to Nikkei News, people familiar with the matter have revealed that Apple plans to cut production of AirPods wireless earphones by 25 to 30 percent this year, as increased competition has weakened sales of the company's fastest-growing product line.

11:52

Samsung reports first-quarter net income of $6.4 billion, up 45% YoY

Samsung Electronics Co. released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, which ended on March 31.

2021.04.28

11:30

Nexon Buys $100 Million Worth of Bitcoin

A South Korean video game publisher Nexon announced on Wednesday that it made a $100 million purchase of Bitcoin, joining the ranks of major technology companies such as Tesla in allocating cryptocurrency.

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