A shareholder activism movement is growing in Taiwan, as evidenced by a case involving a shareholder dispute between an Apple supplier based in Taiwan and an international investor over the company’s multibillion-dollar cash pile. According to people familiar with the discussions, the Hong Kong-based investment firm Argyle Street Management is challenging Catcher Technology, which manufactures electronic casings for Apple devices …

Who among us isn’t all too familiar with the depressingly familiar tug of war between putting off chores that need focus and being lured to distractions like a moth to a flame? Sometimes we are the ones to blame, and we curse our inclination to put things off till later. On the other hand, we ought to cut ourselves some …

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said on Tuesday that it will begin a research program investigating the case for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia. The program will run for one year and will focus on the possible economic benefits that a CBDC could offer. Within the context of the program, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) …

After the operator of the facility reported significant damage at the site, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made the accusation that Russia was using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station “for terror” on Saturday, August 6th. The company that runs the nuclear power station in Zaporizhzhia, which is located in the southern region of the country, Energoatom, reported on Saturday …

On Sunday (August 7), Chinese and Taiwanese warships engaged in a game of high-seas “cat and mouse” just hours before the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises that were launched in response to a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi’s trip to the island, which is …

On Saturday (August 6), United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of taking “irresponsible steps” by cutting off key communication channels with Washington. He also stated that China’s actions regarding Taiwan demonstrated a shift away from prioritizing peaceful resolution in favor of the use of force. His comments came at a time when Chinese aircraft and warships were …

On Saturday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that the unpredictable geopolitical scenario and the aftermath from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan highlight the importance of the connection between the United States and the Philippines (Aug 6). Pelosi’s visit, according to Marcos, “did not heighten the heat” of a situation that was already dangerous. Marcos made these …

Wikipedia is the latest target of the ongoing debate around the correct interpretation of the term “recession.” Wikipedia has halted the majority of edits to the entry for “recession” as well as the entry for “business cycle” after partisans engaged in a heated editing duel on the pages that were relevant. Depending on one’s political leanings, one can see the …

When the accidental modeling career of “granfluencer” Ong Bee Yan took off and assignments started flowing in, she had one idea in her head at the time: “What am I doing?” She shared, “I thought how fantastic it would be if I could develop a collection of clothes that people my age can wear and feel comfortable, empowered, and on-trend …

The fact that China has decided to stop having bilateral climate change negotiations with the United States has put a shadow of uncertainty over whether or not the world will be able to muster enough ambition to combat global warming in time to avoid the worst of its effects. The fight against climate change has been a primary focus of …