Commentary / Japan May 29, 2021

Dear Japan, the Olympics are a bureaucracy, not a democracy

While Tokyo could theoretically pull the plug right now — two months from the rescheduled start date — the city is contractually obliged to go ahead.

Commentary / World May 26, 2021

Sexy tea, the 'Lion King' and Taiwan's lost innocence

In just one week earlier this month, the case count for COVID-19 infections in Taiwan spiked by more than 40%, and it’s likely that figure will keep climbing.

Commentary / World May 16, 2021

Regulators may be doing Alibaba a favor after all

Of great concern is that this core business once again contributed all of the operating profit because the rest of Alibaba’s divisions remain a drag on earnings.

Commentary / Japan Mar 13, 2021

How the world's biggest party is going antisocial

While vaccines are being rolled out globally, the COVID-19 pandemic still continues, threatening to severely dampen the Olympic spirit ahead of the Tokyo games.

Commentary / World Mar 5, 2021

Making chips requires lots of water, and Taiwan has a drought

The global center of chipmaking is facing water restrictions that could impact Taiwan’s most important export.

Commentary / World Nov 20, 2020

Chinese tech companies need to disappear for a while

For China’s technology companies, two months of a lame-duck Trump administration could turn out to be as damaging as the first 46.

Commentary / World Nov 4, 2020

In China, big tech isn't the enemy. It's the strategy.

China is redoubling efforts to wean itself off foreign companies, with the result likely to be a cohort of domestic giants and a slow freeze-out of overseas competitors.

Commentary / World Sep 29, 2020

SMIC joins the growing list of China security threats

U.S. export restrictions mean American companies will have to apply for a license to sell some products to the Shanghai-based chipmaker.

Commentary / World Sep 23, 2020

Blacklisting U.S. tech would highlight China’s own weakness

Pulling the trigger on such a threat could end up proving that the importance of the world’s most populous country as a global buyer may be smaller than many imagine.

Commentary / Japan Sep 7, 2020

There's a better TikTok deal out there and SoftBank is eyeing it

SoftBank is putting together a coalition to bid for the company’s business in India, Bloomberg News reported late Thursday.