Cayman-incorporated IC designer seeks primary listing on TWSE
From The China Post TAIPEI, Taiwan — Alchip Technologies Ltd., a Cayman Islands incorporated integrated circuit designer, has filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) for a primary listing, the exchange said Saturday. Alchip specializes at developing high-volume…
Deep sea monster caught off Florida
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Friday May 9, 2014 – On April 19, about halfway through an 18-day fishing trip, Carl Moore and his crewmates got the shock of their lives off the coast of Key West, Florida, when they…
Bisscheroux’s ‘POOL, Loss of colour’
Jeroen Bisscheroux’s ‘POOL, Loss of colour’ will mess with your mind (in more ways than one) By Erika Rae from core77 I can’t count the number of times I’ve nearly had a heart attack because of some loose grate on…
Chile earthquake: 6 dead, almost a million evacuated
From Chicago Tribune News Tribune wire reports SANTIAGO, Chile—Hundreds of thousands of people evacuated from Chile’s low-lying coastal areas returned home Wednesday morning after authorities called off a tsunami alarm as damage from a massive overnight earthquake seemed mostly limited….
Why Russia won’t tank the U.S. Treasury Market
By Catherine L. Mann from Bloomberg The standoff between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine has sparked renewed interest in a troubling question: Do the U.S. government’s vast debts to foreign nations present a threat to its national security? The…
Chinese Consumers: Doing It Their Way
The Economist From Business Insider The market is growing furiously, but getting tougher for foreign firms In the heart of old Shanghai is a magnificent villa that serves as the workplace of Guo Jingming, a provocative young film-maker. “Tiny Times”,…
Jamaica’s Sean Paul gets fifth Billboard #1 debut
From Caribbean360 The dancehall superstar’s sixth studio album Full Frequency also debuted at #1 in Japan and made Mexico’s top five. Jamaica’s dancehall superstar Sean Paul has scored another landmark achievement with his fifth # 1 reggae album debut on…
2013: Stock markets at highs but can they do it again next year?
By Jamie Robertson Presenter, BBC World News Many share indexes around the world are at record highs. Will this continue next year? Well, it all seems fine and dandy when you look at the numbers: the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Radioactive cars from Japan turning up in Caribbean
By Bert Wilkinson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News From Blackfoicenews.com It certainly won’t be the first thing on the minds of Caribbean people when they wake up every day but there is clear evidence that…
The CIA’s 1971 secret report on the Senkaku Islands dispute
From Tofugu Tensions have started flaring up again in regards to the Senkaku Islands, though to be honest that’s been going on for a while now. I brought the islands up in my “Where is Japan?” post, quite a while…
