Exploring the investment landscape in Malaysia's semiconductor sector, including talent shortage and international competition, amidst concerns of losing ground to other emerging players like Vietnam and India.
The EU and US found some stop-gap funding for weapons for Ukraine, China is scrapping a number of infrastructure projects in indebted regions, and US inflation ticked up unexpectedly. Plus, tension between Beijing and Washington over access to technology has prompted many companies to open factories in south-east Asia.
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