SMIC to invest $8.87 billion in chipmaking plant in Shanghai

On Friday, China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp said, it will invest $8.87 billion to build a chip plant in Shanghai. The development underscores Beijing’s efforts to boost its independence in the chip manufacturing sector. The development comes at a time when global chipmakers are struggling to fulfill orders from the electronics and automotive industries triggering new…

Trading in New Zealand’s stock market resumes following 4 consecutive days of offshore DDoS cyber attacks

On Friday, trading resumed at New Zealand’s stock exchange following offshore Distributed Denial Of Service (DDoS) offshore cyber attacks for four consecutive days. In a statement, the government said, national security systems had been activated to support the bourse. While the origin of the “offshore” DDoS attack is being investigated, the failure to stop the…

Investor concerns dogs Chinese electric carmaker – NIO Inc’s U.S. IPO

Worries over Tesla’s production are casting their shadow over other electric carmakers who are aiming to produce low-cost mass-market cars. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, in NIO Inc’s U.S. IPO, the Chinese electric vehicle startup priced its shares at the bottom of its targeted price range due to investor concerns of…