Liu said he looked forward to Taiwan's industry, government and academia developing "more concrete, constructive measures" on industrial policies related to innovation, research, talent education and retention "to maintain Taiwan's most critical semiconductor industry advantages".

And after her brother was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in Aftersun, she found herself further thrust into the spotlight as fans on Twitter suddenly discovered her music, and comments quickly flooded in along the lines of 'realising Paul Mescal might not be the most talented member of his family'.

Nell, living in Haringey, North London, has released three singles and has a management deal with American firm Q Prime, which looks after Metallica, Muse and Foals, as well as being signed with Manchester indie label LAB Records.

While Liu did not make direct mention of it, the sweeping set of export controls announced by the United States this month, aimed at slowing China's progress in advanced chip manufacturing, is expected to also impact Taiwanese chipmakers.

The Daily Mail's Richard Eden has revealed that the burpee-loving Body Coach guru, 37, who was awarded an MBE at Windsor Castle for his services to fitness, added £20million to the bottom line at his fitness empire last year.

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Rising Taiwan-China and U.S.-China tensions have brought "more serious" challenges for the semiconductor industry, the chairman of Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Wednesday.

- To introduce a bill to exempt the stamp duty payable for transactions conducted by dual-counter market makers. - A two year, no strings attached visa will be granted to individuals earning salaries of HK$2.5 million ($318,475) or more during the past year, and to graduates from the world's top 100 universities with at least three years of work experience.

(Reporting by Sarah Wu; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Himani Sarkar & Simon Cameron-Moore) TSMC's dominance in making some of the world's most advanced chips for high-end customers such as Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc has shielded it in recent quarters from the downturn flagged by chipmakers including Micron Technology Inc.

SHANGHAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Chinese shares seen with links to "Metaverse", a virtual shared space based on virtual reality technologies, slumped on Thursday after their recent surge raised regulatory eyebrows and prompted state media to warn against investing in them.

The commentary came a day after the Shenzhen Stock Exchange sent a letter to Zhejiang Jinke Culture Industry Co, urging the mobile Internet firm to substantiate its claim that it has the customer base to develop Metaverse products.

Taiwan is a major producer of chips used in everything from cars and smartphones to data centres and fighter jets, and charlotte peters st louis Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is the world's largest contract chipmaker and Asia's most valuable listed firm.

While the chips sector is already bracing for waning demand as red-hot inflation squeezes spending, Taiwan faces a tougher situation - sandwiched between its largest export market China and its main international backer and arms supplier, the United States - especially as Beijing steps up military pressure to force Taipei to accept Chinese sovereignty claims.

Shenzhen Zhongqingbao Interaction Network, whose shares surged over 60% this week after the company publicly posted an article about Metaverse, said in an exchange filing on Wednesday that it is still in initial stages to explore the business, and cautioned investors against risks.

- To offer tax concession to eligible family offices - a key growth segment of the asset and wealth management industry - with the target to attract 200 family offices by 2025. - To earmark HK$10 billion ($1.27 billion) to fund at least 100 research teams in universities which have good potential to become start-ups. - To enhance strengths as the largest offshore renminbi (RMB) business centre, to promote the launch of more RMB-denominated investment tools.

- To complete preparations for the launch of the Northbound Trading of Swap Connect and to explore enhancements to the Southbound Trading of Bond Connect to facilitate the issuance and trading of more diverse "dim sum" bonds. Some of the highlights include: POLITICS/NATIONAL SECURITY - "Further strengthen the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security", including continuing with preparatory work under Article 23 of the Basic Law to enact new national security laws that will encompass cybersecurity, crowdfunding activities and false information. - Public housing supply will be increased by 50% in the next five years, and over half of the city's under-utilised, semi-industrial "brownfield" sites converted for housing and other uses.

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