UK blocks Nexperia semiconductors sale to Chinese firm
The British government has blocked a Chinese-owned company’s £63m takeover of Nexperia, a Wales-based microchip maker, calling it a national security risk, reports the Daily Mail.
The British government has blocked a Chinese-owned company’s £63m takeover of Nexperia, a Wales-based microchip maker, calling it a national security risk, reports the Daily Mail.
An article in the FT reports that UK manufacturing output is dropping at the fastest rate since 2012, following the break-out of Covid-19. The FT says the manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey undertaken by IHS Markit/Cips fell to 47.8, a...