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Now, let's get on to this week's episode.
Back in February,
FT correspondent Mercedes Ruhl took a trip to a small island state in northern Malaysia called Penang.
And one night, she stumbled upon a Lunar New Year celebration.
I recorded this walking down one of the main streets of Georgetown,
which is the capital, and it was about 10 p.m. at night.
There was celebration, there were decorations everywhere,
bars are pumping music, and it's alive and buzzing.
Penang is known for its beautiful beaches and good food.
But Mercedes traveled there to see something else.
I'd been hearing for months and months that Penang was experiencing a new boom,
not this time in food or resorts, but for semiconductor chips.