A $2.6 billion share sale, if approved by China’s securities watchdog, would follow a capital raising rush by Chinese chipmakers in the face of US sanctions

The move by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was revealed in 13-F filings, which showed several other big funds had poured in millions in the Taiwanese chipmaker

Data on industrial output and retail sales in April was well under forecasts, while youth unemployment hit a record 20.4%, suggesting China needs to do more to bolster its recovery

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee and Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk’s meeting was the first between the heads of the South Korean chip giant and the US electric-vehicle maker

Washington and Brussels also plan to coordinate export controls on semiconductors when the EU-US Trade and Technology Council meets

Defence minister Chiu Kuo-Cheng says Taiwan would not tolerate the destruction of TSMC's facilities to deter an attack by China, as some US strategists have suggested

The billionaire, who recently slashed his multi billion-dollar stake in Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC, said he was 'pleasantly surprised' at the progress of recent Japanese investments

US intelligence director Avril Haines gave that estimate of global economic impact to the Senate Armed Services panel, noting that Taiwan's TSMC is the world's biggest maker of advanced chips

Sources say the cyberspace regulator ordered Wind to stop providing offshore users with certain data; other data providers have also restricted data access as geopolitical tensions rise

China condemns NATO's 'continual eastward expansion' suggesting its plan to have a liaison office in Japan is an 'attempt to destroy regional peace and stability'

'China Competition Bill 2.0' will seek to limit advanced tech and capital going to China; boost curbs on buying US land and restrict foreign computer apps; and deter China from conflict with Taiwan

"This export restriction is noticeable, but it's not quite as devastating as it could have been," one expert said