US official says Nvidia and AMD will provide a share of revenue to the government in return for licences to sell advanced chips to China; the deal comes amid a push by Beijing for HBM chips

His disappearance in early 2023 rattled professionals in the financial sector, as Beijing dialled up a campaign to rein in "lavish lifestyles" of the "financial elite".

Lip-Bu Tan targeted over investments and a scandal at his former firm Cadence, found to have sold chip design products to proxies for a military university in China believed to be simulating nuclear explosions

China's exports to the US fell 22% last month from 2024, while shipments to ASEAN rose 17% over the same period, customs data showed on Thursday

The Japanese car giant's warning is the highest estimate yet of the negative impact that Trump's tariffs will have on a company

The move is part of Trump's efforts to spur manufacturing in the US. There was also news that Apple will invest $100 billion in its home market

The US says it is talking to officials in the Cook Islands – halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand – after island chiefs signed partnership agreements with China

US President says additional tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals will be revealed in about a week or so. "People love tariffs," he said in a TV interview

US President threatened on Tuesday to raise India's 25% tariff 'very substantially' in 24 hours over its continued purchases of Russian oil

Prosecutors says current and former staff are suspected of breaches of Taiwan's security law. They allegedly sought details on TSMC's most advanced 2nm chip

The deal announced on Tuesday is Tokyo's most significant defence sale since the country ended a military export ban

The solar sector lost $60 billion last year with over 40 solar firms delisted, acquired or now bankrupt; and another third of production lines are earmarked for downsizing