The core consumer price index in the Japanese capital was 3.6% higher in November than a year earlier. This was the highest since April 1982.

President says the strike is holding the national supply chain "hostage" during an economic crisis, which is "unacceptable". Logistics disruptions have hit several sectors already.

Stellantis plans to produce dozens of electric models in the coming decade, but its CEO Carlos Tavares has said it could be five or six years before affordable battery EVs are created

Veteran opposition leader will lead Malaysia's next government with the support of a key bloc of former Barisan Nasional MPs, but the road ahead could be rocky

China's defence minister met his US counterpart on Tuesday to discuss Taiwan, the South China Sea, as well as crises in Ukraine and the Korean peninsula.

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and his rival Muhyiddin Yassin were both claiming to have the numbers to form a new government on Monday, but UMNO looks likely to decide who will win

Plans for the new facility in Arizona are not completely finalised but it will produce advanced 3-nanometre chips, founder Morris Chang said on Monday. He plans to attend the launch.

TSMC envoy Morris Chang, who was Taiwan's envoy at the summit in Bangkok, said his warm words with Xi were his own idea and he just offered his "own opinion".

Astronomers from both nations are exploring the idea of creating instruments together, SCMP said

Bold climate action is not only necessary to protect our planet but it is also a powerful driver of economic growth, Kamala Harris said

"It was a very happy, polite interaction," Taiwan official Morris Chang said, adding that tensions across the Taiwan Strait were not discussed

The two representatives discussed TSMC's new $12 billion microchip plant in the US state of Arizona