Bearish bets on most Asian currencies rose to record highs, driven by a towering dollar and mounting pressure on the Chinese yuan, which has slipped to a 27-month low

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to visit Seoul to discuss a plan for Arm, amid speculation over an industry consortium to invest in the chip designer to ensure its neutrality.

The island's highly valuable chip factories were spared thanks to quakes occurring in areas away from chip foundries, plus modern design safety features, according to TrendForce

Yoon will meet Biden in New York, where they are expected to discuss North Korea and concerns in Seoul over the climate bill cutting tax credits for electric vehicles made outside the US

Core consumer inflation hit 2.8% in August, its fastest since late 2014, which was well over the central bank's target. Price pressure is seen as lasting longer than the BoJ expected

One person was killed and 146 others injured when a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Taiwan on Sunday, destroying bridges and buildings

The chiefs of Boeing Defense, Space, and Security, and Raytheon Technologies, will be hit with sanctions after the latest US-Taiwan arms sale, China says

Seoul's Personal Information Protection Commission said it had fined Alphabet's Google $50m and Meta $22m for privacy violations. Both said they would review the finding.

TSMC's new N3E chipmaking tech will offer better performance, energy efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, the report said.

The Bank of Japan conducted a rate check on Wednesday, in possible preparation for currency intervention, Nikkei reported. The yen has falled around 20% so far this year.

The storm, moving in a northwesterly direction in the East China Sea, is expected to make landfall later on Wednesday near Zhoushan port, forecasters said.

The US is considering sanctions against China to try to deter it from invading Taiwan, while Taipei has lobbied the European Union to do the same