Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the money would be shared around the region by 2030 via private investment, yen loans, aid and grants

"There's no question in my mind that, in the chip sector, globalisation is dead," TSMC’s retired founder Morris Chang said

The inspections by US audit watchdog PCAOB are part of a deal with Beijing to prevent delistings of Chinese firms from the New York Stock Exchange

The world's largest contract electronics maker forecast significant growth in computing, cloud and networking and component products

The investment is part of a 550 trillion won private-sector investment plan unveiled by the South Korea government to support high-tech sectors

The island's president Tsai Ing-wen has championed the idea of "asymmetric warfare" to make Taiwan's forces more mobile and harder to attack

The island's defence ministry said China was increasingly "adopting an actual war approach and shifting from training to combat preparation"

The development follows the Dutch government’s announcement that it would restrict exports of critical chipmaking technology to protect national security

Chinese and Filipino pilots trade rhetoric over the Spratly Islands amid mounting tensions over access, patrols and military missions around the contested area

The rocket’s failure dealt a blow to Japan’s efforts to cut the cost of accessing space and compete against Elon Musk's SpaceX

"We are finalising negotiations with two big global car producers. We hope this new policy will make our position much stronger than before," senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan said

The latest additions includes units of genomics giant BGI, which was linked to repression of ethnic minorities, plus firms linked to ballistic missiles, or surveillance equipment used by Burma’s military