Former PM Stephen Harper has rated China's paramount leader as a greater long-term threat to democracies around the world than Russia's Vladimir Putin.

A surge in tourist arrivals from China has bolstered Thailand's economy. But investors are watching the outcome of the May 16 election as political risk could be a big concern in the second half

Supply chain negotiations are one of four "pillars" of the IPEF, which is Biden administration's main economic initiative in Asia and aims to provide the region an alternative to closer ties with China

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the US "firmly opposes" the ban and that it is working closely with allies to address such "coercion"

Leaders of the G7 last week agreed to create an intergovernmental forum called the "Hiroshima AI process" to debate issues around fast-growing AI tools

South Korea is in the crosshairs of a tit-for-tat row between China and the United States over semiconductors

The battery plant, set to built in the state of Georgia, will have an annual production capacity of 30 gigawatt-hours, enough for 300,000 EVs, the battery giants said

The Vietnamese EV-maker said it was not aware of any incidents, and that it was issuing the recall "out of an abundance of caution"

Stocks of China's semiconductor companies have seen large gains since March with NAURA Technology Group up 14%, Piotech up 45% and ACM Research Shanghai up 19%

News site reports details of alleged complaints about Autopilot software problems in Tesla electric vehicles over seven years to 2022

Gina Raimondo and her counterpart Wang Wentao discussed a series of trade and security issues that have rocked bilateral dealings and amplified geopolitical tensions

The two allies are looking to cooperate closely in research and development of advanced chips, artificial intelligence and quantum technology, sources say