Asia Pacific May 12, 2023
From Taiwan to supply chains: China topics to watch at the G7
by Alyssa Chen
Engagement with Beijing is set to loom large at the upcoming summit in Hiroshima, which will be held from May 19 to 21.
National May 12, 2023
Seoul-Tokyo wartime labor deal helps counter Pyongyang, adviser says
by Jeong-Ho Lee and Emily Yamamoto
Park Cheol-hee, a top South Korean architect of the pact, said the deal can help them share intelligence on North Korea and boost their economic leverage with China.
Business May 10, 2023
Government-funded chip venture aims to restore Japan's glory days
by Takashi Mochizuki and Yuki Furukawa
Rapidus is trying to do what experts argued the country should have done decades ago as it began to lose its edge in the semiconductor industry.
Business / Tech May 4, 2023
China's AI industry barely slowed by U.S. chip export rules
by Stephen Nellis, Josh Ye and Jane Lanhee Lee
The rules restricted shipments of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices chips that have become the global technology industry's standard for developing chatbots and other AI systems.
Commentary / World | To safeguard Taiwan May 3, 2023
How America should support Taiwan
by Chang-Tai Hsieh and Jason Hsu
If the U.S. wants to help safeguard Taiwan, it should stop undermining the island's dominance in the semiconductor industry.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu May 1, 2023
Fukuoka researcher eager to revive Japan-made semiconductors
The strengthening of research and development ability in Kyushu, once sarcastically called the “silicon island without a brain,” has been touted as a goal.
World Apr 29, 2023
Europe takes tougher stance toward China in boost to U.S. policy
by Arne Delfs, Jenny Leonard and Alberto Nardelli
Countries such as Germany and Italy are following the Netherlands’ example and studying export and investment controls adopted by the U.S.
National Apr 28, 2023
Japan to relist South Korea as preferred trade country amid thaw in ties
Japan will restore South Korea's preferential status after it was revoked in 2019 for the purchase of products that could be diverted for military use.
Business / Tech Apr 28, 2023
ASML, Europe’s most valuable tech firm, is at the heart of the U.S.-China chip war
by Cagan Koc, Ian King and Jillian Deutsch
The tech firm practically owns the market for a critical piece of equipment needed to produce the brains of everything that makes modern life possible.
Business Apr 26, 2023
Japan aims to draw digital nomads and ¥100 trillion in foreign investment
The plan comes as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine have underscored the need to streamline and strengthen supply chains for critical components.
Business Apr 26, 2023
Honda agrees strategic collaboration deal with TSMC
by Daniel Leussink
Japanese automakers have struggled to completely shake off the hit from tight global chip and parts supply during the pandemic, though constraints have eased.
Business / Corporate Apr 25, 2023
Japan to give Rapidus ¥260 billion subsidy for new Hokkaido plant
The government had already announced a subsidy of ¥70 billion to the chipmaker for development purposes, bringing the total amount of government support for Rapidus to ¥330 billion.