The order led to a widespread outcry from users, critics, activists and political rivals who said the app could become a state surveillance tool in the world’s most populous nation

India's move has sparked widespread concerns on state surveillance, with critics, privacy advocates and political opponents saying the app is a way for the Modi government to get access to 730 million smartphones

The personal data of 33.7 million customers was leaked in a months-long breach at South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang. Users’ names, emails, phone numbers and other details were exposed

Caught in the middle of the continuing tensions around the Dutch chipmaker are global automakers who rely on the firm for its ubiquitous chips and experts say they have 'no way out'

TikTok-parent ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm last year. It may have to look elsewhere now to power its data centres

Taipei could also include support to help Washington build science park infrastructure, drawing on its know-how. Any deal they reach, however, will be under the shadow of growing Chinese aggression

More than 2,400 mines - many illegal and unregulated - are releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into rivers across much of mainland Southeast Asia

Chinese chip shares had a volatile day on reports that the US was considering giving Nvidia the green-light to sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China

Trump is trying to maintain a delicate trade truce with China, a top manufacturer of both semiconductors and devices powered by them

The easing tensions will give some comfort to carmakers running short on Nexperia's chips, but it remains uncertain whether supply chain issues will be solved anytime soon

According to some analysts, the West will still rely on China for 91% of its heavy rare earths needs by 2030, down only slightly from 99% in 2024

Experts say the shortage triggered by surging demand is exactly what is needed to further drive up investment in the nascent market