With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors

A top Dutch official said the US had 'justified worries' about over-reliance on Asia but the country 'won't sign on the dotted line' without consulting its allies

The US sees the participation of other top producers of chipmaking equipment as essential to making its sweeping chip export controls against China effective

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to meet US President Joe Biden on Friday, with a focus on chip export controls, critical technologies, global economy and joint security issues

Defence officials from Japan and the US will discuss agreements at a top-level meeting in Washington on Wednesday on key defence issues related to the Indo-Pacific and outer space

TikTok confirms it has delayed hiring consultants to help the company reach a security agreement with the United States amid mounting political concerns

The computer firm has also reportedly told suppliers to cut down on the use of other parts that have been ‘made in China’, the Nikkei reports

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China’s incoming Foreign Minister Qin Gang – and outgoing US ambassador – vowed to keep lines of communication open

A Washington state official said ‘Beijing claims to be neutral but its behaviour makes clear it is still investing in close ties to Russia’

US officials said on Tuesday they may impose new Covid regulations for people on flights from China because of concerns over the "lack of transparent (health) data" from Beijing

Taiwan assessed China had staged the military "provocation" to express anger at a new US defence authorisation law

The struggling tech firm has reached licensing deals with top carmakers, including European giants like Audi, Porsche, Renault and Lamborghini