Chinese policymakers have doubled down on Xi Jinping's new mantra of unleashing "new productive forces” and stepped up investment in cutting-edge technology

From China's strategic alliance with Russia to chip equipment giant ASML's plans to move operations abroad — the Mark Rutte government will have a lot to consider as it makes a decision

Sources say the Biden Administration plans to press the Dutch government and bosses of the lithography giant next week to reduce the servicing of its machines at some sites in China

The global chip leader had paused production at its sites after the 7.2-magnitude quake which triggered landslides

The key driver of the profit growth would be Samsung’s chip division, which is expected to report its first quarterly profit in five quarters

The world's top chipmaker said impacts from the quake could hit its Q2 earnings, but the costs could be much higher if other firms' plants were affected

Japan has already handed over subsidies worth about $2.18 billion to the chip firm, which is backed by NEC, SoftBank, Sony and Toyota, among others

The 166 pages of rules note that restrictions on chip shipments to China also apply to laptops. They will take effect on Thursday

Huawei remained relatively muted about its achievement, doing away with the press conference and launch event it has held every year at least since the US restrictions began

The Joe Biden Administration is taking pains to strengthen its existing chips restrictions on China by making it easier for US firms to comply with restrictions

The Chinese president also warned his Dutch counterpart against restricting chip ties with Beijing, amid increasing pressure from the United States

China leads the world in the number of patents filed for quantum computing technology but still lags behind the United States in terms of capability