US lawmakers had a busy week discussing rules about Chinese electric vehicles, as well as trade and investment measures on chips, drones and shipbuilding

China objects to envoy's claim that it is blocking people from attending US embassy events, despite Xi's pledge in November to try to improve bilateral ties

Tokyo imposed asset freezes and export bans on 11 companies, plus groups in five countries last Friday over sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Chinese companies have asked top Malaysian officials to lobby against the US imposing tariffs on products made or assembled in Malaysia

The 5nm application-specific integrated chip would be compliant with US export rules, sources say, with production by TSMC likely next year

Washington is talking to allies about adding 11 more Chinese chipmaking factories to a restricted list, which currently has five firms on it

Investors snapped up Japanese stocks after sharp losses in the previous session but uncertainties about the BoJ’s policy path weighed on investor sentiment

Chinese leader allegedly told European president that Washington was trying to trick Beijing into attacking Taiwan

Pro-trade business groups have appealed for a 30-day extension for the period allowed for public feedback and a hearing to be held on the proposed hikes; that could delay the date they are implemented

The new sanctions caused stocks and the ruble to plunge initially, and led to former president Dmitry Medvedev calling for citizens to “inflict maximum harm” on Western societies

US to broaden its export controls and announce new sanctions on financial institutions and non-banks that help the Russian military with chips, tech and goods, sources say

TSMC's new chairman has hailed hailed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's $7-trillion plan to create new fabrication plants for artificial intelligence as "too aggressive for me to believe"