Macau has been a Special Administrative Region of China since 1999 when its Portuguese administration returned it to Chinese sovereignty

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 semiconductor outfit, whose clients include US company Qualcomm, is focusing on cost control in a further sign of pain facing the tech industry

A possible outcome of US chip controls could be "a partial decoupling" of the sector, experts say, with "one focused on China and one on the rest of the world"

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

Taiwanese chipmaker enjoyed a record net profit of $9.72 billion for the October-December quarter

Lacklustre profit estimate by the world's top maker of memory chips, plus smartphones and TVs, is a warning signal for other big tech firms' results

The Taiwanese firm said resumption of production at its Zhengzhou plant had seen a gradual recovery which has contributed to "double-digit growth"

"The fruit of economic achievements will be shared by all citizens, from young to old," Premier Su Tseng-chang said

A dominant player in the global chip industry, the country hopes the incentives would help it cement the security of its supply-chain security while boosting the economy