The trade in US computer chips from Hong Kong and China to Russia soared more than tenfold last year to at least $740 million, according to a probe by Nikkei

The investment mogul described the Taiwanese chipmaker as a well-managed company, but said his investment group had better places to deploy capital

Analysts say China's latest military drills, held from Saturday to Monday, show Beijing is serious about being able to cut off the democratically ruled island in a conflict

Industry sources say TSMC and other chipmakers fear the US Chips Act subsidy process could expose confidential corporate strategy

China is conducting military drills near Taiwan with warships and fighter jets, which flew in the Strait on Saturday to show Beijing's anger over Tsai's meeting with US Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Speaker Kevin McCarthy stressed the need to speed up arms deliveries to Taiwan after meeting President Tsai in California, while Taiwanese officials monitor a Chinese carrier near the island

Macron has flown in with a 50-strong business delegation, while Von der Leyen has said the EU must move to cut risks in its trade ties with Beijing

Analysts say Samsung’s chip division likely reported quarterly losses of more than $2.3 billion due to falling memory chip prices and lower inventory values

Merger reviews have become an additional tool for Beijing in its tit-for-tat fight with Washington over access to advanced technology

Beijing urges the World Trade Organization to scrutinse export restrictions imposed by the US, Netherlands and Japan on companies that make advanced computer chips

The Cyberspace Administration of China said it would conduct a security review of Micron's products sold in the country

Japan has seen its share of the global microchip market crash from 50% in the late 1980s to around 10% now