Chinese chip shares had a volatile day on reports that the US was considering giving Nvidia the green-light to sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China

The Myanmar military has been pushing an allied militia to suppress scam centres by the Thai border, after the US set up a 'Strike Force,' which is offering huge rewards

China's crude imports from Indonesia saw a huge jump this year, which is at odds with Indonesian data on crude exports; traders say it's likely Iranian crude trans-shipped via Malaysia.

The 27-megawatt data centre, to be powered by about 10,000 of Nvidia's new Blackwell GB300 chips, will be Taiwan's largest advanced GPU cluster

Trump is trying to maintain a delicate trade truce with China, a top manufacturer of both semiconductors and devices powered by them

China says 'trade cooperation' with Japan has been "severely damaged" by the new PM Sanae Takaichi's comment that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response

The easing tensions will give some comfort to carmakers running short on Nexperia's chips, but it remains uncertain whether supply chain issues will be solved anytime soon

Authorities in multiple Asian states have seized assets totaling close to $700 million from the Prince Group since the US and UK governments imposed sanctions on the group in mid-October

According to some analysts, the West will still rely on China for 91% of its heavy rare earths needs by 2030, down only slightly from 99% in 2024

China has switched its lending from aid and infrastructure to "sensitive industries" in advanced economies - high‑tech sectors like chips, AI and clean energy - and the US is now the biggest recipient, a new report says

Traders report a 'scramble' for yttrium, used in chips and jet engines; prices have soared 4,400% this year and China has sent no yttrium to the US since April.

Markets in most Asian capitals fell on Friday, as the Chinese economy slows and concern about the high valuation of AI and tech stocks reverberates around the world