Markets took their cue from an overnight rally on Wall Street after a bigger-than-expected drop in US unemployment claims calmed investors' nerves

That was nearly as much as the climate change-related losses China suffered in the first six months of the year combined

A 5.3 tremor rocked Tokyo on Friday, a day after a 7.1 quake shook Kyushu and sparked a national emergency warning. Kyushu is home to chip plants run by Sony and TSMC, but damage was believed to be limited

Commerce Department outlines grants and loans that have helped entice the Korean tech giant to set up a chip production plant, plus a research facility in Indiana

Stocks in Japan rebounded dramatically on Tuesday, enjoying the biggest one-day percentage rise since October 2008, while other markets in Asia also got a lift

China is scrambling to keep its technology ambitions on track amid rising trade tensions with the US and other western nations

The Nikkei in Japan suffers its biggest ever one-day loss, plummeting by a whopping 13%, while Taiwanese and Korean shares both sank by more than 8%.

The Japanese auto giants plan to jointly work on a software platform after losing ground in the transition to electric vehicles

BYD vehicles' affordability, lower costs of maintenance and 'superior battery performance' make them the right fit for its platform, Uber said

Allocations to Japan rose to four-year highs by the end of July, Goldman Sachs said, while the retreat from China shows deep concerns about its economy

The Korean giant remains bullish on AI demand, despite recent nervousness that its bubble might burst, after its chip division reported a $4.7 billion profit

Early this year, the carmaker announced plans to set up a factory in US-neighbouring Mexico, a move that alarmed American automakers