The Bank of Japan’s chief vowed not to buckle despite core consumer inflation hitting a 41-year peak last month

Semiconductor powerhouses Taiwan, the United States, Japan and South Korea held a video meet to discuss supply chain resilience

Kazuo Ueda spoke after data for January showed consumer inflation at a 41-year high, but warned of responding with tightening as the outlook is uncertain and the economy fragile

US government is in "deep dialogue" with chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix, while seeking to impede China's ability "to threaten us collectively", top Senior Commerce official says

The world’s No2 and No3 economies met in a bid to calm tensions as Tokyo ramps up defence spending and China continues to threaten Taiwan

World's biggest carmaker says it will revamp a factory in Kentucky with a plan to produce 20,000 EVs a month from 2025, while it has also agreed to the biggest wage hike in 20 years in Japan

The four US representatives will meet Taiwan’s President Tsai, as well as key business leaders from the island

Semiconductor demand remained high whilst orders for electronic products fell 21.8%, Taiwan's economy ministry said

Chinese fishing boats blamed for latest damage to internet cables to Taiwan, which has become a topic of national security, Taiwan News said

Virtually all markets across Asia followed US markets down on Friday, with the strong expectation that the US central bank will hike rates further in the months ahead

Stocks were up in most markets in Asia, as well as other regions on Thursday buoyed by positive economic data from US and around the world.

Equities fell in most Asian markets and currencies were hit Wednesday, after the dollar firmed on sticky US inflation data, which cemented fears of more rate hikes by the Fed