Latest data shows that consumer inflation has fallen to an 18-month low, while factory-gate price declines increased in March amid the global slowdown

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

Tesla will build a second factory in Shanghai to make its Megapack battery storage units, aiming to initially produce 10,000 a year, for sale around the world

The Modi government has decided to accept annual bids for 50 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy every year from fiscal 2023/24 till the 2027/28 fiscal year

The Europe-Middle East-Asia (EMA) cable project is part of the growing tech war with the United States, and aims to create a Chinese link that rivals a similar US-backed project

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

Afghanistan and Myanmar are stuck in humanitarian crises created by woeful decisions by the military forces in power, but UN appeals for aid in both countries are badly underfunded

Customer images from Tesla's self-driving software are assessed by data labellers, who identify objects and 'teach' the AI system in its EVs how to respond, but sometimes the images are revealing

Analysts believe New Zealand’s strategic importance in the Pacific, and growing awareness about the country's politics, has upset authoritarian leaders such as Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin

China is reportedly considering an export ban on "rare-earth magnet technology" in retaliation for the US restricting exports of advanced computer chips

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