Rumours of TSMC potential tie-up with Intel sparked concern in Taiwan about losing its 'silicon shield' while White House said it was 'unlikely' to hand over American chip facilities to foreigners

Insiders say the White House is concerned about many of the terms underpinning the $39 billion Chips and Science Act industry subsidies

Chinese market analysts believe DeepSeek's launch is a 'watershed' moment that shows Beijing can hold its ground amid an intense tech war with rival US

Chinese state media says the development could lead to “overwhelmingly unfavourable consequences” for Taiwan and global chip supply chains

Chinese firms have stepped up their purchases of materials needed to make chips and electronics from US suppliers ahead of the new year

“The only way to beat China is to stay ahead of them," US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in an interview

Nvidia has asked its big distributors, including Super Micro and Dell, to conduct spot checks of their customers in Southeast Asia

Shares of the company— Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) — jumped 4.35% after its removal from the list

Diplomatic precedent suggests that Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to attend Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20

China's anti-monopoly probe into Nvidia comes just two weeks after it said it would support the American chipmaker's efforts ’to take root’ in the country

The biggest question looming over South Korea right now is: Who is running the country?

Beijing said it 'welcomed Nvidia's continued investment in China' and that it will support the chipmaker's efforts 'to continue to take root' in the country