Economy

A production site for Applied Materials: TSMC makes chips for Huawei using equipment from the U.S. company. (Photo courtesy of Applied Materials)
Opinion

Anti-Huawei tech bans will hurt US more than China

Domestic companies cannot afford to lose business, especially during coronavirus

19 May 2020
Huawei's Kunpeng 920 chipset, designed as an alternative to Intel chips, is displayed at the Chinese group's headquarters in Shenzhen.
Huawei crackdown

New ban on Huawei blocks access to non-US chipmakers

Major suppliers like TSMC forced to rethink strategies

16 May 2020
The world's most important chipmaker has managed to walk a fine line between China and the U.S., but that will become increasingly difficult as time goes by. (Nikkei Montage/Reuters)
Business Spotlight

Chip titan TSMC caught in crossfire between US and China

Geopolitical risks mount for Taiwan group after Trump's crackdown on customer Huawei

15 May 2020
TSMC says it will build a factory in Arizona to produce the world's most advanced chips. (Source photos from Reuters/TSMC)
Trade war

TSMC to build $12bn cutting-edge chip plant in US

Taiwan chipmaker answers Trump's 'made in America' call with production set for 2024

15 May 2020
Chinese components made 42% of the total value of parts used in Huawei's new 5G smartphone, Mate 30, much higher than those used in its last model, Mate 20 Pro.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei teardown shows US ban made company turn to Chinese parts

Flagship model Mate 30 now only has 1% American components

14 May 2020
TSMC's headquarters in Hsinchu: replacing American technology would be a difficult task.
Opinion

Taiwan's semiconductor industry is stuck between Trump and Huawei

US president wants to stop manufacturers supplying chips to blacklisted companies

12 May 2020
Commuters wear face masks during morning rush hour traffic in Taipei on Apr. 8: Taiwan has won plaudits for their use of technology.
Opinion

Tech can fight COVID-19 without misusing citizens' data

Governments must be less nationalistic and entrepreneurs more careful

28 April 2020
Taiwan Stanch makes up to 1 million masks a day to support the island’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Lauly Li)
Business Spotlight

Taiwan's 'hidden champions' help coronavirus fightback

Machine tool makers' race to boost mask output underlines importance to economy

24 April 2020
Shinzo Abe, second from right, declares state of emergency during a meeting of Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters on Apr. 7: the task force is composed of the members of his cabinet.
Opinion

Taiwan has a lot to teach Japan about coronavirus response

Shinzo Abe should have followed Tsai Ing-wen's model and recruited experts

20 April 2020
A man enters a hospital where a special ward has been set up for COVID-19 patients in Mumbai.
18 April 2020
Micron says it wants to support its employees, its suppliers and local economies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Technology

Exclusive: Micron to give 25,000 workers cash in pandemic-hit economies

Employees in Japan to receive one-time payment of $700

16 April 2020
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank's joint spring meetings are well attended each year. This week, they will happen virtually. 
Your Week in Asia

China GDP, South Korea election, and TSMC investor conference

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

12 April 2020
Gravediggers wear protective suits in preparing a plot in Manaus, Brazil.
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Apr. 5 to Apr. 11, Global death toll reaches 100,000

Kyoto asks to be put under emergency decree; Vietnam preps $2.66bn safety net

11 April 2020
The Tsai administration could use the COVID-19 crisis to push Taiwan away from China but it has not.
Opinion

Taiwan and China attempt civility in coronavirus crisis

Cross-strait relationship has defrosted with mercy flights and exports

7 April 2020
A man is tested for the coronavirus outside a hospital in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Coronavirus

From light touch to total lockdown: How Asia is fighting coronavirus

Countries begin to toughen their approach as infections continue to rise

28 March 2020
Congress gave final approval to the largest economic package in U.S. history. 
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Mar. 22 to Mar. 28, US House passes a $2.2tn stimulus

Hong Kong bans gatherings of over 4 people; Trump tweets he is working with Xi

28 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks rise more on hopes US measures will ease virus impact

AIA Group and Tencent Holdings fuel gains in A300 index

25 March 2020
Pedestrians in Seoul: Governments across Asia are scrambling to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus

Asia turns on the fiscal taps to cushion coronavirus impact

As crisis drags on, governments face pressure to offer even more aid

23 March 2020
A freeway sits almost empty in downtown Los Angeles, after California's Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an unprecedented statewide "stay at home order" directing the state's 40 million residents to hunker down in their homes for the foreseeable future during the global outbreak of coronavirus disease, in California, U.S., on March 20, 2020.
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Mar. 15 to Mar. 21, New York orders millions to stay indoors

Mainland China reports zero new local cases for 3rd day; worldwide total surges

21 March 2020
Rodrigo Duterte speaks during an Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Malacanang presidential palace on Mar. 16: the Philippine president has been trying to please China.
Opinion

Philippines ignored neighbors' lessons on how to tackle coronavirus

Manila lockdown comes far too late after Duterte tried to placate China

18 March 2020
ASML is the only commercial producer of cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment. (Photo courtesy of ASML)
Technology

Rise of TSMC gives windfall to Dutch chipmaking equipment giant

Sales to Taiwan triple as US-China trade war alters supply chains

18 March 2020
Jittery trading on the Nikkei reflected investor sentiment as Asian markets began to open following the U.S. Fed's actions. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)
Markets

Asian markets fall as BOJ action leaves investors unimpressed

More intervention pledged by central bank to address coronavirus crisis

16 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks slump again as pandemic worsens amid rising deaths

Coronavirus fears eclipse Fed's second emergency rate cut

16 March 2020
Trump has ramped up the global blame game.
Opinion

Three reasons Asia should fear Trump's coronavirus fiasco

His incompetence and vitriol will have economic consequences for China and region

16 March 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at a 2019 G-7 Summit in France. Macron said the leaders will hold a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the medical and economic responses to the virus outbreak..
14 March 2020