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February 29th, 2024

Japan's chip reboot

Investment from global giants like TSMC and Samsung is driving a silicon revival in Kyushu and beyond

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The Big Story

Japan's chip reboot: TSMC, Samsung, Micron pave way for silicon revival

After 20 'lost years,' subsidies help draw top-tier foreign chipmakers to invest

Taiwanese chip titan TSMC's new plant in Kumamoto, southern Japan, opened on Feb. 24 to much fanfare. The factory is part of a flow of new foreign chip investment into Japan, spurred on by government subsidies. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
Indonesia's accession to the OECD could motivate other ASEAN countries to become members of the group. (Source photos by AP)
International relations

Indonesia's OECD bid enters next stage: 5 things to know

Accession takes 'long time' due to rigorous evaluation, says expert

The presidents of Lawson, KDDI and Mitsubishi Corp. announce plans to take the convenience store chain private on Feb. 6. (Photo by Yuki Nakao) 
Opinion

Japan's small investors are getting steamrolled in dealmaking rush

Corporate valuation process has to be made more transparent and fair

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with senior executives from Foxconn and AMD at a conference in Gandhinagar in July.
Opinion

Foreign investors love Indian stocks, but India not as much

Power of clubby local tycoons discourages companies from entering market

The BOJ is widely expected to end its negative interest policy, introduced in January 2016, this spring. (Source photos by Nanami Sato and Kohnosuke Urata)
Market Spotlight

Japan stocks give boost to BOJ's case for monetary tightening

Investors anticipate rate hike to 0-0.1% in April as Japanese yen hovers near 34-year low

Byju's investors, holding a combined stake of about 60%, voted in favor of expelling founder Byju Raveendran from the board.
Startups

Once India's most valuable startup, Byju's staring at founder exit

Investors vote to oust founder and family from board, alleging mismanagement

Exhibitors at the Singapore Airshow include aircraft makers Boeing, Airbus, and China's COMAC, engine makers Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney, and other aviation-related businesses. (Photo by Taro Yokozawa)
Aerospace & Defense Industries

Singapore Airshow back to full scale as industry sees clear skies

COMAC chairman says 'working hard' to acquire foreign certificates in international debut

Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport opened last November as a gateway to Cambodia's top tourist destination, the Angkor Wat temple complex.
Transportation

Cambodia's airport dreams stall as Chinese money dries up

Residents say they've been pushed off land to make way for big-ticket projects

While Australia has become home for tens of thousands of former Hong Kong residents in the wake of the city's draconian new security law, campaigners say Canberra should be doing more to recruit Hong Kong talent and accelerate asylum approvals.
Asia Insight

In China's shadow, Hong Kong escapees urge Australia to raise visa game

Amid Canberra-Beijing thaw, asylum seekers left in limbo as program for workers, graduates grows

Police officers inspect burnt out motorcycles at a showroom in Thailand's Pattani province in 2013. Separatists were suspected of setting the fire in a series of arson attacks.
Politics

Thailand military 'spoilers' step on peace prospects in troubled south

Rebels and government sit down for talks on future of bloody ethnic conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, inspects infantry fighting vehicles in November 2015. (Reuters/Alexei Nikolskyi/Sputnik/Kremlin)
Ukraine war

Russia procures tank parts from Japan and Taiwan via China

Documents show company in Shenzhen used to evade U.S., U.K. sanctions

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus speaks to reporters after being granted bail in Dhaka on Jan. 28. Many critics believe Bangladesh's government is using the power of the law to discredit a man once seen as a potential political rival.
Politics

Bangladesh's Nobel winner Yunus fights for legacy as legal screws tighten

After office seized, 83-year-old widely seen as target of political vendetta

One of the many striking images selected for display at PHOTO 2024: Tony Albert, David C Collins and Kieran Lawson, "Warakurna Superheroes No. 1," 2017, archival pigment print on paper, 100 by 150 cm. (Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf)
Arts

Australia's largest photography festival comes into focus

With far-sighted agenda, Melbourne-based event aims for regional and international impact

Tourists snap photos of Buddhist monks while watching the morning alms ceremony in Mandalay, Myanmar. (Photo by Charukesi Ramadurai)
Tea Leaves

Time for tourists in Asia to stop behaving badly

Lack of respect grows out of arrogance, as well as ignorance