Semiconductors
New York woos Japan companies to join Micron in nascent chip hub
State economic development chief offers suppliers tax breaks and cheap clean energy
U.S.
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Business trends
U.S.-China relations 'stable but fragile,' AmCham chief says
American businesses want action, not promises, from Chinese regulators
Defense
South Korea and U.S. hold largest combined air force drills
Exercises to bolster integration come as North Korea tests 'superlarge warhead'
Technology
EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite's rewards program
Point-earning feature 'could generate addiction,' industry chief warns
US-China tensions
China envoy calls on U.S. to define 'national security boundaries'
Xie Feng says talks on issues of concern should be reciprocal during Harvard visit
U.S. elections 2024
Trump arrives at New York court for start of hush-money trial
Case represents first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president
Technology
Japan hits Google with antitrust action as it strengthens scrutiny on big tech firms
U.S. company restricted Yahoo's access to key search-linked mobile ad tech, authorities say
Politics
TikTok says U.S. House bill that could ban app would 'trample' free speech
Senate may vote on legislation in coming days
International relations
Former Japan PM Aso heads to New York in bid to meet Trump
Tokyo watching U.S. election with interest but says outcome won't change bilateral relations
Your Week in Asia
Philippine-U.S. drills, South Korea GDP, Beijing revives auto show
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
US-China tensions
Taiwan says it will discuss with U.S. how to use new funding
Defence ministry appreciate American lawmakers passing budget package
Politics
U.S. House passes TikTok ban with Ukraine and Israel aid package
Chinese-owned app operator faces threat as bill heads to Senate next week
Technology
Nvidia to help Japan build hybrid quantum-supercomputer
U.S. chip designer to provide software for nation's quantum computing initiative
South China Sea
Philippines and U.S. to 'sink' ships in South China Sea drills
16,700 Filipinos and Americans to enhance interoperability in annual Balikatan exercise
Automobiles
UAW clinches watershed union victory at Volkswagen Tennessee factory
Workers at Mercedes, Hyundai and Toyota plants in U.S. South step toward votes
Technology
Japan and India to be next AI hotspots: Vinod Khosla
Early investor in OpenAI says West must lead innovation race against China
Business deals
Japan's Sekisui House buys U.S. homebuilder MDC for $4.9bn
Deal expands group's footprint to 16 states in key market
International relations
G7 pledges swift aid for Ukraine, seeks to calm Middle East
Alarm grows about Russian battlefield momentum and Israel-Iran counterstrikes
Media & Entertainment
Paramount jumps on report of Sony Pictures, Apollo joint buyout bid
Film studio is in talks with Skydance, but other options may be considered
Indo-Pacific
Japan studies Israel's air defense success with eye on Indo-Pacific
U.S.-Japan-Australia collaboration faces additional threat of China's hypersonics
US-China tensions
Florida ban on Chinese buying property goes to U.S. appeals court
Law has chilling effect for Asian Americans in general, say plaintiff's supporters
Politics
Wall Street channeled billions to blacklisted China firms: U.S. probe
BlackRock and MSCI focus of congressional panel investigation
Economy
G20 economies adjust to delays in Fed rate cut, Brazil's finance chief says
Central bank chief adds that the rise of U.S. dollar is 'always a problem'
Transportation
Boeing aims to bring flying cars to Asia by 2030
U.S. aircraft maker opens office in Japan's Nagoya to boost local R&D
Technology
Japan to fund KDDI, four others to build AI supercomputer
Grants worth $470m aimed at reducing dependence on U.S. tech