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Netherlands Soon to Announce Controls on IT Exports to China

The Dutch government is soon to join the United States and Japan in rolling out new semiconductor export control measures aimed at keeping sensitive...

Marriages in China Slump to Historic Low

Beijing —  Marriages in China dropped in 2022 to their lowest since records began, local news outlet Yicai reported Sunday, continuing a steady decline over...

US, China Defense Chiefs Accuse Each Other of Ratcheting Up Taiwan Tensions

The United States and China spent a weekend meeting in Singapore pointing fingers at each other. The two countries’ top military leaders accused one...

Uncertainty Pervades as Macao Adopts National Security Law Amendments 

More than a week after Macao’s legislative assembly passed controversial amendments to the former Portuguese colony’s national security law, a sense of uncertainty pervades...

China’s Micron Ban Revives US Trade Tensions, Fuels Asian Chip Rally

SEOUL/SHANGHAI —  A move by Beijing to bar U.S. firm Micron Technology from selling memory chips to key domestic industries has ramped up tensions in...

China Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life in Prison on Spying Charges

Beijing —  China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges. John Shing-Wan Leung, who holds permanent residency in...

Foxconn Founder Vows to ‘Preserve Peace’ With China if Elected Taiwan President

Kaohsiung, Taiwan —  The billionaire founder of Foxconn vowed Sunday at a rally that if elected president of Taiwan, he would be able to "preserve...

Biden, Marcos Set to Meet as Tensions Grow With China

Washington —  President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about...

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