Category: Asia Pacific
Taiwan’s TSMC puts hopes in new Japan chip fab amid frustration with US plant in Arizona
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Taiwanese chip maker is taking an increasingly optimistic view of Japan as a production base, two industry sources said, as problems persist at its new factory in Arizona. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3234340/taiwans-tsmc-puts-hopes-new-japan-chip-fab-amid-frustration-us-plant-arizona?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndia Wants to Become a Chip Making Superpower
New York Times India’s government, seizing on the world’s desire to reduce reliance on China, is offering billions to build an entire semiconductor ecosystem on vast empty plots. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/business/india-semiconductors.html
Read MoreSouth China Sea: Philippines defence chief calls for new alliances, navy revamp to counter Beijing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We will carry it out’, Philippine National Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro told reporters, as he denounced Beijing’s ‘egregious’ violation of maritime laws in the South China Sea. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3234297/south-china-sea-philippines-defence-chief-calls-new-alliances-navy-revamp-counter-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS-Vietnam relations: Biden’s ‘friendshoring’ chips push hits a snag as Hanoi ‘cannot decouple from China’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Biden hailed the deals done on his recent Hanoi trip as ‘critical’ to creating a ‘more resilient’ semiconductor supply chain, but Vietnam imports the bulk of its components from China – and suffers a…
Read MoreIndonesia’s Joko Widodo is showing Asean a way forward with steady, pragmatic diplomacy
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Indonesian president seems determined to contain multiple crises in Southeast Asia as well as head off a clash among rival powers in the Indo-Pacific. His cautious approach risks inaction that further deepens regional…
Read MoreChina’s TikTok ‘live’ sellers could pay price as Indonesia mulls ban on sale of goods on social media
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmakers have said that e-commerce sellers using predatory pricing on social media platforms were threatening offline markets in Indonesia https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3234314/chinas-tiktok-live-sellers-could-pay-price-indonesia-mulls-ban-sale-goods-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina-Australia relations: cotton piles up in warehouses on bets Beijing will lift 3-year ban on Canberra’s imports
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese mills were ordered to stop buying Australian cotton in October 2020, but some companies are stockpiling the fabric as ties between the countries improve, and after Beijing recently lifted tariffs on some Australian…
Read MoreUS Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to lead delegation to China, Japan and South Korea
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The top Democrat lawmaker, who has repeatedly urged a harder US line on China, is expected to make the high-profile trip as early as October. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3234324/us-senate-majority-leader-chuck-schumer-plans-lead-delegation-china-japan-and-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWednesday Briefing: More Than 5,000 Dead in Libya
New York Times Plus, art from Japan’s Lost Decade. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/briefing/libya-floods-google-antitrust-softbank-arm.html
Read MoreIn Japan, an Uncertain Future for L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
New York Times Motoko Rich, who covers Japanese politics, society and gender from Tokyo, explains why the country has largely failed to recognize a marginalized community. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/insider/japan-lgbtq-rights.html
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