Semiconductors
Taiwan's PSMC says chip engineer shortage top challenge in Japan
Chipmaker's local head proposes joint school to train young people
Taiwan
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China People's Congress
China defense budget grows 7.2% despite other 'belt-tightening'
Military spending outpaces GDP growth; Beijing keeps firm stance on Hong Kong and Taiwan
Politics
Sunflower protests recast Taiwan's ties with the world, activist says
March is 10th anniversary of student movement that stopped a trade deal with China
Electronics
Tata, Powerchip to build India's first semiconductor fab
Taiwanese, Japanese, Thai firms join projects to fuel Modi's chip ambition
Opinion
Taiwan's post-bubble recovery holds lessons for China
Active monetary and industrial policy played key roles in island's turnaround
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
International relations
China flexes maritime muscle with bigger, tougher coast guard ships
Navy-style operations raise alarm in Taiwan, Japan and Philippines
Taiwan tensions
Taiwan minister says 5 China Coast Guard ships sailed near Kinmen
Move follows death of Chinese fishermen who died fleeing Taiwan boats
Indo-Pacific
Taiwan ally Tuvalu names former attorney general as prime minister
Feleti Teo's election shows ties with Taipei remain strong, envoy says
Technology
TSMC founder Morris Chang predicts Japan 'chip renaissance'
Industry veteran says AI chip execs are asking for huge capacity increases
Semiconductors
TSMC opens first chip plant in Japan for Sony and Renesas
Prime Minister Kishida announces support for company's second plant in Kumamoto
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
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Business Spotlight
TSMC's Japan chip venture spurs investment rush
In Kumamoto and beyond, companies cash in on the Taiwanese chipmaker's expansion
Taiwan tensions
Taiwan and China spar over capsizing, inspections near Kinmen islands
Beijing's 'salami-slicing' tactics increase odds of accident escalating tensions
Aerospace & Defense Industries
Airbus, Boeing win fresh deals with Asian carriers despite supply woes
Taiwan's Starlux orders first freighters, Thai Airways inks nation's largest order
Taiwan tensions
Taiwan says China triggered a panic by boarding Kinmen tourist boat
Encounter near Taipei-controlled frontline islands likely to be first of many
Taiwan tensions
China says no banned areas around Taiwan islands after two killed
Taipei has defended the actions of its coast guard near Kinmen islands
Taiwan tensions
Two Chinese fishermen drown after chase with Taiwan's coast guard
China strongly condemns the deaths and calls for investigation
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Nothing left to chance
Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
Supply Chain
More Ph.D. students 'vital' for Taiwan chip industry, says TSMC supplier
LCY chairman joins chorus warning about long-term effects of doctoral drop-off
Semiconductors
TSMC speeds diversification push with new Japan chip plant
Taiwan chipmaker expands overseas output to focus on the cutting edge at home
Indo-Pacific
Xi's playbook for China is different from what U.S. thinks, scholars say
Taiwan, tech and nuclear policies all related to domestic politics
Taiwan tensions
China courts Taiwan civil and business groups in unification push
Mainland's Taiwan affairs chief hosts back-to-back events with cultural and business leaders
Semiconductors
TSMC's second Japan plant advances Tokyo ambitions on chip supply
Big subsidies, lower costs provide edge in race to reshape global supply chains
Business deals
Toyota to invest in TSMC arm for 2nd Kumamoto chip plant in Japan
Automaker joins Denso and Sony in providing funds to boost key semiconductor industry