Huawei crackdown
Honor secures access to chip supplies after Huawei spinoff
Smartphone maker unveils first handset since splitting from China tech titan
Trade war
Business trends
What Korea Inc. stands to gain from a Biden presidency
More certainty and continued pressure on China would help Samsung and others
US-China tensions
Yellen vows 'full array of tools' to curb China's abusive practices
Biden's Treasury pick calls Beijing 'our most important strategic competitor'
The Big Story
Asia's COVID recovery: Vietnam's breakout moment
A once-in-a-generation opportunity for the country that got it right
Economy
China to seize economic crown from US years early on COVID success
Experts see America falling behind as soon as 2028 as pandemic's aftereffects linger
Business trends
East Asian executives expect better US-China ties under Biden
Japanese more pessimistic about COVID impact and economic outlook
The Big Story
The next wave of globalization: Asia in the cockpit
Don't worry about the future of globalization. Make sure you have a place in it
China tech
China's top maker of memory chips plans to double output in 2021
Yangtze Memory also aims to match Samsung on advanced 3D NAND flash chips
Trade war
China takes aim at foreign companies swayed by US sanctions
Beijing's retaliatory measure seeks damages for business losses
Politics
Tsai says Taiwan's global status has risen amid COVID pandemic
President again offers talks with China, albeit with conditions
Companies
US tariff on China reroutes Meidensha's production of grid parts
Japan electric appliances maker seeks bigger American share with local output
Technology
Taiwan's TSMC begins hiring blitz for $12bn US plant
Chip champion plans to set up 600-strong initial workforce for Arizona facility
Huawei crackdown
Former Huawei unit plans to churn out 100m smartphones in 2021
Honor needs US government help to procure from Qualcomm and other suppliers
Technology
Taiwan seals $200m investment by top US chip industry supplier
Entegris CEO seeks 'predictability' from Biden administration amid China tensions
US-China tensions
China sees 3 areas of cooperation with Biden: foreign minister
Wang Yi calls for joint action on COVID, economic recovery and climate change
Biden's Asia policy
Ex-US trade chiefs pin high TPP hopes on Katherine Tai
Bilateral free trade agreement with Japan should be first focus, Rob Portman says
Trade
Vietnam, with larger trade surplus than Japan, draws US ire
Currency manipulator label likely to hamper 'China plus one' strategy
China tech
China's top chipmaker hires sought-after former TSMC executive
Industry veteran Chiang Shang-yi to guide SMIC through US sanctions
Markets
10 China stocks to be dropped from some MSCI indexes
Names include Hikvision, CRRC and other companies hit by US curbs
The World Ahead
Tech gaps and a pushy China pose challenges for the world
Pandemic has made clear need for urgent changes over next five years
