TSMC
Taiwan Semiconductor Announces $65 Billion Japan Expansion for Advanced Chips
TSMC announced a $65 billion expansion in Japan with three fabrication plants producing 2nm chips, the largest overseas semiconductor investment in history.
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Myanmar
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Condemn Myanmar Junta Airstrikes on Civilian Areas
ASEAN foreign ministers condemned Myanmar junta airstrikes that killed 180 civilians, threatening to suspend Myanmar's participation in an unprecedented hardening of the bloc's stance.
India
India Deploys AI-Powered Flood Prediction System Across Ganges Basin
India deployed an AI flood prediction system across the Ganges basin, providing 72-hour advance warnings to 500 million people with 88% accuracy at 90-meter resolution.
China
China Completes World's Longest Sea-Crossing Bridge to Hainan Island
China opened the 26-kilometer Qiongzhou Strait Bridge to Hainan Island, the world's longest sea-crossing bridge, featuring a 6.8-kilometer immersed tube tunnel.
Maldives
Maldives Faces Existential Threat as Sea Levels Rise 3.5mm Annually
A UN report warns 80% of Maldives islands could become uninhabitable by 2100, with 14 already abandoned as sea levels rise 40% faster than the global average.
South Korea
South Korea's Birth Rate Drops to 0.68, Lowest Globally
South Korea's birth rate fell to a global low of 0.68 children per woman, with only 216,000 births in 2025, prompting an $81 billion emergency demographic package.
Asia
Asia Insider Daily: Six Months of Reporting Across the Continent
A comprehensive review of six months of Asian news covering economic transformation, demographic shifts, security developments, and climate challenges across the continent.
Markets
Asian Markets Rally as Fed Signals Rate Cuts, Yen Rebounds Sharply
Asian markets rallied sharply after the Fed signaled three rate cuts in 2026, with the Nikkei gaining 6.2%, the yen rebounding 3.4%, and $8.2 billion in foreign inflows.
Thailand
Thailand and Cambodia Resolve Preah Vihear Temple Border Dispute
Thailand and Cambodia settled the Preah Vihear temple border dispute with a joint development zone and revenue-sharing agreement, ending six decades of territorial tension.
Indonesia
Volcanic Eruption in Eastern Indonesia Forces Mass Evacuation
Mount Semeru erupted violently in East Java, producing a 14-kilometer pyroclastic flow that forced 75,000 evacuations and closed Surabaya airport for 18 hours.
China
China Imposes Rare Earth Export Quotas Amid Trade War Escalation
China imposed export quotas cutting rare earth shipments by 20%, sending neodymium prices up 35% and threatening global supply chains for EVs, wind turbines, and defense systems.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Surpasses $50 Billion in Annual Remittance Inflows
Bangladesh hit a record $50.3 billion in remittances, surpassing garment exports as the top foreign exchange source and lifting an estimated 5.2 million people above the poverty line.