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MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS OVER LEAK Still, tariffs may not be the company’s biggest headache. The potential corporate espionage is far more than a run-of-the-mill commercial intellectual property theft. It’s being investigated under Taiwan’s national security law and has the potential to spiral into a broader geopolitical spat. At this stage, there are more questions than answers. The scope of the leak, the perpetrator and the motive haven’t been disclosed. Still, TSMC has said it was able to identify the issue “early”. On Thursday, Tokyo Electron confirmed that a former employee was involved in the case, though said an internal probe hadn’t found evidence…
A powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far east on Wednesday (Jul 30) has prompted tsunami…
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Thailand said on Tuesday (Jul 29) he would…
TAPPING INTO PUBLIC ANXIETIES Immigration has long been a sensitive issue in a rapidly ageing…
LOOKING FORWARD In Malaysia, the illegal manufacture, discharge and trafficking of firearms are capital offences.…
BEIJING: Extreme weather killed at least 30 people in Beijing after a year’s worth of rain…
BANGKOK: The Thailand-Cambodia border, where fighting has raged since last week, was calm on Tuesday…
TOKYO: When Japanese ice pop maker Akagi Nyugyo raised its prices a meagre 10 yen…
SURIN, Thailand/ODDAR MEANCHEY, Cambodia: It is a rare sight in Thailand to see a 7-Eleven…
However, agriculture and dairy remain “no-go” areas, with India unwilling to allow imports of genetically…
JAKARTA: Indonesia is “actively communicating” with Malaysia to encourage de-escalation of the Thai-Cambodian conflict, the…
TOKYO: A massive operation to remove hundreds of tonnes of radioactive debris from Japan’s tsunami-stricken…
COMPLEX TALKS Meanwhile, in Washington, US senators from both major parties plan to introduce bills…
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