East Asia

Daily COVID cases in China increase, driven by previously asymptomatic patients

Taiwan to quarantine 5,000 over hospital’s COVID-19 cluster

Germany asks Taiwan to help reduce automotive chip shortages

US reaffirms support for Taiwan after China sends war planes

Chinese phone maker honors partners with major chip vendors after Huawei split

Japan’s vaccine chief returns to target to ensure enough COVID-19 injections by June

FOREX-Dollar is standing while Biden’s optimism reinforces riskier currencies

WHO expects global deaths from COVID to reach 100,000 a week

Philippine cases reach 500,000 amid vaccine struggles

GLOBAL MARKETS – Asian stocks retreat, await China’s economic update

Samsung’s Lee receives 30-month prison sentence in bribery trial

EXCLUSIVE-Trump overthrows Huawei from China, disrupting shipments from Intel and other sources