The Self-Reliance Turn: China Makes Its Loudest Case Yet
On one June day China unveiled an energy-sovereignty plan and recast itself as the world's opportunity, the sharpest sign yet...
June 25, 2026Section
Asia Tech & Semiconductors
Asia is where the world’s semiconductors, electronics and AI hardware are made – Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China at the center. The Rio Times tracks the chip race, the tech giants and the export controls that now double as foreign policy, with an eye on how the AI and hardware boom reaches Latin American markets.
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Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Japan's market fell a second day as its own chip stocks wobbled and took their...
June 24, 2026
The Day the AI Trade Turned: One Shock, Four Very Different Markets
A single doubt about AI-chip valuations swept four markets in one day, from a ten percent crash in Seoul to...
June 23, 2026
Asia & Pacific Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: the chip rally that led Asia for months broke hard, with Korea's Kospi crashing 10%...
June 23, 2026
China’s Rare-Earth Lever: Retaliation as Industrial Policy
Washington expanded its list of Chinese military-linked firms. Beijing answered not with a negotiation but with a chokehold — adding...
June 22, 2026
Asia & Pacific Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for Monday: China struck back by restricting key US firms, India raced toward a first trade deal...
June 22, 2026
Asia & Pacific Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for Friday: an AI-driven earnings surge has lifted Taiwan and Korea so high their combined markets now...
June 19, 2026
The Currency Tell: When Asia’s Story Moved to Exchange Rates
Japan raised rates to a three-decade high, yet the yen barely moved. When a hiking central bank cannot lift its...
June 19, 2026
How Chips Rewrote Asia’s Map: Taiwan and Korea Eclipse the Giants
An AI-driven chip boom has lifted Taiwan and South Korea past far larger economies in stock-market value, while India bleeds...
June 19, 2026