MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least four people died and others were injured on Wednesday evening in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon after a structure collapsed at a campaign event for the Citizens' Movement party, local newspaper Reforma reported.
The party's presidential candidate, Jorge Alvarez Maynez, said on social media that a gust of wind caused the stage to collapse at the event in the city of San Pedro Garza Garcia, a wealthy enclave... (continue reading...)
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(Reuters) - Microsoft President Brad Smith said the tech company's high profile deal with the United Arab Emirates-backed AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of sophisticated chips and tools - a move that a senior Republican congressman warned could have national security implications.
In an interview with Reuters this week, Smith said the sales accord, many details of which are being reported here for the... (continue reading...)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chinese military drills in the straits of Taiwan in 2023 practiced manoeuvres key to an invasion of the island, although an actual attack was not imminent or inevitable, a senior US general in the region said on Thursday.
In the exercises, the People's Liberation Army simulated a maritime and air blockade of Taiwan, amphibious assaults and counter-intervention operations, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Lieutenant... (continue reading...)
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea announced on Thursday revised plans for a support package for the country's vital semiconductor industry worth 26 trillion won ($19.05 billion), the country's presidential office said on Thursday.
Under the package, President Yoon Suk Yeol said the government planned a financial support programme for chips worth about 17 trillion won through state-run Korea Development Bank to support large-scale investments by... (continue reading...)
HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Thursday it expects growth in the semiconductor industry of more than 10% this year, excluding memory chips.
Senior vice-president Cliff Hou was speaking at an event in Hsinchu, where the company is headquartered.
(Reporting By Faith Hung; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Kim Coghill)
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