TOKYO (AP) – Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it will be manufacturing some of the world’s most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a boost for the country’s chipmaking ambitions.
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted higher on Monday following big rallies for markets in Asia earlier in the day. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and pulled closer to its all-time high. The Dow Jones added 20 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.9%. The relatively modest moves followed a 3.9% burst higher for Japan's Nikkei 225 to a record.
TOKYO (AP) – Sony’s profit in the last quarter surged 11% on healthy global sales, prompting the Japanese entertainment and electronics company to raise its full year profit forecast. Tokyo-based Sony Group Corp. said Thursday that it recorded an October-December net profit of 377.3 billion yen ($2.4 billion), up from 341 billion yen the year before.
WASHINGTON (AP) – House lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former confidant of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be self-incriminating. The House Oversight Committee wanted Maxwell to answer questions during a video call to the federal prison where she’s serving a 20-year sentence.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia has announced an immediate and full ban on the importation of electronic waste, as the government vowed the country would not be a “dumping ground” for the world’s waste. All electronic waste, commonly known as e-waste, would be reclassified under the “absolute prohibition” category effective immediately.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) – Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Those coats were unzipped Sunday and gloves pocketed as snow melted from rooftops – signs of a warming world. “I definitely thought we’d be wearing all the layers,” said Jay Tucker, who came from Virginia to cheer on Team USA.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An Indian teacher and activist known for creating hundreds of learning centers and painting educational murals across the walls of slums won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize on Thursday.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s ties with the United States are “rock solid,” the island’s president said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone about topics that included the self-ruled island’s future. “The Taiwan-U.S. relationship is rock solid, and all cooperation projects will continue uninterrupted”.
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