Chip Manufacturing Costs Surge as Malaysian Ringgit Hits 4.02 Against Greenback

The high-precision silicon wafers moving through Kuala Lumpur’s cleanrooms just became more expensive to export as the Malaysian ringgit enters a period of sharp volatility. Analysts expect the currency to oscillate between 4.02 and 4.04 against the US dollar this week, directly impacting

Democracy Decimated: Hong Kong Convicts 14 Pro-Democracy Activists in Landmark Subversion Trial

HONG KONG — In a watershed moment that effectively dismantles the remnants of organized political opposition, a Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted 14 prominent pro-democracy activists of conspiracy to commit subversion. The verdict follows the city’s largest-ever trial under the Beijing-imposed National