U.S. President Donald Trump gears up for a new round of tariffs, this time taking aim at cars, pharmaceuticals and chips — a development that's raised fears in Taiwan that its semiconductor firms could soon be under fire. Taiwan reports a surge in Chinese military activity around the country, though questions remain over what exactly may have triggered it. And China's military defends a move one of its helicopters made near a Philippine aircraft in the South China Sea, what Manila is calling a "reckless action."
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-Taiwanese computer-maker Acer responds to Trump's tariffs by raising prices on U.S.-bound exports of its China-made laptops.
-U.S. and Russia agree to more talks on ending the war in Ukraine, with Kyiv conspicuously absent.
-Vietnam approves a US$8-billion rail link to China to be funded in part by Beijing.
