News Analysis Washington is closing a loophole that let a handful of foreign-owned chipmakers ship most U.S.-origin tools, software, and technology into their China fabrication plants without licenses—a fast-track privilege no U.S.-owned fab ever had. Analysts US Tightening Shipments to Chip Factories in China Will Slow Beijing’s Advances, Analysts Say
News Analysis Washington is closing a loophole that let a handful of foreign-owned chipmakers ship most U.S.-origin tools, software, and technology into their China fabrication plants without licenses—a fast-track privilege no U.S.-owned fab ever had. Analysts 
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—South Africa’s Department of Defense said Thursday it has asked China to postpone naval exercises that would have brought Chinese and Russian warships to South African waters around the time the country hosts a Group of 20 (G20)
SEOUL—South Korea, Japan, and the United States will conduct annual defensive drills starting on Sept. 15 to upgrade aerial, naval, and cyber operational capabilities against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, South Korea’s military said on Friday.