Asian chip stocks tumbled on Friday as a global tech rout hit the region, erasing more than $18bn from the wealth of 22 Asia-based billionaires among the world’s 500 richest (peak losses exceeded $21bn). SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son lost about $3.9bn, trimming his net worth to roughly $29bn. Founders tied to AI-centric firms — including Keyence’s Takemitsu Takizaki and ASE Technology Holding’s Zhang Qiansheng — each lost at least $1bn. Samsung Electronics shareholder Lee Jae-yong and his famil

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has urged EU leaders to decide who should represent the bloc in any Russia-Ukraine negotiations and to define that representative's mandate, saying the current array of different negotiators undermines EU credibility. In a letter to European Council president Antonio Costa, shared by her office, Meloni asked EU27 leaders to discuss the issue at next week's informal summit in Dublin and to aim for a decision at the December leaders' meeting. She said she is not seeking a formal Italian negotiating seat but warned that without a single, authorised EU interlocutor the bloc risks losing influence in the talks.

欧洲股市波动率指数报22.7，势将创下3月以来最大单日涨幅。