according to some official estimates, malaysia hopes to double its share of the global chips trade from seven to 14% by 2029. i spoke to the former deputy minister for trade and industry ong kian ming. he explained malaysia s role in the chips supply chain and also weighed in on china s new fund. i think there is challenge as well as opportunity. how do you go down to the innovative company that would be in the position to come out with new products in the semiconductor ecosystem? then there will be one challenge. also opportunities including opportunities including opportunities for companies in the region and southeast asia. either investing or going to china or attracting chinese companies to come to malaysia and set up shop to invest in the semiconductor ecosystem. i m glad you brought us back to malaysia, because that s the focus when it comes to chips. you were in office for several years from 2018. where tips a focus area for malaysia? it was, but i think focus area fo
those tensions between washington and beijing over trade and technology have encouraged businesses to look beyond china for their factories. malaysia for one is hoping get a larger slice of the semiconductor manufacturing pie. intel and globalfoundries are some firms that have recently expanded their operations in malaysia.according to some official estimates, malaysia hopes to double its share of the global chips trade from 7 to 14% by 2029. i spoke to the former deputy minister for trade and industry ong kian ming. he explained malaysia s role in the chips supply chain and also weighed in on china s new fund. i think there is challenge as well as opportunity. how do you go down to the innovative company that would be in the position to come out with new products in the semiconductor ecosystem? then there will be one challenge. but there are also opportunities including opportunities for companies in the region and southeast asia including malaysia. either investing or goi
those tensions between washington and beijing over taiwan, trade and technology have encouraged businesses to look beyond china for their factories. malaysia for one, is hoping get a larger slice of that manufacturing pie. intel and globalfoundries are some firms that have recently expanded their operations in malaysia. according to sources, it hopes to double share. for more, i spoke to ong kian ming. he is the former deputy minister of trade and industry of malaysia. i think there s a challenge and opportunity, how do you deploy the chinese funds to go into the chinese funds to go into the innovative companies that would be in a position to come out with new products in the sum of the then there will be one challenge. including opportunities for companies in the region including malaysia to see how. by either investing or going to china or attracting chinese companies to come to malaysia to set up shop and invest in the sematech curtain ecosystem. == curtain ecosystem. se
what s been caught on camera in the skies above california. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said an air strike which killed dozens of people in gaza was a tragic mishap . the hamas run health ministry said at least 45 people, including children, were killed when a strike hit a camp for displaced people in the tal al sultan area of rafah. the united states said the killing of innocent palestinians was heartbreaking , and warned that israel must take every precaution possible to protect civilians. the un chief has condemned the strike and has called for the horror to end. the israeli army said it had been targeting two senior hamas leaders. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson is injerusalem a warning, some viewers may find some of the images distressing. morning didn t end the nightmare, but it brought the children, picking through the debris of the dead. the burned remains of shelters mark the place where israel says a top hamas commander wa
hello, there. on thursday we are electing a new parliament. voters here will choose 18 new mps. we are live from belfast debating the big talking points that matter to go. joining us. gavin robinson, the leader of the dup. we invited the leader of the dup. we invited the sinn fein leader and the party tonight is represented by chris hazzard. colum eastwood is a leader of the sdlp and the leader of the alliance party is naomi long. and we also invited the of the ulster unionists, the deputy leader, robbie butler, completes the line up. on the order they are positioned in was determined by the drawing of lots. the questions come from our studio audience. largely made up of grassroots party supporters from across all parties standing in northern ireland. we also have a number of undecided voters. at home, join the discussion on social media. a hashtag is #bbcnidebate. i should point out the team of bbc news correspondents are fact checking this debate on the news nite website. l