Super Micro Computer (SMCI), and Dell (DELL) shares plunged Monday after Singapore said it’s investigating whether servers shipped to Malaysia containing chips barred from China ended up in the mainland.

Nvidia (NVDA) stock fell nearly 8% Monday as reports surfaced of the tech giant’s AI chips reaching China despite export controls. The Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday that Nvidia’s latest Blackwell chips are reaching China through third-party resellers using entities registered in nearby regions in violation of export controls.

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said Singapore’s investigations were carried out independently and not requested by the US, which has placed export controls on the chips.

Singapore authorities have initiated an investigation into potential fraudulent activities related to the shipment of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) chips. The chips, which are banned in China, were reportedly shipped to Malaysia via servers from Dell Technologies Inc.

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam says Singapore’s investigations were carried out independently and not requested by the US, which had placed export controls on advanced AI chips.

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. foreign aid apparatus has created a vacuum that China is rapidly filling, increasing its influence and soft power in regions like Southeast Asia.

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Chinese firm ByteDance, the parent company of social media application TikTok, is investing in forest conservation in Malaysia as it explores opportunities to decarbonise its data centre operations in the country.

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China has backed a fresh search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared 11 years ago. The Boeing 777 aircraft which was bound for Beijing disappeared from the radar screens two hours after taking off from Kuala Lumpur on March 8,

It also marks the 11th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which paved the path to a track of comprehensive, mutual and mature development.

The Thai government violated domestic and international law by forcibly sending at least 40 Uyghur men to China, where they could face torture, arbitrary detention, and long-term imprisonment.