SEOUL/ AP Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it has expanded its recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the US to include all replacement devices the company offered as a presumed safe alternative after the original Note 7s were found prone to catch fire. The move announced on the websites of Samsung and the Consumer Product Safety Commission on …

  Taipei / AP Apple’s new iPhone 7 series gave Taiwan microchip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) a boost Thursday as the firm announced profits were up by almost a third compared with last year. The company was also set to benefit from the demise of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, analysts said, after the South Korean smartphone giant had …

Bangkok / AFP Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-serving monarch, has died at the age of 88, the palace announced on Thursday, leaving a divided nation bereft of a rare figure of unity. “Although the team of doctors treated him to the best of their ability, his condition deteriorated,” the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement. “At 15:52 …