Mounting questions over potential national security risks as the FBI looks into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a Chinese businesswoman accused of spying for Beijing. Also on East Asia Tonight: SoftBank Group posts US$7 billion quarterly loss amid deepening AI concerns. Tokyo and Hanoi move to deepen strategic partnership as Vietnamese President To Lam makes four-day visit to Japan. 00:00 Headlines 01:28 Trump believes Nvidia CEO did not know woman linked to him was a spy 07:21 Vietnam's To Lam describes Tokyo as an "extremely important partner" 13:34 SoftBank posts US$7 billion loss in Q2 15:24 Japanese carmaker Honda plans to build US$3 billion plant in Ohio 17:33 Hong Kong's IPO market hits six-year high 21:07 Singapore and China's Jiangsu ink 23 agreements 22:56 China’s trade surplus soars past $1 trillion at record place 24:11 Japan household spending falls sharply amid sluggish consumption 31:54 Taiwan says China conducting "area denial" drills in Western Pacific 32:58 North Korea tests new high-speed torpedo system 33:57 Pyongyang accuses UN chief of siding with Seoul 35:09 US-mediated talks with Russia and Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi 36:35 Türkiye pushes global electrification target at COP31