As China's AI cloud competition intensifies, Alibaba Cloud has introduced new price cuts across overseas markets to accelerate its global expansion, extending the "dual-giant" rivalry beyond domestic boundaries
Samsung Electronics is transforming its Pyeongtaek Campus Line 4 (P4) in South Korea into a manufacturing base focusing on HBM4 production. Analysts indicate that Samsung is increasing the proportion of AI memory production, shifting its equipment strategy focus from general server DRAM to AI memory products
Facing accelerated AI server upgrades and soaring power consumption, Giga Computing is promoting next-generation cooling technology and one-stop data center solutions, with South Korea identified as a key market. The company recently participated in the Korea Electronics Show (KES 2025) to highlight its competitive edge to potential local customers
Samsung Electronics reached a historic milestone as its market value exceeded KRW600 trillion (US$420 billion) for the first time, driven by a sharp rebound in the global memory market. The Samsung Group's total valuation is now nearing an unprecedented KRW1,000 trillion
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration plans to lift the nation's semiconductor self-sufficiency target to 40%, citing TSMC's continued fab expansion in the US as a central pillar of that strategy
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, gathering global business leaders in Gyeongju, South Korea, is set to officially open on the evening of October 28, 2025, with a welcome dinner. The summit's affiliated Future Technology Forum has already kicked off on October 27, 2025
At the Boom-Up Festival 2025, one of Korea's largest gatherings of startups and investors, WOW Future Tech CEO Munju Kim drew attention with an unconventional idea: building drones out of cardboard and recycled packaging materials
On the morning of October 28, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and US President Donald Trump signed two important agreements during their meeting at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. According to Nikkei and Jiji Press, given the deteriorating security environment in East Asia, both leaders agreed that the Japan-US alliance should be strengthened
The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority opened its Boom-up Festival 2025 on October 28, 2025, at Start-up Park Incheon, positioning the city as a national launchpad for unicorn-caliber startups under the slogan "Beyond Limits, Toward Unicorns.
Leading Chinese battery maker CATL's 2024 revenue was more than four times the average of South Korea's three major battery firms, highlighting a structural gap in the global battery market. Against this backdrop, CATL chairman Robin Zeng's attendance at the APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 28, 2025, has drawn significant attention
To meet the growing demand for HBM, SK Hynix is accelerating the construction of its DRAM production base, M15X plant in Cheongju, South Korea. According to Yonhap News and TheElec, SK Hynix has opened the first cleanroom at the M15X facility and begun installing equipment, advancing the originally planned installation schedule by approximately two months. The company aims to complete construction by the end of 2025
Taiwanese semiconductor test interface leader Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) announced that it has signed an investment agreement with Japan's Yokowo. Under the agreement, both parties will make equal equity investments of US$2 million each, aiming to strengthen collaboration in market access, customer relations, and product research and development, while jointly expanding business opportunities and enhancing product competitiveness
AI data centers are putting tremendous pressure on the US's already fragile power infrastructure. In addition to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, multiple Wall Street investment banks and industry organizations have recently warned that the US power grid faces increasing risks of blackouts and rising electricity prices
The global memory market is entering a "super cycle" driven by the booming adoption of AI, data center upgrades, and growing demand for high-performance computing (HPC). With inventories cleared and prices rebounding, both DRAM and NAND sectors are gaining strength, signaling a long-awaited upturn for the industry
As demand for memory surges alongside the build-out of AI infrastructure and soaring data volumes from AI agents developed by OpenAI, Google, and others, consumption has spiked not only for high bandwidth memory (HBM) but also for standard DRAM
