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Monday 14 July 2025
BOE pivots beyond displays to glass substrate packaging, perovskite solar
BOE Technology chairman Chen Yanshun revealed at the 2025 BOE Investor Day that the company will pivot toward glass substrate packaging and perovskite solar cell (PSC) technology...
Friday 11 July 2025
China lifts rare earth concentrate prices by 14% for 3Q25, escalating supply chain tensions
China Northern Rare Earth and Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union — two of China's top rare earth producers — announced a price hike for third-quarter 2025 rare earth concentrates...
Friday 11 July 2025
IBM's business in China remains strong and commits to continued growth for next 40 years
As the US-China trade war intensifies, American businesses in China become increasingly uncomfortable. IBM announced massive layoffs in China and closed its Beijing R&D center,...
Thursday 10 July 2025
China targets Taiwan defense companies with export controls amid limited business ties
China's Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday added eight Taiwanese defense contractors to its export control entity list, marking Beijing's latest effort to pressure the island's military-industrial...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Ex-SEMI China head leads E-Town Semiconductor to explosive STAR Market debut
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (E-Town), a Chinese supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, went public on the Shanghai STAR Market on July 8, 2025. The...
Sunday 6 July 2025
China's humanoid robots cut out US chips, and 90% of the supply chain is now local
As US President Donald Trump intensifies rare earth export negotiations with China, Beijing is countering with a media blitz to highlight its rising independence from US semiconductor...
Thursday 3 July 2025
BYD's Mexico factory on hold due to trade uncertainty and geopolitical concerns
Facing rising geopolitical tensions and uncertainty surrounding US trade policy under President Donald J. Trump, Chinese EV maker BYD has put plans for a large-scale factory in Mexico...
Thursday 3 July 2025
China rare earth curbs put US in chokehold

Rare earth elements—critical to electric vehicles, defense systems, and advanced electronics—are once again at the center...

Thursday 3 July 2025
US lifts EDA tool curbs as part of new China deal
The Trump administration has lfited at least some export license requirements for chip design software sales in China, as Washington and Beijing implement a trade deal designed to...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Loongson's indigenous CPUs offer China-built alternative to Intel for servers, AI
Loongson has launched its next-generation processors at the 2025 Product Launch and User Conference in Beijing, introducing chips built on its proprietary LoongArch instruction set...
Monday 30 June 2025
Canada orders Hikvision to cease local operations
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said her government ordered Hikvision Canada to cease all operations in the country and close its business.
Monday 30 June 2025
China's US$50B chip fund switches tack to fight US curbs
China's main chip investment fund is planning to focus on the country's key shortcomings in sectors like lithography and semiconductor design software, adjusting its approach to better...
Friday 27 June 2025
China auto sector spirals amid fake exports, price wars, and policy strain
China's auto sector faces intense pressure from a cascade of crises, including deepening price wars and mounting scrutiny over "fake used car" export practices. Recent exposés...
Friday 27 June 2025
Lutnick says US-China trade truce signed, 10 deals imminent
The US and China finalized a trade understanding reached last month in Geneva, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, adding that the White House has imminent plans to reach agreements...
Thursday 26 June 2025
China reportedly demands rare earth firms hand over tech staff data amid delays in lifting export curbs
Despite a pledge made at the Geneva talks to lift export restrictions on rare earth materials, China has yet to follow through. According to The Wall Street Journal, Chinese authorities...