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Thursday 23 October 2025
ByteDance founder breaks silence with a return tied to AI strategy
First, it was Jack Ma, followed by Zhang Yiming. Since early 2025, the quiet reappearances of these two iconic Chinese tech founders have reignited public curiosity and debate, highlighting...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Micron challenges Samsung, SK Hynix with LPCAMM2; AI laptop memory heats up
Micron is joining the LPCAMM2 race dominated by Samsung and SK Hynix in the next-generation AI notebook memory market. Following the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) surge, the AI notebook...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Airbus expands in China as US export threats ground Boeing
Airbus activated its second A320 final assembly line in Tianjin on October 22, 2025, aiming for full operation by early 2026 to support a global production target of 75 aircraft per...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Samsung reshapes executive leadership as Chairman Lee Jae-yong accelerates new strategy
Market watchers are eagerly anticipating a major year-end executive reshuffle at Samsung Electronics, as operational performance at the South Korean giant stabilizes. Acting Device...
Thursday 23 October 2025
SK On's answer to China's battery sector ascent: high-nickel, high-voltage
As electric vehicles (EVs) advance toward higher performance, software-defined architectures, and greater power demand, SK On is reinforcing its high-nickel cathode technology to...
Thursday 23 October 2025
ByteDance's Doubao tops DeepSeek as China's leading AI app

ByteDance's large language model (LLM) Doubao (Cici) has quickly emerged as an unexpected front-runner in China's generative AI race....

Thursday 23 October 2025
As China tightens lithium battery exports, Taiwan's Aleees finds opening

China's sweeping export controls on lithium battery technologies — enacted in July and October 2025 — have effectively erected...

Thursday 23 October 2025
China's YMTC aims for fully local chip production, but can it deliver?
China's memory chipmaker YMTC has unveiled plans for its Phase III fab with a registered capital of CNY20.72 billion (approx. US$2.91 billion). Market sources say the project targets...
Thursday 23 October 2025
MetaX's 404% revenue surge powers a US$547M GPU IPO drive in Shanghai
MetaX's financial momentum is accelerating. The company reported CNY914.93 million (US$128 million) in revenue for the first half of 2025, a 404.51% year-over-year surge. Losses have...
Thursday 23 October 2025
China's ZJeagles breaks VCSEL funding record, accelerates AI photonics race

ZJeagles Comsemi Technology (ZJeagles) has closed its Series B+ funding round, securing over CNY700 million (approx. US$98 million) —...

Thursday 23 October 2025
CATL fuels DaMaoAI's AI energy platform as compute power meets the grid
As China's demand for greener, more efficient compute infrastructure surges, Shanghai-based DaMaoAI has become one of the country's standout innovators in "AI for Energy." The firm...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
'Korea's CES' kicks off with flying cars and humanoid robots in the spotlight
South Korea's vision of a sci-fi future is on full display as the 2025 Future Innovation Technology Expo (FIX 2025) kicked off in Daegu. Dubbed "Korea's CES," the massive four-day...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Yageo's US$741.8 million Shibaura takeover marks rare Taiwan-Japan acquisition milestone
Yageo chairman Pierre Chen announced the successful acquisition of Japan's Shibaura Electronics and immediately traveled to Tokyo for a joint press conference with Shibaura president...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Samsung challenges Apple and Meta with Galaxy XR launch
Samsung Electronics has officially released its first extended reality (XR) headset, the Galaxy XR, priced at KRW2.69 million (approx. US$1,882). It targets the mid-to-high-end market...
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Tesla maps out AI6 chip supply chain from Korea to Texas
Tesla has started preparing for the production of its next-generation AI6 chip at Samsung's wafer foundry. Observers believe the company will first handle core technology development...