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Friday 26 September 2025
China launches trade barrier investigation into Mexico's proposed tariff hike
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on September 25, 2025, that it has launched a trade and investment barrier investigation into Mexico's proposed plan to raise tariffs...
Friday 26 September 2025
YMTC joins DRAM arena to ease China's AI memory crunch
China's growing demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is reshaping its chip sector. Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), long centered on NAND flash, is planning to expand into...
Friday 26 September 2025
TGS 2025: GenAI takes center stage in game development
The largest Tokyo Game Show in history, TGS 2025, opened on September 25, 2025, for a four-day run, drawing massive crowds eager to experience the latest in gaming technology. A standout...
Friday 26 September 2025
China to command 42% of global chipmaking capacity by 2028, SEMI says
The global semiconductor industry is entering an unprecedented growth phase driven by artificial intelligence, with market forecasts projecting the sector to exceed US$1 trillion...
Friday 26 September 2025
Commentary: Huawei's EV blitz tests Xiaomi's viability
On September 24, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun confessed on Weibo that launching both cars and chips at once was like "supporting two children through college." The pressure, he said, was...
Friday 26 September 2025
Micron rises to second in global HBM market as Samsung slips
Micron Technology has, for the first time, overtaken Samsung Electronics in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market, securing second place in global shipments during the second quarter...
Friday 26 September 2025
China's new state-backed fusion energy company debuts with reactor design
China is ramping up its nuclear fusion drive with the launch of a new state-backed firm. China Fusion Energy Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC),...
Friday 26 September 2025
China's CPU makers deliver strong half-year results, Loongson 3C6000 on track for 2026
China's CPU industry is gaining real traction, with listed players posting strong first-half 2025 earnings, resilient margins, and rising R&D outlays. Driven by state backing...
Friday 26 September 2025
Europe looks to Japan as it seeks a sovereign orbit

Amid growing concerns over overreliance on the United States for security—and the strategic uncertainty caused by "America First"...

Friday 26 September 2025
China exceeds EV goals ahead of schedule amid looming market shakeout
As China nears the conclusion of its 14th Five-Year Plan in 2025, one of its standout industrial success stories — electric vehicles — now faces a turning point. After...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Alibaba Cloud rolls out Qwen3 series, eyes AI OS future
Alibaba Cloud opened the 2025 Apsara (Yunqi) Conference in Hangzhou with a broad rollout of large models and AI products, underscoring its ambition to reshape the global AI landscape...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Alibaba eyes artificial superintelligence as ultimate goal, says CEO
At the 2025 Apsara Conference, Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu argued that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is merely the starting line. The company's true destination, he said, is artificial...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Alibaba Cloud, Nvidia join forces to speed physical AI applications

Alibaba Group kicked off its three-day Apsara Conference in Hangzhou by announcing a partnership between Alibaba Cloud and Nvidia in Physical...

Thursday 25 September 2025
Alibaba stakes out AI chip ecosystem, setting up a clash with Huawei
Alibaba is steadily building a vertically integrated chip ecosystem that spans cloud computing, AI chip design, and advanced packaging. People's Daily recently revealed a...
Thursday 25 September 2025
Xiaomi’s massive EV recall signals end of China’s free-wheeling smart-car boom
China's EV race has entered a new phase, placing Xiaomi squarely in the spotlight. Once lauded for leveraging its smartphone expertise and positioned alongside Huawei as a key force...