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Friday 7 August 2026
South Korea clears ITU hurdle for world's first SDV standard

A South Korea-backed draft standard for software-defined vehicles (SDVs) has cleared a key milestone at the International Telecommunication...

Friday 7 August 2026
China's MLCC supply chain ramps up as AI boom drives global component shortage

China's multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) supply chain is accelerating capacity expansion as surging demand from AI servers and automotive...

Friday 7 August 2026
China's surging export numbers shows automakers pivoting from price wars to value wars

China's auto exports climbed sharply in the first half of 2026 as the sector shifted from price-based competition to a focus on product...

Friday 7 August 2026
Analysis: Five years of US polysilicon imports show why Washington set the price floor at US$21
US imports of high-purity polysilicon jumped to US$190 million in 2025. Still, the bigger story is in the volume: 6,791 tonnes, more than five times the 1,286 tonnes imported in 2024,...
Friday 7 August 2026
Analysis: Trump’s polysilicon tariffs split solar industry into winners and losers
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on August 6 imposing minimum import prices and a 15% tariff on polysilicon and its derivatives, a move that hands a durable pricing...
Friday 7 August 2026
Nvidia denies report of seeking China AI-RAN partners for 6G networks

Nvidia is seeking Chinese telecom equipment partners to develop 6G AI radio access network base stations for overseas markets, according...

Friday 7 August 2026
Inventec forecasts weaker notebook shipments as server growth continues in the third quarter
Inventec said notebook shipments will soften in the third quarter after customers pulled in orders during the first half, lifting volumes above expectations, while server shipments...
Friday 7 August 2026
Taiwan raises 2027 central government spending to NT$3.6 trillion
Taiwan's central government said it would lift 2027 spending to NT$3.6 trillion, as President Lai Ching-te outlined a budget plan aimed at boosting industrial upgrading, technological...
Friday 7 August 2026
Chinese optical suppliers confront FCC threat after US$19.1B sell-off

Chinese optical transceiver suppliers are trying to calm investors after reports that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may...

Friday 7 August 2026
Huawei's Richard Yu warns of smartphone price hikes as memory costs soar
Huawei executive director and Consumer Business Group chairman Richard Yu warned on August 5 that sharply rising memory costs could trigger widespread smartphone price increases, saying...
Friday 7 August 2026
Ex-White House official urges South Korea to avoid excessive digital regulation
Former White House National Security Council chief of staff Alexander Gray has called on South Korea to deepen supply chain cooperation with the US and avoid following the European...
Friday 7 August 2026
Taiwan business optimism eases in the third quarter as supply chains soften
Dun & Bradstreet said Taiwan business confidence slipped slightly in the third quarter of 2026, with its Taiwan Business Optimism Insights survey measuring an overall index of...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Unitree's impending IPO draws Meituan and Tencent as investors

Chinese robotics company Unitree is entering a critical stage in its initial public offering. The IPO is expected to raise about CNY4.2...

Thursday 6 August 2026
ByteDance founder shuns AI distillation, wary of more US scrutiny

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming recently said that the company would not use distillation to train its AI models, even if they fall...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Lo Hsung to debut self-developed robot joint module at Automation Exhibition
Lo Hsung, a Qisda subsidiary, will unveil its first self-developed ACTDG45-O robot joint module at the 2026 Taipei International Industrial Automation Exhibition. The company said...