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Monday 17 November 2025
Korean startup launches AI recruitment platform for global talent
Korean startup Jably detailed its AI-driven recruitment and visa-management platform, K-tag, during the 2025 Pangyo Global Media Meet-Up, positioning the service as a data-centric...
Monday 17 November 2025
South Korea's Big Four launch KRW800T investment drive after US tariff deal
South Korea and the United States have released a Joint Fact Sheet that industry observers say reduces earlier tariff uncertainty and creates new room for cooperation. With global...
Monday 17 November 2025
Alibaba denies US national security claims; China embassy calls allegations baseless
Alibaba has been accused by the US government of providing data and technical support to China's military, posing a threat to American national security. Both Alibaba and the Chinese...
Monday 17 November 2025
Oppo opens CNY10 billion headquarters campus in Binhaiwan Bay, Dongguan
Oppo has officially opened its new headquarters campus in Binhaiwan Bay Area, Dongguan, China, following an investment exceeding CNY10 billion (approx. US$1.41 billion). The 930,000-square-meter...
Monday 17 November 2025
Samsung commits US$31 billion to AI and semiconductor production in South Korea over five years
Samsung Group has unveiled plans to invest around KRW450 trillion (approx. US$309.10 billion) in manufacturing and R&D across South Korea over the next five years. This investment...
Monday 17 November 2025
China’s low-altitude leap: Xpeng’s flying cars land their first big Middle East order
Xpeng's flying car subsidiary ARIDGE is laying out a three-step roadmap to bring personal electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft into everyday use. The company is...
Monday 17 November 2025
Apple's 15% truce with Tencent: A small cut, a big shift
Apple and Tencent Holdings Ltd. have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to lower Apple's revenue share on WeChat mini games and mini programs to around 15%, with Apple handling...
Sunday 16 November 2025
Samsung reportedly targets 10% sales growth for next-gen foldables as Apple eyes 2026 debut
Samsung Electronics has reportedly set its sales targets for the next-generation foldables—Galaxy Z Fold8 and Flip8—aiming for roughly a 10% increase over the Galaxy Z...
Sunday 16 November 2025
Semco eyes big tech deals in the glass substrate boom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is reportedly in supply talks with several Big Tech companies, two years after moving into glass substrates. Seen as a next-generation breakthrough...
Sunday 16 November 2025
Samsung and LG discuss future mobility with Mercedes-Benz

Top executives from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics held separate high-level meetings in Seoul with Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius,...

Sunday 16 November 2025
Ability Enterprise eyes new SoC development integrating neural network engine
Optical imaging solution supplier Ability Enterprises said tariff issues stemming from regional political tensions are gradually being resolved, allowing flexible adjustments across...
Sunday 16 November 2025
China's economy faces multiple pressures as investment uncertainty rises
The Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) held its 79th Industrial Day celebration on November 11, 2025, in Taipei. CNFI is one of Taiwan's oldest and largest industry...
Saturday 15 November 2025
China fine-tunes its Thousand Talents campaign to lure South Korean scientists
China's talent-recruitment efforts in South Korea's science and technology sector are entering a far more targeted phase. Under the Thousand Talents Plan (TTP), Beijing is reportedly...
Saturday 15 November 2025
Commentary: The AI bubble question resurfaces, yet China's cycle logic diverges sharply
As 2025 nears its close, the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom is again prompting debate over whether the sector is entering speculative territory. From Silicon Valley to Wall...
Friday 14 November 2025
SK Hynix reportedly to order HBM4 equipment, accelerate mass production
SK Hynix is reportedly set to begin ordering equipment for its 12-layer sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) as early as November 2025. Considering the construction schedule...