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Friday 10 October 2025
Beijing targets Qualcomm and TechInsights in widening tech crackdown
China has intensified its regulatory actions against foreign companies amid escalating tensions with the US, launching an antitrust investigation into Qualcomm while adding several...
Friday 10 October 2025
China's top-four TV brands dominate 90% of surging miniLED market
MiniLED-backlit TVs are experiencing explosive growth, with overall shipments surpassing OLED TVs. In China, the penetration rate of miniLED-backlit TVs has rapidly increased, with...
Friday 10 October 2025
FuriosaAI leads South Korea's physical AI push
As South Korea aims to become a top-three global AI powerhouse, neural processing unit (NPU) startup FuriosaAI envisions AI's ultimate evolution into physical AI. The company believes...
Thursday 9 October 2025
US expands export controls, citing Chinese firms' support for Hamas and Houthis
The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on October 8, 2025, that it is placing 29 Chinese and Hong Kong entities onto its strengthened Entity...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Foxconn walks away from Nissan factory deal amid stalled talks
Struggling with prolonged financial headwinds, Nissan Motor Co. has announced plans to shutter one of its core production sites, the Oppama plant, by March 2028. Talks to sell the...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Commentary: China's TGV ambitions face an uphill battle
China's development of through glass via (TGV) technology, crucial for advanced semiconductor packaging in AI and high-performance computing chips, encounters significant hurdles,...
Thursday 9 October 2025
China tightens rare earth export controls with new ban on overseas assistance
China's Ministry of Commerce issued two major new rare earth regulations on October 9, 2025, including a landmark rule that imposes export controls on rare earth technologies and...
Thursday 9 October 2025
LG strengthens SDV footprint with top global automakers
LG Electronics has successfully entered the supply chains of eight out of the world's top 10 automakers, leveraging its automotive electronics and software-defined vehicle (SDV) solutions...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Beijing tightens tech controls, linking rare earths to AI and national security

In a major escalation of its tech resource policy, China's Ministry of Commerce announced new export restrictions on rare earth materials,...

Thursday 9 October 2025
Glass substrate TGV: China's edge to capture AI HPC packaging
China's glass substrate through glass via (TGV) industry has made significant progress, with companies pushing innovations from materials to mass production. Despite challenges in...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Lessons Taiwan should learn from China's involution
In recent years, China's traditional industries and those with lower technical barriers have faced intensifying competition, with bad money driving out good. This trend threatens...
Thursday 9 October 2025
GLT shutters China plant, eyes Vietnam trial and biomedical expansion
Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has liquidated its Zhongshan factory in Guangdong, China and has plans to start trial production at its new facility in Vietnam facility in the...
Thursday 9 October 2025
South Korea's physical AI push aims to dominate industrial robotics
South Korea has formally launched its first Physical AI Association, uniting over 100 companies and institutions from across the artificial intelligence, defense, healthcare, semiconductor,...
Thursday 9 October 2025
China's humanoid robot industry grows, but core processors remain foreign-controlled
As the US-China tech rivalry intensifies, China has ramped up its robot+ strategy in recent years, targeting humanoid robots as a next-generation strategic technology. However, behind...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
OpenAI drives DRAM demand, accelerates top trio's HBM expansion
OpenAI has recently surged in influence by forging strategic partnerships with global AI leaders. Beyond close ties with Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI announced collaborations with Samsung...