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Saturday 27 June 2026
SK On completes China battery joint-venture restructuring with Eve Energy
South Korean battery maker SK On has completed a share swap with China's Eve Energy, giving it full ownership of a battery manufacturing joint venture in Yancheng, Jiangsu province,...
Friday 26 June 2026
Seres' US$25bn wipeout tests the price of Huawei's EV halo
Seres Group, once the clearest listed proxy for Huawei's EV ambitions, has lost more than CNY180 billion (US$25 billion) in A-share market value from its peak, despite strong sales...
Friday 26 June 2026
Z.ai's HK$1tn rally tests China AI boom: model leap or market mirage?
Chinese AI startup Z.ai, also known as Zhipu AI, has turned GLM-5.2 into the clearest test yet of China's frontier AI gap with Anthropic and OpenAI. Its stock surge is now raising...
Friday 26 June 2026
Fuji Electric-linked arrests expose rare earth compliance risks for Japanese tech firms in China
The detention of two Japanese nationals in China over suspected rare earth export violations is raising fresh compliance concerns for Japanese technology manufacturers operating in...
Friday 26 June 2026
CXMT listing signals acceleration of China's memory self-sufficiency strategy amid global tech decoupling

CXMT's IPO highlights the growing geopolitical fragmentation of the global semiconductor industry,...

Friday 26 June 2026
China power semiconductor makers raise prices as AI and vehicle demand grows
China's power semiconductor makers are lifting prices again as demand from artificial intelligence (AI) servers and new energy vehicles strengthens. The moves may signal a broader...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China specialty foundry Hua Hong Grace rides 40nm low-power process and Wuxi 12-inch ramp
Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor (HHGrace) is seeing gains from both process technology and capacity expansion, with industry research showing its 40nm ultra-low-power specialty process...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China tightens export controls on strategic minerals with new whistleblower system
China's Commerce Ministry has expanded oversight of strategic minerals and dual-use goods, adding whistleblower channels, reporting rules, and penalties for evasion. The move could...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Chinese chip packaging giant JCET plans US$1.1b AI chip packaging plant
JCET Group is accelerating its AI chip packaging expansion with a CNY7.8 billion (US$1.1 billion) investment in a new advanced packaging and testing plant in Shanghai Lingang, strengthening...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China moves to build helium reserve as Nippon Sanso sets over 30% price hike

Global helium supply is under renewed strain. Nippon Sanso, Japan's largest industrial gas supplier, announced it will raise prices across...

Thursday 25 June 2026
China's 360 unveils AI cybersecurity tools claimed to rival Anthropic's Mythos
Chinese cybersecurity company 360 Security Technology has unveiled a pair of AI-powered cybersecurity tools that it says can match the capabilities of Anthropic's highly restricted...
Thursday 25 June 2026
ByteDance's reported AI chip orders mark breakthrough for Chinese GPU maker Iluvatar CoreX
ByteDance's reported plan to purchase at least 50,000 AI inference chips from Shanghai-based GPU developer Iluvatar CoreX could become one of the most significant commercial wins yet...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Anthropic accuses Alibaba of largest distillation attack on Claude, escalating the US-China AI fight
Anthropic's claim that Alibaba "illicitly" harvested its Claude model marks the biggest alleged case yet of a Chinese firm copying a top US lab, sharpening a national-security debate...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China wafer champion turns to US$1.6B overhaul to stop losses
National Silicon Industry Group, China's leading 12-inch silicon wafer maker, has announced a CNY11.45 billion (US$1.6 billion) capital injection into its core subsidiary Shanghai...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China PC shipments fall as Huawei gains ground in weakening market
China's personal computer market weakened in the first quarter of 2026, with shipments down 2% from a year earlier, according to Omdia. The decline reflects softer consumer demand,...