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Monday 5 January 2026

Lee Jae-myung's first China visit signals warming South Korea-China ties

According to Bloomberg and The Korea Economic Daily, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made a four-day trip from January 4-7, 2026, to Beijing and Shanghai, including...

Monday 5 January 2026

China pulls ahead of the US in humanoid robot commercialization

Once confined to research labs, humanoid robots moved decisively into public view across China in 2025. Viral footage showed robots dancing at the Spring Festival gala, operating...

Monday 5 January 2026

China memory makers' IPO line up: CXMT seeks US$4.2 billion, YMTC prepares filing

Strong AI demand has pushed the memory sector into a rare upcycle. China's leading DRAM maker CXMT is advancing an IPO application on the STAR Market, targeting CNY29.5 billion (US$4.21...

Monday 5 January 2026

Kawasaki banned by Japanese defense ministry over submarine engine fraud, raising export trust concerns

Japan's Ministry of Defense announced in December 2025 that it had suspended Kawasaki Heavy Industries from bidding on defense contracts until March 11, 2026, a 2.5-month ban following...

Monday 5 January 2026

Exclusive: Ahead of CES, Foxconn bets on certified vehicles to break into autonomous driving

On the eve of CES 2026, Foxconn Technology Group quietly completed a consequential move: its electric-vehicle subsidiary, Foxtron, finalized the acquisition of 100% of the Taiwanese...

Monday 5 January 2026

Samsung reportedly pitches bundled solutions to Google and AMD

As major corporations expand investments in artificial intelligence (AI), memory suppliers have seen a flood of orders. According to the latest reports from South Korean media, Samsung...

Monday 5 January 2026

Xiaomi sets 550,000 EV delivery target for 2026 expansion push

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun used a recent New Year livestream to set a bold target for the company's electric vehicle (EV) business: 550,000 vehicle deliveries in 2026. During the broadcast,...

Monday 5 January 2026

Nexchip Semiconductor launches US$5.1bn Hefei fab to scale 28nm mature-node capacity

China's domestic foundry expansion gained momentum this week as Nexchip Semiconductor broke ground on its Phase IV project in Hefei, committing...

Monday 5 January 2026

iPhone 17 sales surge lifts Apple past 20% share in China

Apple's iPhone 17 series has driven a notable recovery in China, pushing the company's market share back above 20% and lifting monthly...

Monday 5 January 2026

Weekly news roundup: TSMC widens 2 nm edge as South Korea boosts chip spending; Huawei eyes memory bottlenecks

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of Dec 29 - Jan 4.

Monday 5 January 2026

Memory price surge drives profit windfall across sector

Memory demand remains elevated, with supply shortages driving prices sharply higher and triggering a broad profit surge across the sector. Memory module makers Adata and Team Group...

Monday 5 January 2026

Asus pulls back from smartphone market after two decades of losses

Asus announced on January 2, 2026, that it will not release any new smartphones this year, effectively suspending a mobile business the Taiwanese hardware giant has sustained for...

Monday 5 January 2026

SK On slows investment and delays Seosan factory expansion with EV market uncertainty

SK On, a battery unit of SK Innovation, has scaled back its investment plans and postponed the expansion of its new factory in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, due to a slowdown...

Monday 5 January 2026

Trump orders divestment of EMCORE chip assets, tightening US scrutiny of foreign semiconductor deals

US President Donald Trump has ordered the divestment of certain semiconductor assets of EMCORE Corporation following a national security review that identified risks linked to foreign...

Monday 5 January 2026

Foxconn reportedly emerges in supply chain reports tied to OpenAI's rumored AI devices

OpenAI is accelerating plans to enter the consumer hardware market, with reports indicating that the company is preparing a new voice-focused AI model to underpin its first generation...

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