The US is moving to bar federal agencies from buying certain semiconductors tied to major China-based chipmakers, widening procurement restrictions even as memory shortages and rising prices strain electronics supply chains

With the semiconductor industry entering a supercycle and reporting record earnings, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are preparing to launch large-scale semiconductor hiring

During German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to China, the most closely watched stop was Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics. Footage showed Merz standing with arms crossed, nodding and reacting with visible surprise to a humanoid robot's martial arts demonstration

By 2025, China had more than 140 humanoid robot OEMs, with over 330 products launched in a single year. The rapid increase in vendors and models is prompting synchronized expansion across the upstream, midstream and downstream supply chain