TP-Link has spent years trying to downplay its Chinese roots, but Washington remains sceptical. Bloomberg reports that the company's new Vietnam campus is being built by China State Construction Engineering Corp. (CSCEC), a state-owned contractor the US Department of Defense identifies as a Chinese military-linked enterprise. Hunan provincial officials have also listed the project as a key annual investment, heightening sensitivities as the US considers blocking TP-Link products from the American market

A new-vehicle debut is always one of the highlights of Foxconn's annual Hon Hai Tech Day, and 2025 has proved no exception. The Model A—the company's compact multipurpose EV—first appeared in static form at the 2024 event. This year, it stepped out of the display zone and onto center stage

South Korean startup Stratio has developed a mass-producible short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging sensor based on germanium, costing just 1% of comparable market products. By integrating AI algorithms, the company targets applications across recycling, agriculture, food safety, home appliances, and security industries, aiming to become the smartphone's "fourth camera lens.

As China's smart electric-vehicle sector accelerates and demand surges for domestically produced automotive-grade chips, the country's auto-chip ecosystem has gained a notable new alliance

Lenovo expects component costs to stay elevated but says its inventory buffer, scale, and long-term supplier contracts will keep PC and server prices steady through 2025. During its latest earnings call, the company said it has the "capacity and experience" to navigate the sharp rise in memory prices

At Samsung Technology Conference (STC 2025), the latest research findings in AI agents, communications, healthcare, and cybersecurity were showcased. Security, intelligent software, robotics, and open-source ecosystems were identified as four key fields that will guide AI transformation

South Korea's trade chief said Seoul sees room to coordinate with Taiwan on upcoming US chip tariffs, signaling potential cooperation between the two Asian semiconductor powerhouses as Washington reshapes tariff rules under President Donald Trump. Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said Taiwan's ongoing negotiations create space for both sides to seek the most favorable treatment

Cybersecurity solutions provider SailPoint recently released a report, "The Horizons of Identity Security, 2025-2026," revealing the current state of identity security among global enterprises. The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region shows a polarized development pattern: over half of the surveyed companies are still in early stages while the proportion of highly mature firms surpasses Europe and matches North America

On November 24, 2025, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) officially launched the "Burning Plasma" international scientific program at the "Future Big Science City" in Hefei, Anhui. The CAS also presented the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) research plan to the global fusion research community

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to convert portions of its NAND flash production lines in Pyeongtaek and Hwaseong into DRAM facilities as the company races to meet surging demand for general-purpose DRAM used in AI servers and data centers

The turmoil surrounding Nexperia persists as Wingtech, the Chinese parent company of Nexperia, has formally lodged a complaint with the Dutch government, demanding the withdrawal of its control over Nexperia Netherlands. This follows the Dutch government's recent announcement suspending the takeover execution amid negotiations with China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), while not revoking the original court ruling that authorized the takeover

China's electric vehicle (EV) makers are shifting more of their R&D toward humanoid robots, betting the next phase of AI competition will centre on physical-world applications rather than in-car systems. As US-China tech tensions rise, automakers including Xpeng, Chery, Nio, BYD, GAC, and Seres are using their EV engineering and autonomous-driving AI to develop robots with autonomous mobility and semantic understanding, positioning embodied intelligence as their next strategic arena

Nvidia is reportedly adopting low-power DDR (LPDDR) memory in its servers to enhance power efficiency, marking a major shift in memory architecture. Industry analysts suggest this move could elevate LPDDR to become a core semiconductor in the AI era, following the prominence of high-bandwidth memory (HBM)

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to invest JPY100 billion (US$671 million) in Rapidus in fiscal 2025, securing a controlling stake as the government accelerates its push to rebuild domestic advanced chip manufacturing. The funding will be executed through the Information-Technology Promotion Agency, and Rapidus aims to reach break-even around 2030 and pursue an initial public offering in 2031