After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrapped up his "trillion-dollar banquet" for Taiwan AI supply-chain giants, GTC Taipei is set to become a highlight of Computex 2026. Nvidia will also host its first "South Korean partners night" in Taiwan

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang's pre-Computex meetings in Taipei are drawing close attention from South Korean companies seeking a bigger role in the global AI supply chain. With demand for AI infrastructure rising, their interest reflects how the next phase of AI development could shape worldwide competition, partnerships, and technology access

China's State Council announced new regulations on June 1 that will tighten controls on overseas investment, restricting the export and transfer of prohibited goods, technologies, services and related data. The regulations were approved at the State Council's 83rd executive meeting on April 17 and will take effect on July 1, 2026, the announcement said, requiring firms and investors to comply with approval, filing, information reporting and cross-border capital registration procedures when investing abroad

Huawei's Tau Law is being framed in China as a new semiconductor principle, but its strategic value may lie beyond catching TSMC in process nodes. The real question is whether Huawei can combine LogicFolding, optical interconnects, and system-level scaling to reduce China's reliance on Nvidia

MiniMax has started preparations to sell yuan-denominated shares on China's stock market, a step that could give onshore investors exposure to AI model companies beyond chipmakers and extend the company's listing presence beyond Hong Kong

LG Electronics has denied a Korean media report that it discussed a possible sale or restructuring of its TV business with China's Hisense, as intensifying competition from Chinese brands puts new pressure on legacy TV makers in South Korea and Japan

In aerodynamics, the Aito M9 underwent more than 100 engineering refinements, achieving a drag coefficient of just 0.249 Cd — among the lowest ever recorded for a full-size sport utility vehicle

LinkerBot, a leading Chinese developer of robotic dexterous hands, has acquired Jingling Zhikang in a strategic move that could push AI-powered bionic hands from high-cost rehabilitation devices into a broader assistive technology market

Xpeng Motors, often described as "China's Tesla," is advancing on two very different international fronts — cautious and measured in South Korea, but increasingly strategic in Europe — while competing Chinese EV peers such as Zeekr accelerate their own overseas expansion

Generative AI, HPC, and large data centers are raising demand for chips with higher power efficiency, stronger thermal control, and denser packaging, making advanced packaging a more strategic part of the semiconductor supply chain. In China, panel-level packaging (PLP) is gaining traction for its larger format, higher output, and lower-cost potential

Chinese CMOS image sensor supplier SmartSens Technology announced on May 26 that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Chinese IC design company Unisoc to jointly develop Micro LED-based high-speed optical interconnect technology, targeting applications in AI computing clusters, smart vehicles, and industrial vision

As Moore's Law nears its limits, Huawei is promoting its "Tau (τ) Law" as a post-Moore chip framework that shifts the focus from nanometer process nodes to shorter signal transmission times across electronic systems

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top DRAM maker, has been cleared by China's securities regulator for its highly anticipated IPO, which could raise funds worth CNY29.5 billion (approx. US$4.4 billion) for the company. The Shanghai Stock Exchange said on May 27 that it had cleared a listing review for its STAR Board