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Wednesday 13 August 2025
How drone makers dodge export rules to fuel military demand
As geopolitical tensions flare, demand for attack drones is soaring. But exporting armed unmanned aerial vehicles is often mired in strict government reviews, stretching delivery...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Inside Beijing's quiet campaign to sideline Nvidia's H20 AI chips

China has told domestic companies to steer clear of Nvidia's H20 processors, particularly for government and national security projects,...

Tuesday 12 August 2025
US tariffs hit Coretronic's projector business; supply chain and government orders affected
Coretronic faced a suspension in shipments of its projectors to the US in April 2025 due to tariff impacts, though a gradual resumption began in May. The second quarter of 2025, typically...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
H20 chip export resumes with 15% revenue remittance condition; industry fears ban is imminent
Despite positive news that Nvidia and AMD's H20 and MI308 chips have received official approval from the US government to resume exports to China, this permission comes with an unprecedented...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Could US chip export tariffs be new tool against China?
US President Donald Trump confirmed that Nvidia and AMD will pay 15% of their AI chip sales revenue in China to the US government under a rare deal tied to export licenses. This move...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Trump floats weakened Blackwell export to China in return for US revenue share
US President Donald Trump signaled on Monday that he'd be open to allowing Nvidia Corp. to sell a scaled-back version of its most advanced AI chip to China.
Monday 11 August 2025
South Korea accelerates AI data center expansion amid global compute race
With the rapid development of the global AI industry, demand for high-performance computing and GPU resources continues to rise, and the global AI data center market is expanding...
Monday 11 August 2025
South Korea urged to fast-track AI law to safeguard competitiveness amid US-China rivalry
South Korea recently held a public hearing on the proposed Special Act on AI Industry Development, with industry leaders urging the government to speed up its review. Youchul Kim,...
Monday 11 August 2025
Taiwan leads global SiPh development; optical industry set for explosive growth by 2027
Silicon photonics (SiPh) is one of the most critical technologies in the AI world and broadband sectors, according to Paul Liu, chairman of Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC)...
Monday 11 August 2025
Nvidia, AMD agree to pay US 15% of China chip sale revenue
Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. agreed to pay 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China to the US government as part of a deal with the Trump administration to secure...
Sunday 10 August 2025
China's EV makers slashing prices, ignoring government warnings
Despite repeated clear statements from the Chinese central government urging automakers to stop vicious price-cutting, the market's price war has not eased. Instead, it has intensi...
Saturday 9 August 2025
Nvidia under fire as US eyes chip tracking to close export loopholes
The US has imposed export controls on critical chips bound for China, but smuggling and transshipment through third countries into China continue to occur, demonstrating that the...
Saturday 9 August 2025
South Korea's quintet of alliances for sovereign AI: Kakao notably left out
South Korea is progressing its autonomous AI model development by choosing five key industry alliances—Naver Cloud, SK Telecom, NC AI, LG AI Research, and Upstage. The government...
Friday 8 August 2025
OpenAI offers US$1 enterprise ChatGPT to US federal government in wake of AI action plan
OpenAI has agreed to offer its AI models to US federal agencies from 2026 for a symbolic annual fee of US$1. This move is part of the White House AI Action Plan, aimed at boosting...
Friday 8 August 2025
Chinese automakers slip through loopholes of Taiwan's EV barriers
Taiwan's auto industry is facing mounting pressure amid a wave of global disruption, with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD reportedly holding discreet meetings in Taiwan on...