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Monday 3 August 2026
Memory makers lift capex as Kioxia holds spending to defend NAND lead
Major memory suppliers are increasing capital spending as AI-related demand from U.S. technology companies accelerates, but Kioxia is keeping investment comparatively tight. According...
Monday 3 August 2026
Chinese display makers reportedly double down on large LCDs and OLED expansion

China's leading display manufacturers are stepping up investments across both LCD and OLED technologies, targeting larger TV panels...

Monday 3 August 2026
CXMT closes in on LPDDR6 mass production, challenging Samsung, SK Hynix
CXMT is nearing the end of research and development validation for LPDDR6, bringing it closer to mass production of next-generation mobile DRAM and intensifying competition with Samsung...
Monday 3 August 2026
TCL Technology to take full ownership of TCL CSOT
TCL Technology Group plans to pay CNY9.32 billion (approx. US$1.38 billion) for the 45% of China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology it does not already own, according...
Monday 3 August 2026
MA-tek sells Shanghai unit, expands AI market push in Japan and the US

MA-tek announced on July 31, 2026, that it will sell 80% of its Shanghai subsidiary for about CNY1.9 billion (US$281.4 million), as...

Monday 3 August 2026
Drone delivery goes mainstream as Shenzhen becomes a robot hub
Meituan's drone delivery service can reach customers within 3 kilometers in about 15 minutes, rain or shine, and its daily use in Shenzhen is highlighting why the city has become a...
Monday 3 August 2026
Renesas plans to phase out Takasaki factory production and expand R&D focus

Renesas Electronics plans to gradually end production at its Takasaki factory in Japan over the next two to three years while strengthening...

Monday 3 August 2026
TSMC Kumamoto fab faces first major quake test with chip-material supplies secured
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan's Kyushu region on July 28, drawing attention to the recovery of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Kumamoto plant,...
Monday 3 August 2026
South Korea accelerates LEO satellite ambitions, targets sovereign communications network by 2035
As Starlink's subscriber base has surpassed 12 million and rivals such as OneWeb and Amazon's Project Kuiper continue expanding their constellations, South Korea only officially launched...
Monday 3 August 2026
Beijing's AI 'golden circle' draws Moonshot, Z.ai, US$14B in funding
Beijing is emerging as one of China's most prominent artificial intelligence clusters as competition in large language models intensifies. Moonshot AI's recently released open-source...
Sunday 2 August 2026
MiniMax H3 pairs 2K video with native stereo audio in China's multimodal AI race
Chinese AI start-up MiniMax launched MiniMax H3 on July 31, expanding its position in multimodal generative AI as competition among China's model developers spreads beyond large language...
Sunday 2 August 2026
Xiaomi adds SkyNomad N90 and N70 with 370,000 deliveries still needed for 2026 target

Xiaomi has entered China's range-extended electric vehicle market with two large intelligent SUVs, expanding beyond battery-only models...

Saturday 1 August 2026
Huawei's Kirin X90 Plus and XE90 power its lightest laptop and next foldable PC
Huawei has introduced two PC processors, the Kirin X90 Plus and Kirin XE90, alongside new HarmonyOS laptops designed to extend its in-house chip strategy across high-performance and...
Saturday 1 August 2026
Chinese display makers move deeper into Korean cockpits as BOE wins Hyundai's flagship display program

Chinese display suppliers are expanding into South Korea's automotive supply chain as competition shifts beyond televisions and smartphones...

Friday 31 July 2026
Elon Musk denies rumored Tesla China contingency plans; discussions on supply chain localization shifts persist
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied a Wall Street Journal report on an internal plan within Tesla to prepare for a possible separation of its China operations. Despite his rebuttal,...