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Tuesday 19 May 2026

XPeng introduces mass-produced Robotaxi built on in-house AI chips

XPeng unveiled its first mass-produced robotaxi on Tuesday, marking a major milestone in China's rapidly accelerating race to commercialize Level 4 autonomous driving.

Tuesday 19 May 2026

TDK expands bonding equipment investment, launches first mass production of nanocomposite materials

Japanese electronic components manufacturer TDK will make its largest-ever capital investment in fiscal 2026, running from April 2026 to March 2027, to address surging demand related...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Lens Technology's Ju Teng bid puts China's notebook supply chain in focus

Lens Technology is seeking control of Ju Teng International Holdings in a deal that could cost as much as US$337 million, expanding the...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Samsung narrows bonus gap as payout split threatens strike deal

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union resumed talks on May 19 in a last-ditch effort to avert an 18-day strike set to begin May 21, with the two sides reportedly closing...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

AMD gains Beijing spotlight: China courts Lisa Su for AI chip ties

Shortly after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang left China following a delegation led by US President Donald Trump, Beijing officials swiftly announced a meeting with Advanced Micro Devices...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Rising memory costs hit China's OLED suppliers harder than Korean rivals

Rising memory prices are squeezing the smartphone OLED panel market. Chinese suppliers are feeling it more than their Korean rivals, as handset makers scale back production plans.

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Samsung turns to health features as Galaxy Watch loses ground to Chinese rivals

Samsung Electronics is putting health care at the center of its smartwatch strategy as Chinese rivals Huawei and Xiaomi gain ground in the global wearables market.

Tuesday 19 May 2026

China doubles down on AI-driven manufacturing upgrade

Chinese officials have renewed calls to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) more deeply into manufacturing as Beijing seeks to modernize traditional industries, strengthen industrial...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

China's AI token boom fuels push for national compute network

China is accelerating plans for a national computing power network as artificial intelligence (AI) token usage surges, casting AI compute...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Baidu says AI is now the majority of its business

Baidu said its core AI businesses became the majority of the company's revenue in the first quarter of 2026, driven by rapid growth in AI cloud infrastructure, expanded foundation-model...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Analysts divided on Baidu's AI monetization as cloud growth offsets ad weakness

Analysts offered mixed assessments of Baidu after the Chinese internet company posted first-quarter revenue that topped market expectations, with some pointing to stronger AI monetization...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix face chipmaking chemical squeeze as China feedstock costs surge

Prices for semiconductor-grade hydrogen fluoride supplied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expected to rise sharply between late June and July, as higher costs for a key China-sourced...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Commentary: Sanctions reshaped China's foundry sector — just not in the way markets expected

China's foundry sector is charting a different course as the global semiconductor market remains focused on AI GPUs, the 2nm process node, and advanced packaging. Led by Semiconductor...

Monday 18 May 2026

South Korea's A2Z bets on autonomous buses as Waymo, Baidu's Apollo Go dominate robotaxi race

As Waymo in the US and Baidu's Apollo Go in China expand robotaxi services on public roads, South Korea's autonomous-driving industry...

Monday 18 May 2026

SK Hynix speeds Yongin fab buildout as memory crunch fuels capacity race

SK Hynix is accelerating construction at its Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, as a tightening memory market pushes South Korea's top chipmakers...

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