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Thursday 9 July 2026
China AI compute race enters supernode era with Huawei Atlas 950 WAIC debut

China's AI compute race is shifting to supernodes, as cloud providers and model developers seek domestic infrastructure capable of handling...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Taiwan says China's slow growth could become the new normal
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council told lawmakers on July 8 that China's 2026 15th Five-Year Plan is focused on expanding domestic demand and boosting consumption, but that deep structural...
Thursday 9 July 2026
China's AI chip buyers turn from Nvidia to local suppliers in H20 squeeze

Chinese companies are shifting more AI accelerator spending away from Nvidia and toward domestic suppliers, a sign that US-China technology...

Thursday 9 July 2026
China 618 smartphone sales fall 13% as Huawei takes lead
China's smartphone sales fell 13% year over year during the 2026 618 e-commerce shopping festival, as higher memory costs and less aggressive promotions weighed on demand, according...
Thursday 9 July 2026
SK Hynix supplier talks show AI memory boom shifting pricing power

The AI data center boom is reshaping the memory supply chain, giving Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron greater pricing power...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Grab's Uber-affiliated director steps down from board with foodpanda Taiwan acquisition in process
Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB) announced that Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has resigned from its board of directors, effective July 6, 2026, as the Singapore-based...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Asia VC leaders call for deeper cross-border tech investment at inaugural regional summit
Heads of venture capital associations from Taiwan, Japan, and Korea gathered in Taipei today for the first Asia Venture Capital (VC) Summit, a historic trilateral meeting aimed at...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
AI memory boom turns price hikes into antitrust flashpoint across supply chain
As AI demand drives record price increases in the memory market, the aftermath of such volatility is weighing on the wider supply chain, rippling into downstream industries where manufacturers...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Netherlands presses China talks on Nexperia and ASML trade frictions
The Netherlands used a trade mission to Beijing this week to reopen economic ties with China while semiconductor tensions remained at the center of the agenda. Dutch trade officials...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Samsung widens Nvidia Vera Rubin memory play with PCIe 6.0 eSSD

Samsung Electronics has started mass production of its PM1763 enterprise SSD, a PCIe 6.0-based drive built for AI infrastructure and slated...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Samsung's HBM4 comeback hinges on one chip-level advantage

Samsung Electronics is using HBM4 to test whether its memory, logic, foundry, and advanced packaging businesses can finally work as...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Apple tests CXMT DRAM, thrusting China's memory champion into AI spotlight

China's CXMT has moved from a little-known state-backed DRAM maker to one of the most closely watched companies in the global memory...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Volkswagen faces defining test as board weighs sweeping restructuring in face of Chinese competition in its biggest market
Volkswagen is entering one of the most critical periods in its recent history, as its supervisory board prepares to meet on July 9 to discuss a restructuring plan that could include...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Inspur forecasts sharp first-half profit growth
Inspur Industry said its first-half profit is likely to rise sharply in 2026, reflecting stronger demand and improved execution as investors monitor developments across China's technology...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Dongfeng Nissan seeks turnaround amid weak Chinese auto market
China's car market is increasingly divided between weak domestic demand and strong overseas growth, with electric vehicles (EVs) pushing further into the Middle East, Europe, and Africa...