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Wednesday 15 July 2026
US becomes top helium source for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as Qatari supply falters

The US has become the leading source of helium and other noble gases for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan as disruptions to Qatari production...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Taiwan and Japan expand all-photonic network ties for AI and research
Taiwan and Japan are expanding deployment of the IOWN all-photonic network to improve research connectivity and provide backup AI computing capacity. The effort comes as Taiwan promotes...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
CATL redraws AI ambitions with DeepSeek, VNET and an energy-first strategy

CATL is rapidly expanding into AI infrastructure. Through strategic investments in DeepSeek, data centres and power systems, the company...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Japan ramps up AI and quantum investment to strengthen technology leadership
Japan's new growth strategy could ripple well beyond its borders as it channels public investment into AI, quantum technologies, and advanced networks that align with priorities already...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Taiwan expo in Japan spotlights AI, robotics and senior care
The 2026 Taiwan Expo Japan opened in Tokyo on July 15, giving Taiwanese companies a platform to pursue business in AI, smart technology, robotics and the silver economy. Taiwan's trade...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Tower Semiconductor bets on Japan to ride the AI data center shift from copper to light
Tower Semiconductor is placing a roughly US$3 billion wager that the artificial-intelligence buildout will force data centers to move data with light rather than electricity, anchoring...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Huawei to unveil largest Ascend SuperPoD at Xi-opened WAIC , scaling China's AI infrastructure

Huawei will publicly display its Atlas 950 SuperPoD AI computing system for the first time at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
China's Orient Computing unveils 14nm AI chip designed to bypass HBM constraints

Shanghai Orient Computing Core Technology has launched the DF1000, a 14-nanometre AI accelerator that uses software-defined computing...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Huawei's US$11B clean energy business turns Brazil into its next growth engine

Huawei Technologies is becoming an increasingly important supplier to the global energy transition, expanding beyond telecommunications...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
South Korea moves to secure power for new chip cluster

South Korea is accelerating plans to supply electricity to a new semiconductor cluster in the country's southwest by 2030, potentially...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
CXMT's US$4.3B IPO powers China's HBM challenge to global memory giants

CXMT is preparing China's largest chip-sector IPO of 2026, seeking up to US$4.3 billion to expand DRAM and HBM capacity, deepen vertical...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
China's 1H26 IC exports jump 96% on AI hardware demand
China's IC exports surged in the first half of 2026, underscoring strong demand for AI, data center, and HPC hardware that lifted electronics supply-chain momentum. The General Administration...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
South Korea exports top US$100B in a month, stoking chip dependence fears

South Korea's exports surpassed US$100 billion in a single month for the first time in June 2026, raising expectations that the country...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Japan tests reusable rocket as satellite launch ambitions face SpaceX cost gap

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has completed the first flight test of its reusable small experimental rocket RV-X, marking...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Nvidia cuts list of approved Asian chip buyers by more than half to prevent diversion to China

Nvidia has removed more than half of the Asian customers it previously authorized to buy its advanced chips, after creating a new internal...