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Wednesday 26 August 2026
China fusion consortium targets 25T superconducting magnet prototype by 2030
China's nuclear fusion supply chain is stepping up work on high-temperature superconducting magnet technology. At the 2026 Fusion Energy Conference on August 25, China Fusion Energy...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
China chip equipment maker Naura posts 25% revenue growth, but R&D and margins squeeze profit
Naura Technology Group posted faster revenue growth than profit in the first half of 2026, with stronger semiconductor equipment sales offset by heavier R&D spending, higher sales...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
SK hynix production union rejects stock-heavy pay deal by 25 votes
SK hynix's production-worker union has rejected the company's tentative 2026 wage and collective bargaining agreement by just 25 votes, sending the two sides back to the negotiating...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Samsung's 3-year shareholder returns seen topping KRW600T
AI memory excess profits are beginning to change Samsung Electronics' capital-allocation logic. The company recently said that, under its current 2024-2026 shareholder return policy,...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
TCL, Asus drop China OLED as LGD gains edge
TCL has reportedly stopped using OLED panels from its own TCL CSOT unit as it expands its monitor lineup, instead turning again to LG Display (LGD), while Asus is said to have halted...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Trump weighs Apple China chip deal as CXMT runs full
Apple is seeking to diversify its supply chain to ease pressure from rising memory costs and has reportedly sought US government clearance to buy memory from blacklisted Chinese chipmaker...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
China GPU race, Part 2: Moore Threads, MetaX, Biren and Enflame pursue four formulas for breaking Nvidia's grip
Enflame's planned US$893 million STAR Market IPO, examined in Part 1 of this series, highlights both the opportunity and the financial strain facing China's emerging AI chip suppliers,...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
LandSpace eyes Zhuque-3 refly within 6 months
Chinese commercial rocket maker LandSpace plans to relaunch its reusable Zhuque-3 booster within six months, after the vehicle successfully completed a vertical landing on land in...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
China GPU race, Part 1: Enflame IPO spotlights Tencent ties, deep losses and AI chip ambitions
Enflame Technology is preparing to become the latest of China's leading AI chip developers to tap public markets, with a CNY6 billion (approx. US$893 million) Shanghai STAR Market...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
MOEA says circular economy output tops NT$1T
Taiwan's circular economy has entered a new stage as the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said the sector's output has surpassed NT$1 trillion (US$31.4 billion), while calling for...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Eternal Materials reports July revenue gain as advanced packaging demand strengthens
Eternal Materials said July marked the start of its traditional peak season, with stronger shipments across its three main business units lifting monthly revenue to NT$4.093 billion...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Taiwan listed firms report 1H26 pretax profit surge on AI server demand
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission said on August 25 that strong global demand for Taiwan-made AI servers and high-performance computing lifted corporate earnings in the first...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Apple is only the test: Chinese memory makers CXMT, YMTC target North American cloud market
The memory industry is entering a powerful growth cycle, with Apple seeking to add Chinese suppliers CXMT and YMTC to its memory supply chain. With a meeting between US President Donald...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
BOE, 3M expand materials partnership as foldable OLED competition intensifies
BOE Technology Group and 3M have opened a joint research laboratory in Beijing that covers optical films, optically clear adhesives, structural adhesives and advanced materials development...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Taiwan maps four AI-led strategies to expand its biotech sector
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs outlined four strategies to scale up the island's biotech industry at a strategy meeting under the Executive Yuan on August 24. The plan centered...