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Monday 13 October 2025
China's market regulation agency investigates Qualcomm after Anti-Monopoly Law violation
On October 10, 2025, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) officially launched an investigation into Qualcomm for allegedly violating China's Anti-Monopoly Law...
Monday 13 October 2025
Singapore's Megaspeed faces US and local probes over alleged Nvidia chip diversion to China
Megaspeed International Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based AI computing company, is under intensifying scrutiny as both US and Singapore authorities investigate its alleged role in diverting...
Monday 13 October 2025
China's golden week holiday boosts travel, but electronics sales stall
China's eight-day Golden Week holiday saw a record number of travelers hit the roads and rails, but the spending spree ended there. The hoped-for boom in consumer electronics never...
Monday 13 October 2025
China sees new smartphone launches spur by holiday season amid market recovery
Following China's 2025 Golden Week, major brands Oppo and Honor announced upcoming smartphone releases featuring advanced imaging and AI enhancements to stimulate demand. Despite...
Monday 13 October 2025
China's rare earth export ban broadens; US vows strong retaliation

China, on October 9, announced a major expansion of its rare earth export controls, escalating tensions with the US and drawing sharp...

Monday 13 October 2025
Netherlands seizes control of Nexperia, deepening Europe-China tech rift

The Dutch government has taken extraordinary steps to limit Chinese group Wingtech Technology's control over its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia,...

Monday 13 October 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix drive next memory super cycle
AI demand and OpenAI's partnerships with Korean manufacturers are fueling a memory super cycle that could surpass the 2017–2018 period. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have...
Monday 13 October 2025
Geopolitics and protectionism test China's auto dominance in Russia

When global automakers fled Russia in the wake of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Chinese car companies moved in with astonishing...

Saturday 11 October 2025
Samsung to join Nvidia supply chain with HBM3E for GB300, shaking up market dynamics
Nvidia has reportedly confirmed it will use Samsung Electronics' fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM3E) in its latest AI accelerator, the GB300. Additionally, Samsung plans...
Friday 10 October 2025
Beijing targets Qualcomm and TechInsights in widening tech crackdown
China has intensified its regulatory actions against foreign companies amid escalating tensions with the US, launching an antitrust investigation into Qualcomm while adding several...
Friday 10 October 2025
China's top-four TV brands dominate 90% of surging miniLED market
MiniLED-backlit TVs are experiencing explosive growth, with overall shipments surpassing OLED TVs. In China, the penetration rate of miniLED-backlit TVs has rapidly increased, with...
Friday 10 October 2025
FuriosaAI leads South Korea's physical AI push
As South Korea aims to become a top-three global AI powerhouse, neural processing unit (NPU) startup FuriosaAI envisions AI's ultimate evolution into physical AI. The company believes...
Thursday 9 October 2025
US expands export controls, citing Chinese firms' support for Hamas and Houthis
The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on October 8, 2025, that it is placing 29 Chinese and Hong Kong entities onto its strengthened Entity...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Foxconn walks away from Nissan factory deal amid stalled talks
Struggling with prolonged financial headwinds, Nissan Motor Co. has announced plans to shutter one of its core production sites, the Oppama plant, by March 2028. Talks to sell the...
Thursday 9 October 2025
Commentary: China's TGV ambitions face an uphill battle
China's development of through glass via (TGV) technology, crucial for advanced semiconductor packaging in AI and high-performance computing chips, encounters significant hurdles,...