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Thursday 28 August 2025
South Korea weighs Westinghouse deal as nuclear export chances grow
The global surge in energy demand has brought a turnaround to South Korea's once-stagnant nuclear power industry. However, at the beginning of 2025, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power...
Thursday 28 August 2025
South Korea races to close gap in hybrid bonding as global rivals move ahead
South Korean experts are raising alarms that domestic semiconductor equipment manufacturers may be falling behind in developing hybrid bonding technology—critical for advancing...
Thursday 28 August 2025
China’s cities outpace Beijing in AI chip race, setting steeper targets than the state
On August 25, Nikkei Asia reported that Shanghai aims to raise the domestic semiconductor share in AI and data center operations to more than 70% by 2027. Guizhou's Guiyang, in the...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Rebellions unveils chiplet AI accelerator to challenge Nvidia in hyperscale market
Korea-based Rebellions unveiled its next-generation AI accelerator, REBEL-Quad, at the Hot Chips 2025 symposium in California, positioning itself as a direct rival to Nvidia's Blackwell...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Nvidia's Huang meets Samsung, SK leaders at US summit as HBM battle escalates
The South Korea-US summit offered a rare gathering of tech heavyweights, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
DeepSeek’s FP8 model signals China’s push to cut reliance on US AI chips

DeepSeek shook up China's AI race on August 21 with the release of its V3.1 model, built on UE8M0 FP8 Scale precision and designed for...

Wednesday 27 August 2025
Huawei slashes Mate series prices, prepares tri-fold launch ahead of Apple event
Apple will unveil its latest iPhone lineup on September 9 in California, but Huawei is looking to pre-empt the buzz. The Chinese tech giant confirmed it will hold its "Mate XT Ultimate...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Suzuki to launch first made-in-India EV; Prime Minister Modi calls it 'historic beginning'
Suzuki Motor Corp. will produce its first electric vehicle in India, underscoring the Japanese automaker's bet on the South Asian nation as a hub for green mobility and exports. The...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Japanese chip equipment makers missing out on Nvidia AI boom, says Marumae CEO

Japanese makers of semiconductor equipment parts that cater to niche markets are struggling to cash in on the AI boom, even as it drives...

Wednesday 27 August 2025
Samsung Display restructures OLED business to strengthen Apple ties and fend off Chinese rivals

Samsung Display (SDC) is executing a sweeping organizational overhaul across both its IT and small-to-medium panel businesses, aiming...

Wednesday 27 August 2025
China-based USI 1H25 earnings under pressure: what's behind the decline?

While Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) Shanghai posted a modest revenue drop in the first half of 2025, its profit during the time...

Wednesday 27 August 2025
China's cloud giants diverge on AI strategies with spending surge
China's top cloud providers are charting different courses in artificial intelligence (AI) as the nation's tech boom enters a new stage. Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and Huawei are...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
China reportedly turning to second-hand Nvidia A100, H100 GPUs after H20 ban
China's AI hardware market is facing an unexpected shake-up after authorities banned Nvidia's H20 accelerator, prompting a surge of second-hand AI training systems from overseas....
Wednesday 27 August 2025
China-based Cambricon posts surging 1H25 revenue as local AI chip demand soars
Chinese AI chip developer Cambricon Technologies reported a sharp turnaround in its first-half 2025 results, driven by booming demand for AI computing power.
Wednesday 27 August 2025
South Korea, US deepen ties with focus on nuclear energy projects
South Korean and US companies signed a total of 11 agreements across various sectors, including shipbuilding, nuclear energy, aviation, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and minerals,...