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Wednesday 30 April 2025

Model wars escalate: Baidu, Alibaba, DeepSeek race to dominate China's LLM frontier

In the lead-up to China's Labor Day Golden Week, the country's AI sector is experiencing a flurry of large language model (LLM) upgrades...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Nissan to close Wuhan plant, cutting China factories from 6 to 4

Taiwan's electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers are accelerating their North American production plans in response to tariff threats, but component shortages and capacity...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

US targets Japan over EV charging standards in tariff clash

As tariff negotiations between the US and Japan intensify, Washington has turned a critical eye toward Japan's electric vehicle (EV) charging standards, identifying the country's...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

YMTC lands US$1.3B funding as financials reveal post-Unigroup fallout

YMTC, one of China's leading semiconductor firms, has secured a new funding round with a CNY1.6 billion (approx. US$220 million) capital...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

China launches 'human wave strategy' for R&D, poaching top-level South Korean scholars

Reports indicate that many outstanding South Korean research scholars have been moving to Chinese universities. These experts hold world-class authority in foundational fields of...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

BYD's megawatt EV fast-charging platform stirs cautious interest in Europe, Asia

Chinese EV giant BYD has launched a megawatt (MW)-class fast-charging platform, pushing EV charging speeds to rival gasoline refueling—a move set to further pressure traditional...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

China's export barriers throttle Trump tariff-driven global supply chain exodus

President Donald Trump's renewed tariff policies have pushed US-China trade tensions to an all-time high. As a result, global supply chains are scrambling to speed up production line...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

DeepSeek returns to South Korea, challenges local AI giants despite privacy concerns

Reuters reports that DeepSeek, a Chinese generative artificial intelligence firm previously embroiled in controversy over excessive personal data collection, has partially...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

Samsung shifts focus to 3D DRAM in intensifying competition from SK Hynix and Chinese rivals

Samsung Electronics has reportedly decided to adopt Vertical Channel Transistor (VCT) DRAM as its core next-generation memory product, with plans to begin mass production within the...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

China launches 5 new nuclear power projects to meet surging AI energy demand

As China's homegrown AI models, such as DeepSeek, expand into manufacturing, healthcare, education, and infrastructure, particularly power supply, has become crucial for sustaining...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

Automotive supply chains favor Japanese brands for orders with higher margins

Nissan reportedly plans to close its Wuhan plant in China, reflecting Japanese car brands' rapid decline in the Chinese automobile market. However, the automotive supply chain still...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

Alibaba rolls out latest flagship AI model in post-DeepSeek race

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. took the wraps off a new version of its flagship Qwen AI model, sustaining the breakneck pace of development that's characterized China's artificial intelligence...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

Xiaomi's 'Xring' chip reportedly set for late May release, taking aim at Snapdragon's crown

Xiaomi is expected to launch its in-house smartphone SoC in 2025, with the latest reports pointing to a potential debut in late May. According to Wccftech, the Chinese tech...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

Trump's tariff twists: Can supply chains weather the uncertainty?

In early April, US President Donald Trump floated the idea of reciprocal tariffs, ramping up import duties on Chinese goods to as high as 125%. Yet on April 23, he reversed course,...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

How Hesai's cost cuts and key partnerships fuel 4x LiDAR growth in 2025

Hesai Technology, the leading LiDAR manufacturer in China, is planning a fourfold increase in its production capacity by 2025 to address the rapidly growing demand for automotive...

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