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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

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

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...

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...

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...

Wednesday 8 October 2025

US rebuilds rare earth supply chain to cut China dependence

The global rare earth market has long been dominated by China, encompassing everything from ore extraction to separation and refining, and even magnet manufacturing. Although the...

Wednesday 8 October 2025

YMTC eyes HBM market entry to disrupt top three

Chinese NAND Flash giant Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. (YMTC) is preparing to enter the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market and is anticipating a technological breakthrough. As...

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Japan to expand export controls on dual-use technologies from October 9

Japan will expand export controls to cover general-purpose machine tools, integrated circuits, drones, radar, navigation, and testing equipment, requiring companies to verify potential...

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Taiwan's silicon shield under siege as US accelerates chip onshoring

A US proposal to evenly split advanced semiconductor production between Taiwan and the United States has sparked deep concern in the industry and triggered a political debate in Taipei,...

Friday 3 October 2025

Applied Materials warns of revenue hit from expanded US export blacklist

Applied Materials has warned that new US export restrictions will weigh heavily on its business, underscoring the risks American chip-equipment makers face from Washington's widening...

Thursday 2 October 2025

US invests in domestic lithium project, secures equity stakes in Lithium Americas and GM joint venture

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced that its Loan Programs Office (LPO) has restructured a financing deal with Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC), with participation from General...

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Taiwan rejects US proposal for 50-50 chip production split

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick recently proposed a 50-50 split in chip manufacturing between Taiwan and the US, claiming the US is nearing major tariff and semiconductor...

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Nvidia falters in China; Huawei moves to fill AI chip vacuum

Huawei is set to expand Ascend AI chip output, seizing on Nvidia's shrinking position in China as US export curbs and Beijing's security mandates squeeze the American company's market...

Tuesday 30 September 2025

Lei Jun’s ten-year bet: Why Xiaomi chose hard road to chip independence

On the evening of September 25, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun took the stage for his sixth annual keynote, titled simply: "Change."...

Tuesday 30 September 2025

US expands entity list restrictions to cover affiliates of blacklisted firms

The US Department of Commerce has issued a new rule that broadens the reach of its export control regime by targeting affiliates of companies already on restricted lists. The change,...

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