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Thursday 6 November 2025
Tech war embroiled Taiwan sees fragile truce in Trump-Xi summit
Following the Trump-Xi summit in South Korea, US-China relations appear to have stabilized temporarily, avoiding immediate escalation in hostilities. However, senior Taiwanese officials...
Thursday 6 November 2025
ASML reframes its China strategy with advanced packaging debut of TWINSCAN XT:260
ASML has introduced the TWINSCAN XT:260, its first lithography system purpose-built for 3D integration and advanced packaging. The launch marks a major step beyond front-end wafer...
Thursday 6 November 2025
China takes the self-driving wheel as chip war pushes Nvidia out
In 2025, the autonomous vehicle industry has become the focal point of a technological cold war. The United States and China are engaged in a high-stakes competition where chips,...
Thursday 6 November 2025
From Seoul to Munich: Nvidia's AI sovereignty goes global
In less than a week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has orchestrated two of the largest national AI infrastructure deals in history—first delivering 260,000 AI chips to South Korea,...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Trump prepares Plan B as world awaits Supreme Court hearing
In Learning Resources v. Trump, the administration states that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977 authorizes the president to impose tax rates...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
China reportedly ties Nexperia negotiations to CEO reinstatement and asset unfreeze

Talks between China and the Netherlands over Nexperia have made notable progress, attracting scrutiny from the European Union. EU Trade...

Wednesday 5 November 2025
US Treasury Chief hints Nvidia's Blackwell chips could one day reach China, but not right now

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested that the government may eventually permit Nvidia's high-end Blackwell-architecture...

Tuesday 4 November 2025
China localizes network infrastructure chips; Taiwanese IC design houses turn to the West

China's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency has extended to networking infrastructure, with Taiwanese IC design firms Realtek Semiconductor...

Tuesday 4 November 2025
US govt partners with two local firms to scale domestic rare earth magnet production
Vulcan Elements and ReElement Technologies announced a US$1.4 billion partnership with the US government to scale a fully domestic rare earth magnet supply chain. The agreement includes...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Nvidia Blackwell chips expose policy-corporate divide on China exports
During an interview aboard Air Force One on November 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump stated that only US customers should have access to Nvidia's advanced Blackwell AI chips. According...
Monday 3 November 2025
Chinese president calls for global AI cooperation organization at APEC summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the creation of a global artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation organization during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders'...
Monday 3 November 2025
Can a new US-China deal reset global trade tensions?
The US and China reached a wide-ranging trade and economic agreement in the Republic of Korea. The deal addresses fentanyl precursors, rare earth export controls, tariffs, and semiconductor...
Monday 3 November 2025
US becomes largest production base for South Korean's top conglomerates
South Korea's major corporate groups have significantly expanded their production assets in the US over the past eight years, overtaking China and Vietnam as the leading overseas...
Friday 31 October 2025
Nvidia's Jensen Huang commits quarter-million AI chips to push South Korea's AI frontier
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang capped his week in Seoul with a sweeping series of agreements that could redefine South Korea's role in the global AI economy.
Friday 31 October 2025
What US-China trade breakthrough was reached in Busan?
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in South Korea on October 30, 2025, to announce a trade agreement that paused months of escalating tensions between...