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Wednesday 10 December 2025
China adds local chips to procurement list as US approves Nvidia H200 exports
China has reportedly added domestic artificial intelligence processors to its official government procurement list for the first time, according to the Financial Times. The...
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Budget stall threatens Taiwan's 2026 semiconductor and tech R&D agenda
Taiwan's 2026 central government budget has stalled in the Legislative Yuan amid partisan gridlock and the ruling party's loss of a parliamentary majority, raising concerns over funding...
Wednesday 10 December 2025
South Korea's EV charging industry seeks localization to overcome market challenges
South Korea's electric-vehicle (EV) charging industry has long held a technological edge, with world-class hardware and contributions to international standards. Yet its domestic...
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Analysis: US eases Nvidia chip ban, marking pivot in China tech strategy
The US government's decision to ease restrictions on exporting Nvidia's H200 AI chip to China marks a significant victory for one of the world's most influential computing companies...
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Taiwan signals openness to US chip targets on condition of support
As 2025 nears its end, negotiations over the US Section 232 tariffs closely tied to Taiwan's semiconductor and ICT exports remain unresolved. The US government's expectation of a...
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Vingroup to invest US$3 billion to build multi-sector ecosystem in India
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Telangana for a proposed US$3 billion investment to build a multi-sector ecosystem...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Walsin, NKT launch Taiwan's first submarine cable plant, closing final gap in offshore wind ecosystem
Taiwan's offshore wind sector has crossed a pivotal threshold as Walsin Energy Cable System (WECS), a subsidiary of Walsin Lihwa Group, has officially inaugurated its submarine cable...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Commentary: Are East Asia tensions a threat to supply chains?
The Indo-Pacific region has become the world's most critical theater for both technology manufacturing and geopolitical competition. As military tensions escalate across East Asia,...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
South Korea signs MoU with Arm Holdings to establish 'Arm School' for IC design education
The South Korean government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Arm Holdings, the UK-based silicon IP provider, to establish an educational institution tentatively...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Trump clears Nvidia's H200 shipments to China under new 25% revenue-share rule
US President Donald Trump said his administration will allow Nvidia to ship H200 AI accelerators to approved customers in China under conditions tied to national-security reviews...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
South Korea maps multi-layered EV strategy to secure production, revitalize supply chain, and boost tech edge
South Korea is moving to shore up its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing base and safeguard technological leadership as global competition stiffens and domestic production risks...
Monday 8 December 2025
VinFast to invest US$500 million to expand EV manufacturing and product lineup in India
VinFast plans to invest US$500 million in expanding its manufacturing operations in India, marking the second phase of its previously announced US$2 billion commitment to the count...
Monday 8 December 2025
India reviews proposal to make smartphone location tracking permanently active
India is reviewing a proposal that would require smartphone makers to keep satellite-assisted location tracking permanently enabled on all devices, triggering strong pushback from...
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan ramps up small satellite development after successful launch
Following the November 29, 2025, launch of the Formosat-8 satellite and several accompanying CubeSats, all spacecraft have successfully established contact with ground stations—marking...
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan urged to shift from open-source user to global contributor in AI era

As artificial intelligence (AI) advances at breakneck speed and global competition over foundation models intensifies, open-source software...