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Wednesday 19 August 2026
Merida sees full-year 2026 growth as Europe and China offset US weakness

Merida said its full-year 2026 business was still set to grow, supported by stable currency conditions, near-complete inventory reduction,...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
China's new automotive chip rules target the last mile to vehicle adoption

China has introduced five automotive chip certification and accreditation industry standards aimed at easing a key obstacle to domestic...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
LG's raw material costs jump by over KRW1 trillion in 1H26, auto components hit hardest

Rising chip and copper prices are rapidly increasing cost pressure on LG Electronics.

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Samsung and SK hynix build KRW278 trillion cash pile on AI memory surge

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have amassed a combined KRW278 trillion (approx. US$196.9 billion) in cash equivalents and short-term...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Everlight Electronics to sell Miaoli plant as Thailand expansion, AI demand reshape growth outlook

LED packaging maker Everlight Electronics said it will sell its Tongluo plant in Miaoli to Sinbon for NT$3.458 billion (US$108.5 million),...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Hyundai Motor Group closes in on Volkswagen as China dependence bites

Global auto sales in the first half of 2026 show Toyota still firmly in first place, while the gap between No. 2 Volkswagen and No...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
AI drives EISO high-end PCB orders as CCL shortages bite

Niche printed circuit board (PCB) maker EISO Enterprise said that 2026 industry demand has returned to post-pandemic highs as AI applications...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Humanoids become Rainbow Robotics' biggest revenue source as Korean robot makers post mixed results

Mobile humanoids became Rainbow Robotics' biggest revenue source in the first half of 2026, while ROBOTIS posted rapid actuator growth...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Tesla's Cybercab rollout tests whether purpose-built robotaxis can move beyond pilot scale

Tesla's push to deepen its presence in the autonomous vehicle market through a new phase of its Robotaxi deployment has drawn renewed...

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Z.ai says GLM-5.3 lifts coding and cyber tests, flags Cursor vulnerability

Z.ai has released GLM-5.3, a new AI model that it said delivers major gains in coding and cybersecurity through post-training alone...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
2,056 humanoid robots march to Beijing for China's biggest real-world test

China's humanoid robot industry is entering a larger real-world test of AI, mobility and performance, with 2,056 robots set to compete...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Taiwan forges ahead with Pittsburgh's AI, robotics playbook

Taiwan is looking to Pittsburgh for lessons from Pittsburgh's transformation into an AI and robotics hub as it develops technology...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
AI pays off for 80% of Taiwan enterprises — but data gaps loom, study found

Data analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet released its "Taiwan Enterprise AI Momentum Index" for the third quarter of 2026, revealing...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Mitsubishi taps Foxconn EV platform for ASX VR-e launch

Mitsubishi Motors will launch its new all-electric SUV, the ASX VR-e, in Australia and New Zealand in the fourth quarter of 2026, with...

Tuesday 18 August 2026
Russia fuels China's ICE exports while Europe's NEV figures mask transshipment demand
China's accelerating auto export boom reveals two trends that challenge conventional assumptions. First, Russia—China's largest single export market—is still overwhelmingly...