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Thursday 23 October 2025
Teco and Foxconn to launch substantial AI data center cooperation in 2026
Teco and Foxconn are advancing their strategic partnership, focusing on AI data centers (AIDC), with plans to initiate concrete collaboration as early as 2026. Teco chairman Morris Li said in an interview on October 22, 2025, that both sides have established a dedicated project team communicating daily, steadily advancing the initiative
Thursday 23 October 2025
ByteDance founder breaks silence with a return tied to AI strategy
First, it was Jack Ma, followed by Zhang Yiming. Since early 2025, the quiet reappearances of these two iconic Chinese tech founders have reignited public curiosity and debate, highlighting shifting dynamics in China's technology leadership landscape
Thursday 23 October 2025
Micron challenges Samsung, SK Hynix with LPCAMM2; AI laptop memory heats up
Micron is joining the LPCAMM2 race dominated by Samsung and SK Hynix in the next-generation AI notebook memory market. Following the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) surge, the AI notebook semiconductor sector is evolving into a three-way competition
Thursday 23 October 2025
Airbus expands in China as US export threats ground Boeing
Airbus activated its second A320 final assembly line in Tianjin on October 22, 2025, aiming for full operation by early 2026 to support a global production target of 75 aircraft per month by 2027. This expansion highlights China's strategy to diversify its aircraft supply chain amid US export restrictions on Boeing parts, signaling strengthened Airbus-China cooperation during geopolitical tensions
Thursday 23 October 2025
Samsung reshapes executive leadership as Chairman Lee Jae-yong accelerates new strategy
Market watchers are eagerly anticipating a major year-end executive reshuffle at Samsung Electronics, as operational performance at the South Korean giant stabilizes. Acting Device eXperience (DX) head Roh Tae-moon is expected to be officially appointed to the position, and rumors suggest that personnel changes may also affect Device Solutions (DS) leader Jun Young-hyun. Since these divisions form the two main pillars of Samsung's core businesses, the potential reshuffling of these two leadership positions has drawn keen attention
Thursday 23 October 2025
SK On's answer to China's battery sector ascent: high-nickel, high-voltage
As electric vehicles (EVs) advance toward higher performance, software-defined architectures, and greater power demand, SK On is reinforcing its high-nickel cathode technology to boost fast-charging capability, cycle life, and system safety. The company is also diversifying its product mix with high-voltage mid-nickel, cylindrical, and prismatic cells to counter the rapid ascent of China's battery industry
Thursday 23 October 2025
ByteDance's Doubao tops DeepSeek as China's leading AI app

ByteDance's large language model (LLM) Doubao (Cici) has quickly emerged as an unexpected front-runner in China's generative AI race. Launched in 2023, the app harnesses ByteDance's vast traffic ecosystem and its deep integration with Douyin to overtake DeepSeek, making it the country's most-used generative AI platform by monthly active users

Thursday 23 October 2025
As China tightens lithium battery exports, Taiwan's Aleees finds opening

China's sweeping export controls on lithium battery technologies — enacted in July and October 2025 — have effectively erected a "technological iron curtain" around the global electric vehicle and energy storage industries. The new restrictions cover everything from advanced cathode materials and electrolytes to key manufacturing equipment, placing strict limits on what can leave the country

Thursday 23 October 2025
China's YMTC aims for fully local chip production, but can it deliver?
China's memory chipmaker YMTC has unveiled plans for its Phase III fab with a registered capital of CNY20.72 billion (approx. US$2.91 billion). Market sources say the project targets full adoption of domestically built semiconductor equipment, a 100% localisation milestone unprecedented in China's chipmaking sector
Thursday 23 October 2025
MetaX's 404% revenue surge powers a US$547M GPU IPO drive in Shanghai
MetaX's financial momentum is accelerating. The company reported CNY914.93 million (US$128 million) in revenue for the first half of 2025, a 404.51% year-over-year surge. Losses have narrowed sharply—profit before tax came in at a negative CNY183 million, and net loss attributable to shareholders was CNY185.9 million, down 64.28% and 63.74% respectively. The strong rebound comes as MetaX gears up for its Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) STAR Market IPO, according to East Money and 163.com
Thursday 23 October 2025
China's ZJeagles breaks VCSEL funding record, accelerates AI photonics race

ZJeagles Comsemi Technology (ZJeagles) has closed its Series B+ funding round, securing over CNY700 million (approx. US$98 million) — a new record for China's Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) industry

Thursday 23 October 2025
CATL fuels DaMaoAI's AI energy platform as compute power meets the grid
As China's demand for greener, more efficient compute infrastructure surges, Shanghai-based DaMaoAI has become one of the country's standout innovators in "AI for Energy." The firm recently raised nearly CNY100 million (US$13.8 million) in an A+ round of funding from CATL Capital, the venture arm of battery leader CATL
Wednesday 22 October 2025
'Korea's CES' kicks off with flying cars and humanoid robots in the spotlight
South Korea's vision of a sci-fi future is on full display as the 2025 Future Innovation Technology Expo (FIX 2025) kicked off in Daegu. Dubbed "Korea's CES," the massive four-day event features 585 companies across 2,000 booths, all showcasing breakthroughs in mobility, robotics, and artificial intelligence
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Yageo's US$741.8 million Shibaura takeover marks rare Taiwan-Japan acquisition milestone
Yageo chairman Pierre Chen announced the successful acquisition of Japan's Shibaura Electronics and immediately traveled to Tokyo for a joint press conference with Shibaura president Akira Kasai, marking a new milestone in their partnership aimed at expanding presence in the Americas and Europe
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Samsung challenges Apple and Meta with Galaxy XR launch
Samsung Electronics has officially released its first extended reality (XR) headset, the Galaxy XR, priced at KRW2.69 million (approx. US$1,882). It targets the mid-to-high-end market segment, falling between Meta's Quest 3 and Apple's Vision Pro