While Tesla Optimus is still adding fuel to the robotic market buzz, Chinese robotics company Unitree released its G1 humanoid robot in May, with the price starting at CNY99,000 (about US$13,631). The robot was sold in a third-party store on JD.com

Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical is refining its growth strategy by downsizing its LCD component business while expanding its semiconductor materials division

SK Hynix's performance outlook in the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market has garnered optimism from South Korea's securities industry, driven by major customer orders from NVIDIA, AMD, and others

Germany terminated its EV subsidy at the end of 2023, casting a shadow over Europe's EV sales in 2024

OpenAI will block API access in China from July, spurring local firms like Alibaba and Zhipu AI to offer migration plans

Chinese DRAM manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has received government approval to establish a new manufacturing site in Shanghai, according to industry sources

President Xi Jinping called on China to step up innovation because other countries dominate certain key technologies, comments that underscore his nation's escalating semiconductor confrontation with the US

China's BYD Co. rolled out its third electric vehicle in Japan as it tries to find traction in a market dominated by hybrids and domestic brands

Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec is shifting its growth strategy to focus on cooling devices for Generative AI (GenAI) servers, anticipating this business will grow to an annual scale of JPY 1 trillion (US$6.4 billion) in the future

Nissan Motor recently announced that Dongfeng Nissan, its joint venture in China, had shut down production at a facility in Changzhou last week. The act was part of Nissan's efforts to optimize its performance in the world's largest car market

To address the rising memory demand of the AI boom, Samsung is resuming the construction of its new Pyeongtaek plant 5 (P5), with construction beginning as early as the third quarter of 2024 and completion estimated by April 2027

The global rare earth supply chain is undergoing a restructuring as countries actively invest in the sector to reduce their reliance on China, especially for permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and drones

Amid souring ties over geopolitical tensions, India has been tightening visas for incoming Chinese nationals, which Indian electronics industry insiders believe to have a negative economic impact on its supply chain development

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Electronics are teaming up as they shift from home appliances to automotive electronics

China-based startup Yusur has launched its third-generation Data Processing Unit (DPU), K2 Pro, which goes beyond offloading CPU tasks in data centers to enhance overall performance and capabilities