China's technology sector is embracing a new trend known as "raising the lobster," developer slang for deploying and operating the open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. What began in developer communities is spreading to cloud providers, device makers, and enterprise software platforms as companies move to integrate AI agents into their ecosystems

TDK announced the establishment of its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Bangalore, India, marking the company's fifth regional headquarters after Japan, Europe, the Americas, and China. A new legal entity, TDK Asia-Pacific, will work with TDK Singapore to manage more than 20 TDK entities across India, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. Those teams account for nearly 17% of TDK's approximately 105,000 global employees

Optiemus Infracom Limited informed stock exchanges that its Operations & Administration Committee approved further investments in two wholly owned subsidiaries in a meeting held on March 9

Smart Factory + Automation World (AW) 2026 wrapped up its three-day run from March 4–6 at the COEX exhibition center in Samseong-dong, Seoul. The event showcased the transformation of manufacturing through AI and humanoid robotics

Following Shenzhen Longgang district's rollout of the "Lobster Ten Measures" subsidy program supporting OpenClaw and OPC community development, the Wuxi National Hi-Tech District (WND) in Jiangsu province has introduced similar incentives. The district released a draft policy titled Several Measures on Supporting the Integrated Development of OpenClaw and Other Open-Source Community Projects with the OPC Community, outlining 12 measures with support of up to CNY5 million (approx. US$723,000) per project to attract AI agent developers and startup teams

The widening conflict involving Iran is beginning to ripple through the global AI industry, raising new questions about the security of Gulf-backed data center projects and the resilience of regional cloud infrastructure. Gulf states are expected to invest more than US$300 billion in data centers, chips, and other AI infrastructure, but recent drone strikes on Amazon Web Services (AWS) facilities have highlighted the vulnerability of these projects, according to reports by The Information and The Guardian

Groq has reportedly requested Samsung Electronics' foundry division to increase wafer production for its inference AI chips, reflecting the booming market demand. Industry sources expect Samsung's foundry business to boost profitability by deepening collaboration with Groq and scaling up output

LG Energy Solution (LGES) is reportedly preparing to replace cathode materials supplied by its parent company, LG Chem, in batteries destined for Tesla, opting instead for products from South Korean battery materials maker L&F to better meet Tesla's specifications

Chinese geospatial intelligence firm MizarVision has drawn scrutiny after publishing high-resolution commercial satellite imagery tracking US military aircraft and naval assets involved in operations against Iran, highlighting how commercially available imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) are expanding access to battlefield surveillance

As US and Israeli military actions continue and tensions escalate in Iran, regional geopolitical risks are rapidly expanding and beginning to affect the Asian automotive industry directly. Research firm Bernstein and automotive supply chain sources say the conflict's effects on the global auto supply chain are steadily growing

Nvidia is preparing to resume production of its GeForce RTX 3060 graphics processing unit (GPU) through Samsung Electronics' foundry business, according to reports from the Korea Economic Daily and Wccftech

Samsung Electronics' labor union recently announced that employees who do not participate in a planned 18-day general strike from May 21 to June 7, 2026, will face penalties, sparking widespread concern and controversy across South Korea. The vote on whether to proceed with the strike began March 9 and runs through March 18

Industrial communication and networking equipment provider Moxa has identified the Middle East as a key fast-growing market over the next three to five years, highlighting the region at its Lunar New Year media event. General Manager Eddy Lin emphasized that geopolitical conflicts remain a concern, but ongoing semiconductor capacity expansion, supply chain diversification, edge AI upgrades, data center buildout, and critical system monitoring will drive double-digit growth for Moxa in 2025