China's dominance in global tungsten production, accounting for over 80% of the supply, has placed the country in a strategic position amid escalating tensions with the US. Beginning in early February 2025, China enacted export controls on 25 types of rare metal products and technologies, a response to US tariff increases

Unitree Robotics, the Hangzhou-based startup behind the YangBOT performance at CCTV's New Year's Gala, is making waves in the robotics industry. Founder Xingxing Wang was recently recognized by Chinese President Xi Jinping at a private entrepreneurs' forum in Beijing, signaling the company's rising prominence

Prices of mature process memory, long hit by oversupply due to fast capacity expansion at Chinese makers, are expected to rebound, thanks to the Chinese government's consumption stimulus programs

SK Hynix has advanced the groundbreaking of its first-phase Yongin Semiconductor Cluster plant (Yongin 1) from March 2025 to late February 2025 after the Yongin Special City government fast-tracked approvals

Apple has signed an agreement with Indonesia to invest in the country, paving the way for sales of the iPhone 16 to resume in Southeast Asia's largest nation

Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., China's x86 CPU manufacturer, has successfully deployed the DeepSeek-R1 distilled model across its entire hardware lineup, supporting models ranging from 1.5B to 671B parameters. Its processors—compatible with PCs, laptops, workstations, and servers—offer native support for Linux, Windows, and domestic operating systems, along with optimization for Chinese-made AI accelerators

Recently, China's State Council organized a private enterprise forum, convening leading figures from various high-tech industries, including internet services, robotics, electric vehicles (EVs), artificial intelligence (AI), and semiconductors. The sole representative from China's semiconductor sector was Will Semiconductor (WillSemi) founder and chairman, Renrong Yu

Delta Electronics is ramping up its investments in India's industrial automation market, driven by the country's rapid push toward manufacturing growth, company president Benjamin Lin said in an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES Asia on the sidelines of ELECRAMA 2025

Nissan has been struggling with the bleak outlook that no one seems to be able or willing to come to its rescue, either from within or outside of the Japanese automaker

China's foldable smartphone market surged in 2024, with competition reaching new heights. Huawei led the pack, securing 51.29% market share, well ahead of rivals. Its Mate X5 and Pocket 2 accounted for 38.8% of total sales, while Mate X6 also saw strong demand, reinforcing Huawei's dominance. Notably, Mate X5's sales were over five times higher than the second-place model, underscoring its commanding lead in the segment

Chinese smartphone application processors (APs) shipments are expected to remain stable in the first quarter of 2025 despite the traditional off-season, supported by China's handset subsidy policy. Mid-to-high-end 5G models will likely appeal more to consumers within the subsidy-eligible price range, according to DIGITIMES' latest report covering Chinese smartphone AP market

Nissan's crisis is being examined in the light of its product roadmaps, competitiveness, corporate culture, and pace of transformation, among others. However, the Japanese automaker's trouble is not unique, as other major car marques in Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea face similar problems

Donald Trump, President of the United States, has repeatedly signaled potential tariff increases on semiconductors and possible adjustments to the CHIPS Act subsidies, intensifying pressure on South Korean-based technology corporations such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ramp up their US investments

Raydium Semiconductor Corporation's board has approved its 2024 financial report and profit distribution. Full-year consolidated revenue hit NT$24.38 billion (US$743.59 million), the second-highest on record, up 32.9% compared to the previous year. Gross margin improved to 30.0% (+1.1pp year-over-year) while operating profit surged 54.4% to NT$2.13 billion. Net profit after tax climbed 45.5% to NT$2.1 billion