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Wednesday 21 May 2025
CATL's US$2 billion German plant boosts China's invest-abroad bet
More than two years ago, on the outskirts of a medieval German town, China's biggest EV battery company placed a EUR1.8 billion (US$2 billion) bet on the future of global trade.
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Chinese smartphone exports to US plunge to lowest since 2011
Chinese shipments of Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other mobile devices to the US dived to their lowest levels since 2011 in April, underscoring how the threat of US tariffs choked off...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Khgears eyes early lead in China's humanoid robot race as 2H25 production kicks off
Khgears International Limited secured four humanoid robot customers and will begin small-batch for a customer in the second half of 2025, with revenue recognition expected in the...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Japan’s chip buildout stalls as new fabs sit idle
Of the seven semiconductor fabs completed in Japan during fiscal 2023–2024 (April 2023 to March 2025), only three had begun mass production by April 2025. New facilities from...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
NextDrive rises in Japan’s battery market
Japan's behind-the-meter energy storage market is entering a period of significant policy benefits. Driven by subsidy programs and residential demand, the market is rapidly heating...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
CATL: One in two new heavy-duty trucks in China will be electric by 2028
Robin Zeng, Chairman of CATL, announced on May 18, 2025, that electric vehicles could comprise 50% of all new heavy-duty truck sales in China by 2028, rising sharply from 10% in 2025...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
China says US Huawei chip ban could derail fragile trade truce
China's Ministry of Commerce has denounced new US restrictions targeting Huawei's artificial intelligence (AI) chips, arguing the move threatens the recently established trade consensus...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
As Nissan falters, Toyota may offer lifeline in quiet, government-backed move
Once a pillar of Japan's automotive might, Nissan now finds itself in financial peril, with talks of potential mergers or alliances repeatedly falling through. After a failed merger...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Samsung enters crisis mode: TV market lead under threat as TCL CSOT, Hisense close in
Samsung Electronics' Visual Display (VD) Business has reportedly entered "emergency management" mode in response to falling global TV market share and rising LCD panel costs—two...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
SK Hynix places orders for HBM equipment with Hanwha Semitech and Hanmi Semiconductor amid patent disputes
South Korean chip giant SK Hynix has placed significant orders for thermal compression bonding (TCB) equipment with two domestic suppliers, Hanwha Semitech and Hanmi Semiconductor,...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Huawei unveils HarmonyOS PCs: foldable design, full-stack control, cross-device ecosystem
Huawei, on May 19, 2025, launched its first personal computers powered by HarmonyOS, after five years of development involving more than 10,000 engineers. The MateBook Pro and MateBook...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Xiaomi's XRing SoC: next HiSilicon breakthrough or Zeku-style flameout?
Years after launching the Pinecone Surge S1 in 2017, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun announced the company's return to in-house smartphone chip design. Its new self-developed SoC,...
Tuesday 20 May 2025
DRAM prices surge in AI Boom; Samsung and SK Hynix set to benefit

The global surge in DRAM prices, combined with the increasing momentum of artificial intelligence (AI) development in the Middle East,...

Tuesday 20 May 2025
From cold benches to courtroom benches: A tale of two chip visions
The year 2025 marks a significant moment for the Chinese-speaking semiconductor industry, presenting a striking contrast.
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Huawei widens lead in global telecom race, Western RAN giants retreat under pressure
As global telecom players across Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea face mass layoffs and resource constraints, market contraction is accelerating. Meanwhile, Huawei is bucking...