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Monday 25 August 2025
South Korea's AI fix to its tariff disrupted ASEAN playbook
The US tariff policies have disrupted global supply chains, hitting South Korea not only by imposing a 15% reciprocal tariff but also by impacting the ASEAN countries where South...
Monday 25 August 2025
Weekly news roundup: Huawei found to use outdated 5nm; Google launches 270M AI model; China's new E-Beam tool
Below are the key DIGITIMES Asia stories from August 11 to 17, 2025. Firstly, a recent teardown confirms that Huawei's Kunpeng 930 chip still relies on TSMC's outdated 5nm process...
Monday 25 August 2025
China tightens rare earth controls with new quota and traceability rules
China has introduced fresh regulatory measures to reinforce state control over its rare earth sector, further cementing its position as the world's dominant supplier of the strategic...
Monday 25 August 2025
OpenAI to open corporate office in New Delhi amid India expansion
OpenAI announced plans to open a corporate office in New Delhi, India, its second-largest market for the firm, in the coming months. The company has begun hiring locally, posting...
Monday 25 August 2025
Baidu's Kunlunxin's US$140 million AI chip order from China Mobile fuels face-off with Nvidia
China's push to challenge Nvidia in AI chips is accelerating, with Baidu's Kunlunxin winning a US$140 million order from China Mobile. Alongside Huawei's Ascend processors and Cambricon's...
Monday 25 August 2025
OpenAI's CPO steps down amid fierce AI talent competition
Julia Villagra, OpenAI's Chief People Officer, left the company on August 22, according to Reuters and Bloomberg. OpenAI confirmed her departure, with Fidji Simo,...
Monday 25 August 2025
Taiwan's old-line industries pivot to tech in search of 'second growth curve'

Industry realignments are intensifying, with sectors from semiconductors to ICT facing strain from geopolitics, tariffs, and currency volatility...

Monday 25 August 2025
Nvidia reportedly pushes Samsung to step up HBM4 production
Nvidia executives have reportedly urged Samsung Electronics to prioritize production of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) rather than fifth-generation 12-layer HBM3 during...
Monday 25 August 2025
Taiwan offers tax breaks for SME holding companies targeting US investment
The United States' implementation of trade protectionism has introduced significant uncertainty and risks for export-oriented economies. Chin-Ching Liu, minister of the National Development...
Monday 25 August 2025
South Korean scholars urge closer ASEAN ties to reduce dependence on US and China
South Korean academics are calling for further reforms of the country's New Southern Policy, stressing the need to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN, already home to many South Korean...
Sunday 24 August 2025
China's data center power supply outpaces US amid growing AI demand
As artificial intelligence infrastructure expands worldwide, China has effectively addressed power supply challenges for its data centers, while the US continues to face grid limitations,...
Sunday 24 August 2025
AI hallucinations remain challenge despite advances in LLM, says NTU professor
Despite rapid progress in developing large language models (LLMs), artificial intelligence (AI) hallucinations—instances where AI generates plausible but factually incorrect...
Sunday 24 August 2025
G2 AI race: US chases AGI breakthroughs, China eyes practical AI deployment
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, has noted a fundamental divergence in artificial intelligence (AI) development approaches between the US and China. While Silicon Valley directs...
Sunday 24 August 2025
DeepSeek’s shock fades, leaving China’s AI to face reality
More than six months after DeepSeek's surprise rise shook global markets and challenged US dominance in artificial intelligence, the Chinese startup's trajectory illustrates a shift...
Sunday 24 August 2025
Bubble fears mount in AI, but edge players still bet on steady gains
Concerns that artificial intelligence is slipping into bubble territory are growing. A report from MIT's NANDA initiative, The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025,...