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Friday 18 April 2025

China's EV high-flyers face hard landing: will big three startups survive shakeout?

China's leading EV upstarts—Nio, XPeng, and Li Auto—delivered strong sales in 2024. Li Auto stood out as one of just three profitable NEV makers nationwide, alongside...

Friday 18 April 2025

US manufacturing surge: Foxconn's NAM board role amplifies strategic ambitions

US President Donald Trump has introduced a series of policies designed to revitalize American manufacturing and attract industries such as semiconductors to return to the US. While...

Thursday 17 April 2025

TSMC denies Intel tie-up, announces CoWoS capacity doubling for 2025 AI boom

Despite weaker smartphone sales and mounting geopolitical risks, TSMC remains unfazed. Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei reaffirmed the chipmaker's strong 2025 outlook during its latest earnings...

Thursday 17 April 2025

Jensen Huang visits Beijing following H20 export ban to China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on April 17, 2025, just days after the US government imposed an indefinite export restriction on the company's H20 AI chip to China. The...

Thursday 17 April 2025

Xpeng's high-tech global strategy aims to navigate EV industry consolidation

In the face of rising global tariff pressures and an increasingly volatile automotive market, Chinese automaker Xpeng Motors is bucking the trend, actively accelerating its expansion...

Thursday 17 April 2025

Southern Taiwan Science Park sees strong January-February revenue, aims to break NT$3 trillion in 2025

Benefiting from the 3nm process, the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) saw its revenue reach a record-breaking NT$2.21 trillion (approx. US$68.23 billion) in 2024, surpassing the...

Thursday 17 April 2025

Nvidia H20 export restrictions: local AI chips in China see opening

Following Nvidia's announcement of its latest production plans in the US, the company has received notification from the US Department of Commerce (DOC) that its downgraded H20 products...

Thursday 17 April 2025

Aeon Motor shifts gears amid trade war; expands in Vietnam to offset tariffs

Aeon Motor has expanded internationally by opening a new manufacturing plant in Vietnam despite rising tariff challenges. The company noted that the 10% tariff applies worldwide,...

Thursday 17 April 2025

The Great Tech Reset 12: AI sovereignty and the human-centered future; navigating complexities of technological advancements

At many international conferences, China consistently sends top experts, making it difficult for Western participants from the US and...

Thursday 17 April 2025

South Korea's AI paradox: patent prowess, model scarcity, and talent drain

South Korea has emerged as a global frontrunner in artificial intelligence (AI) patent filings, securing the highest per capita rate worldwide. According to the latest AI Index Report...

Thursday 17 April 2025

Xiaomi delays major product launches as it goes through fallout of fatal EV crash

Xiaomi has postponed a major product launch event that was expected to unveil a new smartphone, AI glasses, tablet devices, and the YU7 electric vehicle, according to industry sources...

Thursday 17 April 2025

US factory setback for China's Gotion high-tech; will Taiwanese firms step in?

Gotion High-Tech, one of China's top lithium battery manufacturers, had positioned itself as a trailblazer among Chinese companies expanding...

Thursday 17 April 2025

Rebellions plants flag in Tokyo, eyes leadership in AI data centers

With its new Tokyo unit, AI chip startup Rebellions is positioning itself to play a pivotal role in Japan's burgeoning AI data center ecosystem. The company's local push comes as...

Thursday 17 April 2025

Tariffs, trust, and tech: Nvidia's high-stakes gamble with Trump

(Editor's note: Nvidia has disclosed Tudesday that the U.S. government has imposed new export restrictions...

Thursday 17 April 2025

XPeng's Turing AI chip nears launch, with cars, drones, and bots in pipeline

XPeng Motors plans to begin mass production of its proprietary AI chip, "Turing," in the second quarter of 2025, with deployment across all of its vehicle models. The chip may also...

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