Quad group prepares first meeting of leaders to keep China in check

US, Japan, Australia and India to discuss cooperation for 'free and open Indo-Pacific' | Continue reading


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China's top chipmaker SMIC says US restrictions hampering growth

Company unable to reap full benefits of pandemic-fueled demand, says co-CEO | Continue reading


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Eclipsed by Chinese rivals, Panasonic quits solar cells and panels

Crowded field and less domestic demand cause market share to plummet | Continue reading


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Tesla supplier CATL to boost capacity with $4.5bn investment

China's global champion in the field doubles down on growth | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Chipmaker Xilinx says car supply crunch goes beyond semiconductors

Shortage of other inputs also poses uncertainty for rosy 2021 growth outlook | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

TSMC's bet on global dominance pays off after decades of planning

Chip-starved companies flock hat in hand to Taiwan to beg for more output | Continue reading


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Japan's Renesas steps in to ease automotive chip shortage

Supplier to produce key component for fire-damaged Asahi Kasei | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Toyota forges ahead with 8.25m vehicle goal despite chip crunch

Automaker projects minimal impact from production cutbacks | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

TSMC and Taiwan chip peers weigh new price hikes for autos

Second increase in just a few months now on table amid shortage | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Myopia correcting 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia

Kubota Pharmaceutical eyes Taiwan, Hong Kong and ASEAN for gadget | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Japanese companies fight for share of EUV chip technology sector

Tokyo Electron in the mix for peripheral devices for next-generation technology | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

SoftBank's plan to sell Arm to Nvidia is hitting an antitrust wall

Experts also point to national security hurdles for the $40bn deal | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Japan approves gene-edited 'super tomato.' But will anyone eat it?

Heart-healthy fruit from university startup faces market wary of GMOs | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Toyota to launch two-seater ultracompact EV in 2021

Battery-powered car runs 100 km per-charge and will cost around $16,000 | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Toyota's game-changing solid-state battery en route for 2021 debut

Japan's government to join forces with industry to supercharge development | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Alibaba Launches Electric Car

Foxconn enters JV with Geely as tech companies forge links with China carmakers | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Apple Car expected to shake up auto industry in Asia and world

An 'iPhone business model' would change traditional vertical integration | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Japan and EU race to develop 'green hydrogen'

Perennial next-generation energy source must leap production cost hurdles | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians arrested

Primary candidates for legislative elections accused of violating security law | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

US considers cutting Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout

Clinical trial date shows half dosage generates the same immune response | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

China caps mortgage loans to ward off housing bubbles

Financial regulators reverse course on coronavirus-era easing | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Mitsubishi Heavy to build biggest zero-carbon steel plant

Austrian test facility to run on hydrogen when it goes online next year | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Power rationing in China sends chills through economy

Freezing weather and factory output behind outages; impact of Aussie coal ban limited | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Apple plans 30% boost in iPhone production for first half of 2021

Robust orders come as smartphone industry faces severe parts shortages | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Biden's 'middle-class foreign policy' departs from Obama and Trump

National Security Adviser Sullivan seeks to build support for 'less ambitious' plans | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Toyota's game-changing solid-state battery

Japan's government to join forces with industry to supercharge development | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Toyota's game-changing solid-state battery en route for 2021 debut

Japan's government to join forces with industry to supercharge development | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Tokyo one-UPS rest of Japan with 2030 electric vehicle goal

Gov. Yuriko Koike pledges to lead Japan in transition to hybrids and EVs | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Jack Ma vs. the Party: Inside the collapse of the world's biggest IPO

The charismatic founder has long clashed with China's leadership. It was only going to end one way | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

World now has 500 unicorns, 70% of which in US and China

India, South Korea and Indonesia make top 10 on global list with Japan at No 11 | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

China snaps up Japanese scientists, sparking fears of technology outflow

Government must urgently improve domestic research environment to stem brain drain | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

China aims to shake US grip on chip design tools

Synopsys and Cadence veterans join local startups amid Beijing tech push | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

TSMC and Google push chipmaking boundaries with 3D 'stacking'

Taiwanese chip titan testing new production tech to boost computing power | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Govt

Lavish spending, deep debt, high-tech surveillance. Is this the end of the small state tradition? | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

TPP is dead, long live RCEP?

After signing, focus turns to ratification; China to hold sway in India's absence | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

US visas for Chinese students tumble 99% as tensions rise

Bilateral row and coronavirus blamed for dramatic decline | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Apple’s coming Apple Silicon wave

California tech giant also orders 20m older iPhones to offset 5G handset delays | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Army of avatar robots readies to invade Japanese job market

Remote-controlled humanoids can stock shelves, guard offices and aid astronauts | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

SK-Intel NAND deal points to wider shake-up of chip sector

Korean to pursue further acquisitions; US players outsource manufacturing | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Fujifilm and Sumitomo Chemical to make EUV resists

Picked by Apple, extreme-ultraviolet tech paves way for energy-efficient devices | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Five Eyes and Japan call for Facebook backdoor to monitor crime

Security alliance worries encrypted messaging apps can be used by bad actors | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Apple’s delicate decoupling from China

Apple, Google and others shift production to prepare for 'decoupled' global market | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Google plans to produce less than 1M Pixel 5 smartphones this year

Internet giant plans just 1m flagship Pixel 5 phones for 2020 | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

China may veto Nvidia's $40bn bid for Arm

Analysts see room for Beijing to potentially step in to veto mega-merger | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

The world cries out for a 'goddess' of prosperity as woes pile up

COVID exposes global gaps, while offering chance to escape 20th century thinking | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Samsung chief Lee charged with stock market manipulation

Group's heir accused of inflating companies' value in bid to smooth succession | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

HP, Dell and Microsoft look to join electronics exodus from China

Production shift to create new rivals for world's consumer tech factory | Continue reading


@asia.nikkei.com | 4 years ago

Once Sony's driving force, electronics division gets new mission

Founding business set to play supporting role in propping up group operations | Continue reading


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