Draft executive order from Biden admin orders development of a US supply chain strategy less reliant on China, focused on chips, batteries, rare-earth metals Techmeme · 4 days ago
Sources: Huawei notifies suppliers that it plans to order components for 70M to 80M smartphones this year, down over 60% from the 189M it shipped last year Techmeme · 1 week ago
Sources: Apple has partnered with TSMC to develop advanced micro OLED displays at a secretive facility in Taiwan Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Users in mainland China are flocking to Clubhouse, a rare space outside the country's firewall where they can speak freely with people from Hong Kong and Taiwan Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
After Huawei spinoff, Honor confirms partnerships with key chip suppliers such as AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek, launches new smartphone and notebooks Techmeme · 1 month ago
China's government is rethinking its tolerant attitude towards monopolies, fearing too much power, driven by the rise of huge tech conglomerates like Ant Group Techmeme · 2 months ago
Toyota's game-changing solid-state battery en route for 2021 debut – Nikkei Asia Hacker News · 3 months ago
As Facebook, Google, and Microsoft invest heavily in Indonesian tech companies, the nation's internet economy has grown to $44B, over fivefold from 2015 Techmeme · 3 months ago
While OECD works on digital taxation framework with 130+ countries, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore implemented their own digital tax rules in 2020 Techmeme · 3 months ago
Japan says it will partner with India to let Japanese companies build 5G networks and submarine fiber-optic cables Techmeme · 3 months ago
Report: China accounted for 23% of cross-border data flows in 2019, nearly twice the share of the US, which ranked second with 12%, followed by the UK and India Techmeme · 3 months ago
Executives and engineers from the top US chip design toolmakers, Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems, are joining Chinese startups established in the last year Techmeme · 3 months ago
China orders that streamers and gift givers on livestreaming services must use real names, and the services must limit amount of tips and ban teens from tipping Techmeme · 3 months ago
Grab leads $100M Series B in Indonesian state-backed e-wallet company LinkAja that launched last year after merging payments services of five state-owned firms Techmeme · 4 months ago
Singapore now has 1,000+ B2B fintech startups, up 70%+ YoY, after the city-state started luring foreign entrepreneurs with special visas and monetary support Techmeme · 4 months ago
Profile of Singapore-based Sea Limited, an operator of online gaming, commerce, and financial services, whose market cap has quadrupled in 2020 to over $70B Techmeme · 5 months ago
Japanese electronics company NEC says it has agreed to buy Swiss banking software developer Avaloq for $2.2B Techmeme · 5 months ago
The public's phobia of touching cash amid COVID-19 could help SoftBank popularize mobile payments in cash-addicted Japan; SoftBank has invested $1B+ in PayPay Techmeme · 6 months ago
China updates its export control list, adding AI tech including "personalized content recommendations based on data analysis", which may affect TikTok US sale Techmeme · 6 months ago
Source: Japan Display plans to sell its smartphone screen factory in Hakusan, Japan to Sharp for $377M; JDI will repay Apple for its investment in the factory Techmeme · 6 months ago
Sources: Chinese state-backed chip firms QXIC and HSMC, which are led by ex-TSMC execs, have each hired 50+ veteran engineers and managers from TSMC since 2019 Techmeme · 7 months ago
Xinjiang is prototype for fully totalitarian state: Taiwan minister – Nikkei Asian Review Pinboard · 7 months ago
UK and Japan to protect encryption keys in new trade deal – companies will not be forced to reveal algorithms or localise servers Reddit · 7 months ago
Shanghai's year-old STAR market is now second only to Nasdaq in value of IPOs and secondary listings, attracting 17.3% of total issuance, surpassing Hong Kong Techmeme · 7 months ago
Sources: AirPods and Apple Watch assembler Luxshare buys an iPhone assembly plant from Wistron in Kushan, China for ~$472M Techmeme · 8 months ago