Samsung reported an increase in profit for the second quarter in a row thanks to a recovery in the semiconductor market. (Samsung Electronics)
Semiconductors

Samsung reaps chip comeback, but behind in AI competition

Memory powerhouse trails SK Hynix and others in cutting-edge development

6 July 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke with Nikkei in Austin. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanafusa)
Semiconductors

Texas governor pursues Japan, Taiwan, South Korea chip investments

Armed with $1.4bn fund, Abbott embarks on economic mission to lure businesses

6 July 2024
Sakura Internet said it plans to sell computing power in Southeast Asia via the cloud. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Artificial intelligence

Japan's Sakura Internet aims to sell AI power to Southeast Asia

Plans come as Tokyo seeks regional cooperation on artificial intelligence

5 July 2024
Thailand's drive into data centers comes as the nation looks to modernize its industrial sector. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Thailand ramps up push into data centers

Companies such as Microsoft turning to Southeast Asian nation

5 July 2024
Samsung's stellar results come despite its struggles to narrow the gap with local rival SK Hynix in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in advanced artificial intelligence applications.
Technology

Samsung profit jumps more than 15 times on memory chip recovery

Qualification for Nvidia supply seen as key to company's future performance

5 July 2024
Quick-delivery providers are mounting a challenge to local shops' long-standing dominance of India's $590 billion grocery market. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and AFP/Jiji)
Business Spotlight

India's fast-delivery apps take bite out of mom-and-pop stores

Long-dominant local grocers struggle to compete with orders at doorstep in minutes

5 July 2024
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#techAsia

BYD comes to Thailand and China stakes its rare earths claims

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

4 July 2024
Japan could adopt financial measures that have promoted entrepreneurship elsewhere, Richard Katz argues.
Opinion

Japan must grab its entrepreneurial moment

Bold government measures are needed to unleash nation's start-up potential

4 July 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 4. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
China tech

China showcases AI prowess at Shanghai forum

Premier Li calls for ensuring tech is 'safe, reliable and controllable'

4 July 2024
The Australian government has contracted with Amazon Web Services to provide "top-secret" cloud storage, citing the U.S. company's capabilities. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
Defense

Australia taps Amazon for $1.3bn 'top secret' cloud storage system

Local arm of U.S tech giant to run data centers for military and intelligence

4 July 2024
The Taiwan Stock Exchange partnered with the Singapore Exchange for the first time to host a pitch event for institutional investors in the city-state, held at SGX in April. (Singapore Exchange and Taiwan Stock Exchange)
Taiwan tensions

Singapore hooks Taiwan companies shunning China's investors

Taiwanese firms chase funds in city-state as cross-strait tensions rise

4 July 2024
Submitting to facial recognition could become more widespread in Vietnam as digital bank transfers grow. (Source photo by Shinya Sawai)
Technology

Vietnam requires facial recognition for digital payments

Security and privacy are at issue as one-party state rolls out biometric technology

4 July 2024
Guy Diedrich, senior vice president and global innovation officer at Cisco, says the generative AI boom is spurring a global race as countries rush to lead the emerging field.
Artificial intelligence

AI and cybersecurity top priority for 50 countries in tech race, says Cisco

U.S. networking and security provider ramps up investment in Taiwan, Vietnam

4 July 2024
Ransomware generally involves encrypting data and making it unusable, then demanding a ransom. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
4 July 2024
A reliance on overseas players for cutting-edge technologies could poses risks for economic security. (Nikkei montage)
Artificial intelligence

Japan to help Southeast Asia develop AI in local languages

Public-private initiative to spearhead development of large language models

4 July 2024
Daren Tang, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization. (Keystone via AP)
Artificial intelligence

China leads in generative AI patent applications, U.N. agency says

U.S. a distant second by this yardstick but No. 1 by some others

4 July 2024
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo inspects the country's first battery cell production plant for EVs in Karawang on July 3. (Photo by Indonesia's presidential office)
Technology

Indonesia's first battery plant opens in major step for EV ambitions

LG Energy-Hyundai Motor venture can supply key part to 150,000 cars per year

3 July 2024
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a ceremony on the day of the new notes of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen went into circulation, at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on July 3. (Pool photo)
Currencies

Cash-loving Japan redesigns banknotes for first time in two decades

Bills embrace cutting-edge tech in a world first, are clearer to non-Japanese

3 July 2024
Thailand's Lanta supercomputer has been deployed to develop the country's native-language generative AI project. (Thailand's National Science and Technology Development Agency)
Artificial intelligence

Thailand's homegrown AI project aims to resist U.S. tech giants

Open ThaiGPT, using the native language, intended to avert foreign control of market

3 July 2024
Immigration procedures at international airports were in chaos for several days after the cyberattack. (Photo by Tomoyoshi Oshikiri)
Cybersecurity

Indonesia struggles to recover after cyberattack hits 282 agencies

Lack of data backups exacerbates problems across government

3 July 2024
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Podcast: Tech Latest

South Korea's migrant workers caught in lithium battery plant fire

Tech Latest: Tune in to Nikkei Asia's podcast for the freshest updates on the tech sector

2 July 2024
Morus CEO Ryo Sato explains his company's business during an event in Singapore on June 25. (Photo by Fumika Sato)
Startups

Japanese startup to sell protein-rich 'silkworm food' in Singapore

City-state's move to allow edible insects attracts businesses from Asia

1 July 2024
South Korea's SK Group is betting big on artificial intelligence. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters) 
Artificial intelligence

SK Group aims to secure $56bn by 2026 to invest in AI and chips

Tech giant bets on AI value chains as competition with Samsung heats up

1 July 2024
Supporters of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wear masks at a March campaign rally in Meerut, India. Modi's party used AI to translate and stream campaign speeches into multiple local languages.
Artificial intelligence

From Indonesia to India to U.S., AI creeps into elections

Avatars and interpreters help candidates connect with voters, but deepfakes pose risk

1 July 2024
Electric vehicle maker BYD is opening a new factory in Thailand as Chinese EV producers face the prospect of stiff EU tariffs.
Your Week in Asia

Tokyo picks next governor, Shanghai AI conference, BYD opens Thai factory

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

30 June 2024