Vinod Khosla, the founder of Khosla Ventures, urged the need for Western countries to accelerate the pace of AI development in the race against China. (Khosla Ventures)
Technology

Japan and India to be next AI hotspots: Vinod Khosla

Early investor in OpenAI says West must lead innovation race against China

20 April 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. downgraded its growth outlook for the global logic chip industry this year to 10%, from over 10%.
Semiconductors

Chip stocks face correction as TSMC cuts industry outlook

Global uncertainties spur profit-taking across markets

20 April 2024
An XPeng subsidiary is developing an integrated eVTOL vehicle that can drive on land and fly without separating modules. (Photo by Shizuka Tanabe)
Transportation

China's flying cars ready for liftoff with EV technology

XPeng, EHang and others leverage know-how in batteries

20 April 2024
Tokyo stocks lost 3.4% at one point in morning trading on April 19 as other Asian bourses also declined.
Markets

Asian stocks fall as concern over Middle East spurs selling

Nikkei and KOSPI down by 3%; yen strengthens, other currencies weaken

19 April 2024
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in 2022: Today, Chinese companies are generations behind U.S. pioneers like OpenAI in generative AI.
Opinion

China's technological development has run out of steam

Country no longer best place to watch for internet innovations

19 April 2024
Japan's Sakura Internet, like many companies around the world, is keen to use Nvidia's latest AI chips. (Nikkei montage /Photo by Reuters )
Technology

Japan's Sakura Internet snags $130m of Nvidia's next-gen chip

Order is part of AI push and follows hefty government subsidy for company

19 April 2024
SK Hynix's announcement that it is partnering with TSMC comes as global chipmakers are racing to take advantage of the AI boom. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
Technology

SK Hynix partners with TSMC to develop advanced AI chips

Asian chipmakers aim to supply next-generation high-bandwidth memory for Nvidia

19 April 2024
People gather at a restaurant in Hanoi: Euromonitor estimated deliveries at 8% of Asia's food service market in 2018, rising to 21% in 2023. 
Food & Beverage

Southeast Asia restaurants lose out as COVID delivery habit persists

Apps like Grab, Shopee gain users who no longer eat out, data shows

19 April 2024
A surge in electric vehicle sales is driving up demand for equipment used to produce batteries and other parts. But some Japanese companies are struggling to keep up.
Business Spotlight

Japan's small EV battery suppliers feel the heat in race for scale

Tokyo urges alliances to stay competitive but companies wary of giving up control

19 April 2024
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#techAsia

Huawei's latest surprise and an unexpected avatar

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

18 April 2024
A server room at Sakura Internet's data center in Osaka. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Technology

Japan to fund KDDI, four others to build AI supercomputer

Grants worth $470m aimed at reducing dependence on U.S. tech

18 April 2024
Taiwan chip titan TSMC is benefiting from demand for chips to power generative AI.
Semiconductors

TSMC says global tech recovery 'not fast enough' despite AI boom

World's biggest chipmaker warns of potential global oversupply of less-advanced chips

18 April 2024
Huawei began selling its latest line of flagship smartphones, the Pura 70, on April 18, exactly 12 years after its first P series was released. (Screen shot from Huawei Weibo site)
Technology

Huawei releases revamped, renamed Pura 70 flagship smartphone

Move comes as tech giant accelerates comeback in huge Chinese market

18 April 2024
Oracle's waterfront campus in Austin, Texas: The U.S. tech company is the latest to announce a large investment in data centers in Japan. (Photo by Hiromi Sato)
Technology

Oracle to spend over $8bn to build more data centers in Japan

U.S. tech company hopes to ride 'data sovereignty' wave

18 April 2024
The reward for mining a new bitcoin is set to be cut in half in several days.
Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin 'halving' approaches, raising uncertainty

Money flows into cryptocurrency's ETFs, but some bearish on risk assets

18 April 2024
The Bravia 9 will be able to automatically adjust picture settings for Amazon Prime Video streams. (Sony)
18 April 2024
JSR is the world's leading manufacturer of photoresist, a key material used in chipmaking. (Photo by Yumi Kotani)
Semiconductors

Japan chip materials maker JSR seeks to scale up after $6bn takeover

Effort to reshape industry draws both support and pushback

18 April 2024
Fujifilm Holdings' investments will include products used to polish silicon wafers. (Fujifilm)
Companies

Fujifilm boosts spending to $12bn, focusing on health care, chip material

Japanese group will also be on lookout for M&A deals, CEO says

18 April 2024
Samsung Electronics workers hold a rally in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on April 17 to demand better working conditions. (Photo by Kim Jaewon)
Semiconductors

Thousands of Samsung employees rally for better working conditions

Union steps up pressure on management but cautious about striking

17 April 2024
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Announcements

Nikkei to remove JSR from Semiconductor Stock Index

Chipmaking material maker likely to delist following tender offer

17 April 2024
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu speaks at a company event in Taipei in February. Liu says the iPhone assembler is keen to foster the next generation of leaders. 
Technology

Key iPhone assembler Foxconn introduces rotating CEO role

Chairman Young Liu says six-month terms aimed at fostering leadership talent

17 April 2024
A container terminal in Tokyo: Japan's total exports rose 7.3% on the year in March, reaching 9.46 trillion yen. (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)
Trade

Japan's exports grow on semiconductor equipment sales to China

Overseas shipments rose 7.3%, while imports fell 4.9% in March

17 April 2024
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Jakarta on April 17 to meet with President Joko Widodo and other officials. 
17 April 2024
Chinese online retailer JD.com has launched a digital avatar of its founder Richard Liu in a bid to boost live commerce sales. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Technology

JD.com enlists digital Richard Liu avatar in live commerce battle

AI likeness of founder touts food and appliances but analysts question strategy

17 April 2024
Surveillance cameras from Dahua Technology are displayed at an exhibition in Beijing in October 2018.
China tech

Sanctioned Chinese security camera maker Dahua divests from U.S.

Sale of last stateside unit to Taiwan group follows repeated blows in tech war

17 April 2024