SMIC is China's leading maker of semiconductors. 
Semiconductors

SMIC says China's localization push is boosting chip demand

Top chipmaker's revenue grows 22% in April-June but profit sinks amid price battle

9 August 2024
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has frequently railed against X owner Elon Musk since a July 28 election, which the opposition says it won.
Politics

Venezuela's Maduro signs decree blocking X access for 10 days

President says social media inciting violence in wake of recent election

9 August 2024
Infineon CEO Jochen Hanebeck at the company's chip plant in Kulim, Malaysia. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Semiconductors

Infineon CEO says Asia 'critical' for chip production, R&D plans

Economies of scale still matter even as countries rush to onshore supply chains

9 August 2024
Australia is putting its mining expertise to work on the moon and beyond. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AP)
Business Spotlight

Rockets and rocks: Australia's mining tech finds its way to space

Experts see potential for innovations to fight climate change, boost productivity

9 August 2024
KakaoTalk, Kakao's main business, helped lift sales in the company's platform division by 10% year on year.
Companies

Kakao's operating profit jumps 18% on strong ad revenue

Founder's indictment could hurt South Korean tech company's reputation

9 August 2024
Tokyo Electron, a major Japanese chip-tool maker, revised up its annual earnings forecast due to expected strong AI demand. (Tokyo Electron)
Semiconductors

Tokyo Electron ups profit forecast, saying it sees strong AI demand

Chip-tool maker expects more memory chip investments, even as stock price slumps

8 August 2024
Shan Jizhang, a founder, chairman and CEO of Black Sesame International, second from the right, stands next to Hong Kong Exchange CEO Bonnie Chan at the listing ceremony on Aug. 8. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
IPO

TSMC-linked China auto chip maker plunges over 30% in Hong Kong IPO

Black Sesame International's weak debut clouds city's tech stock strategy

8 August 2024
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#techAsia

HP's China shift and Infineon in Malaysia

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

8 August 2024
 European chipmaker Infineon is expanding its footprint in Malaysia amid expectations of strong demand for power semiconductors. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Semiconductors

Infineon opens largest power semiconductor plant in Malaysia

Southeast Asian nation receives record chip, data center investments

8 August 2024
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, left, and Republican candidate Donald Trump will face off on Nov. 5.
U.S. elections 2024

Where will U.S.-China tech decoupling go under Harris or Trump?

Silicon Valley split on different futures for AI, crypto and China investment

8 August 2024
Amazon provides logistics support for sellers across China. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Retail

Amazon develops China seller network to take on Temu, Shein

Chinese upstarts are cutting into U.S. e-commerce giant's share with cheap goods

8 August 2024
China's ACM Research is among the chipmaking equipment companies considering participating in the joint Malaysian-Chinese expo. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Semiconductors

Malaysia and China deepen chip cooperation with joint expo

Kuala Lumpur seeks foreign investment to upgrade its 'Silicon Valley'

8 August 2024
KKR plans to help Japanese systems developer Fuji Soft go private. (Photo by Nikkei)
Business deals

KKR eyes $4bn buyout to take Japan's Fuji Soft private

Systems developer to discuss bid amid push by top shareholder

7 August 2024
An attendee photographs the SoftBank Group logo at the SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo. Yoshimitsu Goto, the conglomerate's chief financial officer, said on Aug. 7 that its "financial status is robust and stable," despite global market volatility.
SoftBank

SoftBank restates faith in AI amid global market anxiety

Conglomerate logs smaller Q1 loss on success of chip unit Arm after Monday's stock dip

7 August 2024
Sony Group has raised its full-year net profit forecast.
Media & Entertainment

Sony hikes full-year net profit forecast to $6.7bn

Group president to 'closely' watch direction of U.S. economy

7 August 2024
Singapore has much in its favor for becoming one of the world's leading climate tech hubs, such as a strong startup ecosystem and government mandates for net-zero.
Opinion

Singapore's climate tech startups are set to clean up

While facing various hurdles, the city-state is well positioned to become a global hub

7 August 2024
LG's "future classrooms" feature digital whiteboards linked to AI-powered robot assistants. (Photo by Nami Matsuura)
Technology

LG, Samsung eye South Korea's AI textbooks as edtech springboard

Tech companies look to tap foreign markets for robots, digital boards and apps

7 August 2024
Not A Hotel's Irori, a glass-walled villa in a forest near Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, opened on July 16. (Not A Hotel)
Travel & Leisure

Japan's latest pitch to wealthy tourists: Timeshare designer palaces

A Bathing Ape's Nigo curates Not A Hotel's new villa on Tokyo Bay

7 August 2024
Malaysian Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli, fourth from right, at the opening of Malaysia Semiconductor IC Design Park in Selangor on Aug. 6. (Photo by Norman Goh)
Semiconductors

Malaysia moves up value chain with first semiconductor park

'Once in a generation' chance to become chip champion, minister says

6 August 2024
The logo of SK Hynix is seen at its headquarters in Seongnam.
Semiconductors

U.S. to award SK Hynix up to $450m for chip-packaging facility

Indiana plant will make next-generation chips for training AI systems

6 August 2024
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Podcast: Tech Latest

China e-commerce ditches low prices for sales growth

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

6 August 2024
A woman walks past the Google logo at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai in 2018.
Technology

Google loses massive U.S. antitrust case over its search dominance

Company expected to appeal ruling that it thwarted competition

6 August 2024
Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies plans to launch its Zero rocket for small satellites by 2025. (Interstellar Technologies)
Startups

Japan space startup Interstellar raises $21m from NTT-led backers

Company aims to put constellation of communications satellites in orbit by 2030s

6 August 2024
A wind farm operates in Kazakhstan. Clean energy is a major part of Japan's planned business deals in Central Asia.
International relations

Japan to offer $2bn in trade support for Central Asia projects

Green and digital technology among areas of 200-plus deals due out at summit

6 August 2024
A Canon launch event in Beijing this July. The company sees Gen Zers driving demand for digital cameras in China. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Electronics

Canon zooms in on China's Gen Z to boost digital camera sales

Marketing push taps into desire for more eye-catching social media feeds

6 August 2024