Supply Chain

Solar panels on a rooftop in Singapore. Japan, the U.S. and Australia are looking to back decarbonization efforts in IPEF member countries.
International relations

U.S. and Japan boost IPEF's appeal with investment, climate support

Leaders also agree to launch talks on critical minerals to strengthen supply chain

18 November 2023
Heavy investment into the semiconductor industry is expected to lead to a labor shortage in the sector. 
Semiconductors

U.S. pushes chip-sector talent development to tackle labor shortage

Communities work to ensure disadvantaged residents benefit from job opportunities

17 November 2023
Factory robot supplier Fanuc has taken steps to ensure compliance with export controls. (Photo courtesy of Audi)
Supply Chain

Japanese toolmakers scramble to combat dual-use export risk

Fanuc dedicates large staff to task, DMG Mori tracks machines

17 November 2023
Transistor structures on chips change under 1-nm technology, an area in which Japan has little expertise.
Semiconductors

Rapidus, University of Tokyo plan 1-nm chip tech with French partner

Cross-border tie-up seen ensuring stable supply chains for next-gen products

17 November 2023
China has restricted exports of chipmaking materials like gallium, while banning seafood imports from Japan.
International relations

Japan and China to launch talks on export controls

Second dialogue to focus on safety of business personnel in China

16 November 2023
DHL Group CEO Tobias Meyer speaks at the opening of its expanded global hub in Hong Kong on Nov. 14. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Transportation

DHL bullish on Asian expansion despite supply chain cracks

CEO acknowledges geopolitics in play, but 'not pessimistic' on the future

14 November 2023
Foxconn, the main contract supplier for Apple, expects to see around 5% growth next year in the absence of further international volatility. 
Technology

Apple supplier Foxconn gives conservative outlook for 2024

Key iPhone assembler to invest in China, India, Mexico, Vietnam and U.S. next year

14 November 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Indonesian President Joko Widodo for talks at the White House in Washington on Nov. 13.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. and Indonesia upgrade ties with eye on critical minerals pact

Biden and Widodo seal 'comprehensive strategic partnership' but Congress wary of FTA

14 November 2023
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has led efforts to ban exports of nickel ore and other minerals to boost their value and foster domestic industries. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

Indonesia's growing resource nationalism stirs Global South

Jokowi's export bans seen as a wake-up call to leading industrial powers

13 November 2023
Cotton is harvested in Yuli County, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, on Oct. 27. The region produces the vast majority of Chinese cotton. 
Supply Chain

U.S. forced labor laws strain China-dependent garment supply chains

Fashion firms want to diversify fabric sources to mitigate risk, expert says

13 November 2023
Professor Heigo Sato of Japan's Takushoku University says it is difficult to eradicate technology drain.
Supply Chain

Tech leakage to China can't be stopped but can be delayed, says expert

Export control expert Sato warns Japan is targeted by weapon developers

12 November 2023
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Supply Chain

Nikkei Film: China's nuclear program siphons sanctioned machine tools

How should companies deal with this issue as West increasingly encircles China?

11 November 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 16 at a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.  
Supply Chain

Japan, South Korea to build supply chain for hydrogen and ammonia

Kishida and Yoon will announce new frameworks on economic security in the U.S.

10 November 2023
Vietnam, one of the world's top exporters of garments and textiles, will consider cutting interest rates and spending on public works to resuscitate the economy. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Economy

Vietnam targets 6% to 6.5% GDP growth in 2024

Manufacturing hub aims to recover from slowdown linked to graft, trade

9 November 2023
A rare earths mine in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.   
Supply Chain

China tightens rare-earth export curbs amid tension with U.S.

Traders required to provide information on types, shipment destinations

7 November 2023
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says his company's most advanced chip design will move into the test production phase by the first quarter of 2024.
Semiconductors

Intel races to catch rivals as AI boom supercharges chip competition

Chipmaker is chasing Samsung and TSMC as Qualcomm and Apple pose fresh challenge

7 November 2023
China's nuclear development program has evaded sanctions to obtain some of the world's most advanced machine tools. 
Supply Chain

China's nuclear program skirts Western machine tool sanctions

Nikkei probe finds Japanese and German 'mother machines' where they shouldn't be

7 November 2023
U.S. memory chip maker Micron is racing to meet demand for the advanced chips needed to fuel the AI boom. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Semiconductors

Micron taps Taiwan and Japan to make advanced AI memory chips

U.S. chipmaker looks to gain ground on South Korean rivals

6 November 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to sign an executive order on artificial intelligence at the White House on Oct. 30.
Technology

China faces new U.S. chip rules: 5 things to know

Local tech sector and chipmakers will adapt, but it will take time and money

6 November 2023
China is ramping up its drive to boost local supply of semiconductors.
Semiconductors

Mammoth Chinese chip project raises another $5bn

Factory to churn out key tech as nation's self-sufficiency drive accelerates

6 November 2023
An electric vehicle by Chinese automaker NIO at a Berlin showroom. Europe has faced challenges in launching its own automobile battery gigafactories. 
Automobiles

Europe faces hurdles in breaking free of China EV supply chain

U.K. battery maker's woes show challenge of launching gigafactories

3 November 2023
Oppo's Find N3 foldable smartphone is one offering that the Chinese smartphone maker hopes will catch on in Southeast Asia.
Technology

China's Oppo, Transsion eye Southeast Asia amid Huawei comeback

Smartphone makers are betting on foldable demand in the fast-growing region

2 November 2023
A dump truck loads raw nickel ore at a nickel mining site of Vale in Sorowako, South Sulawesi province. Indonesia is the world's largest producer of nickel.
Supply Chain

U.S. senators oppose Indonesia FTA that paves way for nickel subsidies

Southeast Asian country's mining industry is dominated by China, lawmakers say

2 November 2023
Almonty Industries is working on reopening a tungsten mine in South Korea. The metal is drawing attention amid the war in Ukraine. (Photo courtesy of Almonty Industries)
Materials

Ukraine war depletes tungsten stocks, says Canadian supplier

Almonty to develop South Korean mine to diversify China-dominated munitions metal

30 October 2023
LG Energy Solution had a $370 billion order backlog. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)
Companies

LG Energy Solution scrambles to boost EV battery production

Company harnesses AI to improve quality control at 10 locations worldwide

30 October 2023