AI Update: Elon Musk’s Chip Vision, OpenAI’s Shift, and Export Restrictions
Elon Musk’s initiative to establish a $25 billion chip fabrication plant represents a significant effort to address AI supply…
China claims that the export ban on dual-use items to Japan will specifically target military firms.
China’s ban on exporting dual-use items to Japan will impact only military companies, according to a statement from the commerce ministry on…
US Manufacturing Struggles in May; Retail Sales and Export Prices Indicate Economic Slowdown
In May 2025, industrial production in the United States dropped by 0.2% month-on-month, as reported by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday (June…
Taiwan includes China’s Huawei and SMIC in its export restrictions list.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Commerce has added Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to…
China greenlights certain rare-earth export requests, according to the Commerce Ministry.
On Saturday (June 7), China granted approvals for a number of export license applications concerning rare earth-related metals—essential…
Japan’s early May export decline due to trade war disturbances.
Japan’s trade balance registered a deficit of ¥1.1 trillion ($7.7 billion). The 20-day data does not include detailed statistics, such as…
US-China tariffs: ‘Export rush’ grips as businesses scramble to make the most of 90-day pause
Hong Kong CNN — A surprise breakthrough in US-China trade tensions has unleashed a flurry of activity across Chinese factories and ports as…