METI Pools Factory Machine Data to Train Physical AI Models
Tokyo coordinates with DMG Mori and Komatsu to assign unified IDs across 1,600 tools, targeting 100 terabytes of shop data to…
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Subsidies, tariffs, export controls and economic-security rules, tracked over time.
Japan confronts rare earth magnet squeeze under China curbs in August
China shipped 212 tons of permanent magnets to Japan in August, rebounding 90.3% from July but remaining 17.1% below 2025 levels…
Japan's AIRoA unveils domestic general-purpose robot roadmap for AI
A 20.5 billion yen state project aims to replace Chinese hardware with domestic dual-arm manipulators and compile one million…
Taiwan clears TSMC fab site for sub-1.4nm chips at Longtan
The National Development Council approved an NT$95.6 billion layout across 104 hectares, granting Taiwan Semiconductor…
China and US Open Talks to Cut LNG Tariffs Ahead of Summit
Delegations led by Vice Premier He Lifeng and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent review duties on American gas cargoes under a…
Chinese EVs capture 35% Korea market share under 8% tariff
Automakers urged lawmakers at a National Assembly forum to enact domestic production tax credits after shipments from Shanghai…
China Imposes Border Exit Bans for Dual-Use Export BreachesMembers
State Council Order No. 841 grants trade officials authority to block citizens from departing China indefinitely when tech…
US and Japan weigh $19 billion GlobalFoundries fab under tariff pact
Washington and Tokyo review funding for a US logic chip factory operated by GlobalFoundries as part of Japan's $550 billion…
Stellantis shifts Leapmotor electric car assembly to SpainMembers
The Franco-Italian automaker prepares 40,000 units of annual B10 SUV capacity in Zaragoza after abandoning Polish…
US House advances 100% tariff bill on Russian crude buyers
The measure targets major importers including India and China with secondary duties, threatening refining margins built on…
Japan, Uzbekistan agree to refine critical minerals locally for export
A bilateral memorandum between TMK and Mitsubishi targets tungsten, molybdenum and lithium processing to reduce Tokyo's reliance…
Japan Clears $635 Million in Subsidies to Modernize Shipyards by 2035
The transport ministry approved five shipyard expansion plans covering dry dock extensions and robotic welding lines to double…
China and South Africa advance battery mineral refining pact
Beijing seeks overseas processing hubs to bypass Western trade barriers as Pretoria demands that refiners add value to its 37%…
Modi warns BRICS against mineral export curbs in New Delhi
The warning at the 18th summit challenges Beijing's supply dominance as expanded BRICS members account for 40% of global GDP and…
GM and Stellantis weigh Korean auto parts suppliers amid China risks
Detroit automakers held over 200 sourcing meetings with 61 Korean component vendors as supply chain derisking pressures mount…
Korea expands critical mineral refining pact with Uzbekistan
Seoul prepares to sign downstream smelting agreements during bilateral talks Sept.
Korea and France sign nuclear fuel and strategic tech pact
The bilateral agreements secure Western uranium enrichment for Korean reactors, establish high-level civil nuclear talks and back…
Tesla sweeps Canada EV import quota as Chinese makers wait
Ottawa rolled over 8,897 unused vehicle slots on Sept. 1 into a 33,397-car window, leaving Elon Musk's Shanghai plant as the main…
US warns Ford over Chinese battery ties with CATL and Geely
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited Marshall factory licensing and European joint ventures in an official letter as Ford…
China waives African import duties to lock in strategic ores
Beijing’s tariff exemption across 53 countries accelerated imports of copper, lithium and farm produce through July, insulating…
China export pause on rare earths nears Nov. 10 expiration
A one-year waiver on Chinese export controls covering heavy rare earths and battery materials is scheduled to lapse on Nov.
Samsung denies Chinese tool testing as US tightens fab controls
South Korean memory makers face annual US export reviews for their Chinese fabs as Washington curbs equipment servicing and…
Xi Jinping plans business delegation for Donald Trump summit
Beijing aims to ease trade friction and protect cross-border commerce as U.S.
Wacker Chemie keeps Tennessee plant open despite US tariffs
A Section 232 tariff order designed to shield domestic polysilicon is eroding orders at the German group's Charleston site by…