Japan offers U.S. chip investment to win semiconductor tariff relief
Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa met Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to protect Japanese chip suppliers using Tokyo's $550…
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Korea presses US for equal chip tariff terms as Lutnick warns of import levies
Trade Minister Kim Jung-kwan said Seoul is negotiating to ensure domestic chipmakers face terms no worse than competitors under…
Brazil Senate passes critical minerals bill to expand rare earth processing
The legislation allocates 7 billion reais to build domestic refining capacity and challenge China's control over permanent magnet…
US 100% drone tariffs take effect as Chinese hardware faces border wallMembers
The Section 232 duties penalize heavy and thermal-equipped unmanned aircraft while granting a 15% rate to allied suppliers in…
Japan bids to host permanent CPTPP secretariat to steer Asia-Pacific trade rules
The trade ministry requested initial funding in its fiscal 2027 budget ahead of a formal proposal to member economies in Vietnam…
Hungary halts CATL and BYD plant work as environmental rules tighten
Worker nickel exposure at Debrecen and toxic soil probes in Szeged disrupt Beijing's European EV supply chain after Hungary's…
Japan accelerates grants for rare-earth-reduced robot motor magnets under economic security act
METI enforces tightened supply-plan standards for heavy-rare-earth substitution and drive-motor manufacturing lines across…
China permanent magnet controls squeeze motor supply as alloy research stallsMembers
Export licensing and refining bottlenecks keep electric drive makers tied to standard rare-earth grades despite laboratory trials…
China tightens dual-use export screening on aerospace titanium powders and tooling
Prior licensing rules covering spherical alloy powders and bonding equipment force Western aerospace contractors to audit Tier 2…
Korea tightens cross-border M&A reviews on core industrial technologies
Revisions to the industrial technology act and updated national core technology rosters give regulators direct injunction powers…
Korea tightens export licensing rules on robotics actuator technologyMembers
South Korea mandates end-user vetting for precision motion blueprints, raising compliance duties for robotics ventures seeking…
China Sets Consolidated Late-2026 Light Rare Earth Mining Quota to Cap Northern Bastnasite Extraction
The joint ministerial directive sets binding production limits for state-owned mining champions, tightening upstream feedstock…
Korea FTC Targets NXP and Analog Devices Over Chip Distribution Pricing Controls
Antitrust examiners initiate formal proceedings over Ship and Debit margin caps and client allocation in non-memory component…
Korea Links Commercial Electric Van Grants to Battery Recyclability
South Korea refines 2027 commercial vehicle subsidy rules, docking grants by up to 40 percent for packs lacking verified mineral…
China Customs tightens origin documentation for graphite transit shipments
New administrative guidelines mandate verified origin certificates and technical assays for bonded graphite transshipments across…
Japan Tightens Laser Micromachining Screening Under Revised Dual-Use Export Rules
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry updated technical thresholds for pulse duration and beam wavelength, altering…
Korea expands tax credits for artificial intelligence compute infrastructure
Revisions to the Restriction of Special Taxation Act grant up to 25 percent facility credits for high-performance computing…
South Korea funds advanced chip packaging and backside power pilot lines
The trade ministry establishes dedicated testbeds and research grants to close back-end gaps and scale next-generation wafer…
Japan certifies $2.4 billion in battery subsidies to lock in solid-state cell capacity
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry approved funding for 12 manufacturing projects by Toyota, Nissan, and Panasonic to…
KFTC opens supply contract probe into tier-one robotics and battery parts
South Korea's antitrust regulator targets unfair price cuts and compulsory technical data disclosures between manufacturing…
China Tightens Connected Vehicle Data Rules With Mandatory Local Sensor Scrubbing
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires automakers to sanitize autonomous driving telemetry and…
Japan METI allocates clean power grid grants to anchor Hokkaido semiconductor hub
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will fund dedicated renewable transmission and substation assets to guarantee…
Japan tenders economic security subsidies for synthetic graphite anode substitutes
METI opens dedicated funding rounds for silicon-dominant and hard-carbon anode projects to insulate domestic battery lines from…
China Antimonopoly Review Imposes Harsher Operational Remedies on Automation Mergers
State regulators use conditional merger approvals to secure domestic supply guarantees and intellectual property access across…