Hanwha Ocean bids against Chinese yards for Maersk mega-shipsMembers
The Danish carrier confirmed 26 dual-fuel vessels while seeking up to 42 ships worth $8.9 billion, testing South Korean delivery…
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Every EAB briefing filed under the Economic Security policy tag, newest first. 458 briefings.
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Chinese LiDAR makers sweep South Korea robotaxi trial fleets in 2026
Deployment records disclosed Sept. 21 show all five major Korean autonomous fleet operators rely on Hesai and RoboSense sensors,…
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…
Taiwan breaks ground on TSMC packaging base to relieve CoWoS limits
The 88.7-hectare Baipu park will host tool-validation labs and supplier lines to ease advanced chip packaging constraints for AI…
SK hynix taps HanmiGlobal for $4B Indiana HBM packaging fab
The project management contract solidifies construction of America's first advanced AI memory facility in West Lafayette ahead of…
LG Energy Solution wins NVIDIA DSX Ready status for AI power backup
The South Korean battery maker joins Tesla and Hitachi Energy in the chip designer's validated equipment list, offering…
TSMC and Samsung set High-NA EUV roadmaps for sub-2nm nodes
The foundries committed to ASML's next-generation lithography tools to bridge patterning limits, facing machine costs near $400…
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…
BYD targets 2027 solid-state battery debut in luxury fleet
FinDreams aims to deploy 400 Wh/kg sulfide cells across 1,000 test vehicles before scaling commercial output toward 2030…
AMD raises AI accelerator prices 10% on TSMC foundry costs
A planned fourth-quarter price adjustment covers enterprise Instinct accelerators and graphics cards while leaving consumer…
HD Hyundai secures ClassNK design approval for 35,000 cbm ammonia carrier
The midsize liquefied gas carrier design complies with ClassNK structural rules and clears regulatory docking requirements for…
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…
Doosan Robotics links cobots to peaq to verify machine logs
The collaborative robot maker deployed its first A-series arm on peaqOS to convert joint torque telemetry into tamper-proof…
CATL licenses battery pack technology to Egypt's BME on 1 GWh plant
The $39 million venture will assemble commercial vehicle batteries before expanding to 5 gigawatt-hours for passenger electric…
Trump signs sanctions act authorizing 100% tariffs on oil buyers
The measure targets goods from the top five purchasers of Russian crude oil and natural gas, putting Indian and Chinese supply…
HD Hyundai Heavy union rejects pay deal, readies full strike
The shipbuilder faces an all-out walkout after workers rejected an annual compensation package worth 40 million won, threatening…
TSMC warns AI cannot solve physical barriers for 1.4nm chips
Co-Chief Operating Officer Y.J. Mii warns that automated design tools cannot bypass physical manufacturing limits as the foundry…
CATL targets 2027 pilot output for all-solid-state batteries
The Chinese battery maker faces severe chemical barriers and high precursor costs as Samsung SDI and Toyota race to commercialize…
LG Energy Solution locks US lithium supply in Smackover pactMembers
The 10-year offtake contract yields 80,000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate from an Arkansas direct extraction project to…
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…
China Rare Earth Group seeks control of Shenghe Resources
A potential buyout would give Beijing indirect exposure to the sole operating American rare earth mine alongside the Pentagon, MP…
Hanwha Ocean wins ABS approval for ammonia-ready LNG tanks
The design eliminates costly drydock structural retrofits for 174,000-cubic-meter gas carriers, allowing operators to switch to…
SK On signs $118 million LFP cathode supply deal with L&F
The multiyear contract provides cathode feedstock from Daegu for battery lines in Seosan and Georgia as Korean cell makers…
Doosan commits $725 million to expand AI chip laminate lines
The South Korean conglomerate will spend 968.4 billion won through 2028 across domestic and Chinese sites to meet surging demand…