# East Asia Brief — Standards

5 briefings mentioning Standards.

- [BYD clears 520 kW Han saloon in MIIT catalog filing](https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/byd-clears-520-kw-han-saloon-miit-catalog-filing-761) — China's industry ministry homologated four next-generation Han saloon variants on Oct. 16, following the rollout of BYD's nine-minute Flash Charge platform. *(October 16, 2026; Batteries & EV · China · BYD)*
- [India Rebukes China on Trade Barriers as Deficit Hits $100B](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/india-rebukes-china-trade-barriers-deficit-hits-100b-755) — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Beijing blocks generic drugs and agricultural goods through phytosanitary rules while Indian factories remain… *(October 16, 2026; Trade & Policy · China · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Dixon Technologies)*
- [Boston Dynamics faces US supply curb on Chinese robot parts](https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/boston-dynamics-faces-us-supply-curb-chinese-robot-parts-752) — Federal procurement bans and critical mineral controls threaten humanoid assembly schedules as the Hyundai Motor unit expands its Georgia plant to 30,000 units… *(October 16, 2026; Robotics · Korea · Boston Dynamics, Hyundai Motor)*
- [Samsung SDI targets 2027 to produce cylindrical LFP for AI server units](https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/samsung-sdi-targets-2027-produce-cylindrical-lfp-ai-server-748) — The South Korean cell maker is converting lines at its Malaysian plant to deliver lithium iron phosphate backup power for hyperscale data centers. *(October 16, 2026; Batteries & EV · Korea · Samsung SDI)*
- [HD Hyundai delivers world’s first lashing-free boxship to CMA CGM](https://eastasiabrief.com/shipbuilding/hd-hyundai-delivers-worlds-first-lashing-free-boxship-cma-747) — The 13,000 TEU methanol-powered CMA CGM GOLD eliminates manual cargo turnbuckles on deck, boosting allowable top-tier container weight by over 10%. *(October 16, 2026; Shipbuilding · Korea · HD Hyundai, CMA CGM)*

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