# Standards tracker — Korea, China, Japan

Every Standards development East Asia Brief has logged, with the companies exposed and the primary document where one exists.

**Entries:** 5  
**Updated:** October 16, 2026  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/tracker/standards

| Date | Development | Where | Companies exposed | Confidence | Primary source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 16, 2026 | [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 | BYD | medium | <https://carnewschina.com/2026/10/16/next-gen-byd-han-listed-with-520-kw-awd-and-270-km-h-top-speed/> |
| October 16, 2026 | [India Rebukes China on Trade Barriers as Deficit Hits $100B](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/india-rebukes-china-trade-barriers-deficit-hits-100b-755) | China | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Dixon Technologies, Contemporary Amperex Technology | medium | <https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/non-tariff-barriers-are-biggest-hurdle-in-india-china-trade-says-nirmala-sitharaman/article71591327.ece> |
| October 16, 2026 | [Boston Dynamics faces US supply curb on Chinese robot parts](https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/boston-dynamics-faces-us-supply-curb-chinese-robot-parts-752) | Korea | Boston Dynamics, Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Mobis, LG Innotek | high | <https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074973/000121390026071287/ea029548401ex99-2.htm> |
| October 16, 2026 | [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) | Korea | Samsung SDI, Contemporary Amperex Technology, BYD | medium | <https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261015PD228/samsung-sdi-production-2027-demand-lithium.html?chid=10> |
| October 16, 2026 | [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) | Korea | HD Hyundai, CMA CGM, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Samho | medium | <https://www.m-i.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=2002974> |

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