# Tax Credits tracker — Korea, China, Japan

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

**Entries:** 10  
**Updated:** August 28, 2026  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/tracker/tax-credits

| Date | Development | Where | Companies exposed | Confidence | Primary source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 28, 2026 | [South Korean battery makers scale 4695 cylindrical cells for utility EV platforms](https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/south-korean-battery-makers-scale-4695-cylindrical-cells-utility-98) | Korea | LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, Rivian, Tesla | high | <https://www.motir.go.kr/attach/down/095a2dda9c864e1d90d751f7668a1117/36f8553731ff3d557048f542c85ef80f> |
| August 28, 2026 | [South Korean substrate makers develop embedded silicon bridges for AI chips](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/south-korean-substrate-makers-develop-embedded-silicon-bridges-ai-97) | Korea | LG Innotek, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, SK hynix, Intel | medium | <http://www.bondweb.co.kr/Data/20265/29/menu01/20260529092332910_ko.pdf> |
| August 28, 2026 | [Korea expands tax credits for artificial intelligence compute infrastructure](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/korea-expands-tax-credits-artificial-intelligence-compute-infrastructure-71) | Korea | SK Telecom, Naver, Samsung Electronics, SK hynix | high | <https://english.mofe.go.kr/gn/selectTbGraphicNewsDtl.do?boardCd=G0001&seq=4282> |
| August 28, 2026 | [Korea and Japan Diverge on Clean Hydrogen Incentives with Tax Credits and Contract Subsidies](https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/korea-japan-diverge-clean-hydrogen-incentives-tax-credits-contract-79) | Global | Korea Electric Power Corporation, JERA, POSCO Holdings, Mitsubishi Corporation | high | <https://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/en/category/special/article/detail_204.html> |
| August 28, 2026 | [South Korea funds advanced chip packaging and backside power pilot lines](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/south-korea-funds-advanced-chip-packaging-backside-power-pilot-66) | Korea | Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, Hanmi Semiconductor, Hana Micron | — | — |
| August 28, 2026 | [South Korea Expands Advanced Battery Tax Credits to Rebalance Domestic Fabs](https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/south-korea-expands-advanced-battery-tax-credits-rebalance-domestic-18) | Korea | LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On, POSCO Future M | — | — |
| August 28, 2026 | [Industrial Power Tariffs Diverge Across Seoul, Tokyo, and Guangdong Clusters](https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/industrial-power-tariffs-diverge-across-seoul-tokyo-guangdong-clusters-29) | Global | Korea Electric Power Corporation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, China Southern Power Grid, Samsung Electronics | — | — |
| August 28, 2026 | [Posco Holdings starts direct lithium extraction test runs for Korean cathode lines](https://eastasiabrief.com/energy-minerals/posco-holdings-starts-direct-lithium-extraction-test-runs-korean-40) | Korea | Posco Holdings, Posco Future M, LG Energy Solution, General Motors | — | — |
| August 28, 2026 | [Comparing East Asia Fab Subsidies Across Japan, Korea, and China](https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/comparing-east-asia-fab-subsidies-across-japan-korea-china-42) | Global | TSMC, Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, SMIC | — | — |
| August 28, 2026 | [China expands 300mm silicon wafer capacity to cut reliance on Japanese suppliers](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/china-expands-300mm-silicon-wafer-capacity-cut-reliance-japanese-45) | China | National Silicon Industry Group, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Shin-Etsu Chemical | — | — |

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