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[News] Honda Reportedly Urges Nissan to Acquire Renault Stake to Prevent Third-Party Influence in Merger

Japanese automobile giants Honda and Nissan have entered formal discussions to merge a month ago, as they aim to become the world’s third-largest automaker by sales. However, to further rule out the possibility that third party ownership could impact negotiations, …

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[News] Samsung to Ship 200K Tri-Fold Phones in 2025, with Component Production Reportedly Starts in Q2

Following Huawei’s launch of the world’s first tri-fold smartphone, Mate XT, in last September, Samsung has also geared up for its new tri-fold model. According to a report from South Korean media outlet The Elec, the company is expected to …

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[News] China to Investigate U.S. Chip Subsidies, Suspected Legacy Chips Dumping

According to a Commercial Times report, citing Global Times, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on January 16th that it has received complaints from domestic companies regarding U.S. firms benefiting from subsidies under the U.S. CHIPS Act and exporting mature-node chips …

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[News] Market Fears Confirmed? South Korea’s NAND Flash Exports Plunged 13.1% in 4Q24

Amid market concerns that major memory firms have been gradually scaling down their legacy NAND production, the reports from Business Korea and Sedaily, citing Korea Customs Service data, validate the worries. In the fourth quarter of 2024, South Korea’s NAND …

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[News] Why the U.S. Bars India from Unrestricted Access to AI Chips

On January 13, the Biden administration issued new restrictions on the export of AI chips, aiming to block rivals like China from accessing advanced technology. Notably, India, a strategic partner of the U.S., is excluded from the list of 18 …

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