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25 official releases from China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan

A map of East Asia with a pin at each capital: China 5, Taiwan 6, South Korea 8, Japan 6 releasesChina · 5Taiwan · 6South Korea · 8Japan · 6
South Korea has the most entries, 8 of 25. Newest: Korea's October chip exports are $56.4 billion, up 259%, as AI capital spending holds. Source: MOFCOM, METI, MOTIR and the Securities and Futures Bureau via TWSE · asia.csv · data of

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By country

pins on the map
CountryEntriesNewest
China 5 30 Oct 2026
Taiwan 6 17 Oct 2026
South Korea 8 2 Nov 2026
Japan 6 29 Oct 2026

The four tags

one tag an entry
Supply 5
who can make or ship chips and their inputs
Controls 6
export controls, investment rules and the answers to them
Demand 11
what the region sells, month by month
Subsidy 3
public money for chips and AI

Every entry

newest first
  1. South Korea · Demand Korea's October chip exports are $56.4 billion, up 259%, as AI capital spending holds. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), in English: semiconductor exports rose 259.4 percent to $56.44 billion Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 fd0d1cd57bbe.
  2. China · Controls China says it has already taken countermeasures against the FCC ban on Chinese testing labs from 2028. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM), in English: China strongly deplores and rejects these actions, and has already taken countermeasures in response. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 01ec36f040ae.
  3. South Korea · Supply Korea and Germany sign a framework for an economic and high-tech partnership in Seoul. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), in English: signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on a Framework for an Economic and High-Tech Partnership between Korea and Germany Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 b4268f6641d8.
  4. Japan · Supply Japan and Germany agree to co-invest in critical minerals and diversify supply. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in English: Explore the possibility of co-investments and support companies to promote co-offtakes. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 cba8a8ede036.
  5. Japan · Supply Japan and Germany sign a declaration of intent on a semiconductor ecosystem partnership. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in English: cooperation to strengthen the resilience of semiconductor supply chains Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 157bc4c7def7.
  6. China · Controls China opposes the US Treasury's new proposed rules on outbound investment and reserves countermeasures. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM), in English: We will closely monitor subsequent developments and reserve the right to take corresponding measures. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 a5929eb73ba3.
  7. China · Controls China objects to the Pentagon's university research-security audit and promises measures for its institutes. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM), in English: China will take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese research institutions. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 3ec00b0e952d.
  8. South Korea · Supply Axcelis breaks ground on a larger ion-implant plant in Pyeongtaek, its only one outside the US. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), in English: AAOC is the company’s only manufacturing facility outside the United States. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 0dcb8ba4de7f.
  9. Taiwan · Demand UMC's September 2026 revenue is NT$25.4 billion, up 27.2% on a year earlier. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange; names translated by this site: "1151017","11509","2303","聯電","半導體業","25350431" Kept 30 Oct 2026, sha256 754761b82a8a.
  10. Taiwan · Demand TSMC's September 2026 revenue is NT$511.9 billion, up 54.6% on a year earlier. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange; names translated by this site: "1151017","11509","2330","台積電","半導體業","511857399" Kept 30 Oct 2026, sha256 754761b82a8a.
  11. Taiwan · Demand MediaTek's September 2026 revenue is NT$55.4 billion, up 2.0% on a year earlier. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange; names translated by this site: "1151017","11509","2454","聯發科","半導體業","55399497" Kept 30 Oct 2026, sha256 754761b82a8a.
  12. China · Controls China proposes 40 additions to its technology export catalogue, in AI, biomedicine and photovoltaics. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM), in English: This public consultation covers 40 key technologies proposed to be added in three fields: artificial intelligence, biomedicine and photovoltaics. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 29ae98fd6a41.
  13. Japan · Subsidy Japan's US investment initiative names its first chip project: a mature-node fab in New York, about $10 billion. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in English: The estimated total project cost under the Initiative will be approximately 10 billion USD (approximately 1.6 trillion JPY), with construction scheduled to begin by the end of 2026. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 aecbdc7cd86c.
  14. South Korea · Demand Korea's September ICT exports top $70 billion, a record, on AI infrastructure demand. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), in English: Korea’s ICT exports reached USD 75.15 billion in September 2026, up 195.8 percent year-on-year Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 d9cc8122358f.
  15. South Korea · Controls Korea's trade ministry plans tighter measures against industrial technology leakage after a parliamentary audit. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), in English: plans to strengthen institutional measures and cooperation with relevant government agencies to make its response to technology leakage more effective Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 42c3bf53be4f.
  16. South Korea · Demand Korea's September chip exports pass $60 billion for the first time, on memory demand. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), in English: semiconductor exports rose 262.8 percent to $60.30 billion, exceeding $60.0 billion for the first time as memory demand continued to grow Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 01c7e3d3570f.
  17. Taiwan · Demand UMC's August 2026 revenue is NT$25.0 billion, up 30.7% on a year earlier. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange; names translated by this site: "1150917","11508","2303","聯電","半導體業","25044641" Kept 7 Oct 2026, sha256 5409959acd46.
  18. Taiwan · Demand TSMC's August 2026 revenue is NT$514.8 billion, up 53.3% on a year earlier. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange; names translated by this site: "1150917","11508","2330","台積電","半導體業","514805337" Kept 7 Oct 2026, sha256 5409959acd46.
  19. Taiwan · Demand MediaTek's August 2026 revenue is NT$64.2 billion, up 44.1% on a year earlier. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange; names translated by this site: "1150917","11508","2454","聯發科","半導體業","64183361" Kept 7 Oct 2026, sha256 5409959acd46.
  20. South Korea · Demand Korea's August ICT exports near $60 billion; chip exports stay above $40 billion. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), in English: Semiconductor exports remained above $40.0 billion for a third straight month, supported by continued demand for AI computing. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 c9e528e5f2fa.
  21. South Korea · Controls Korea and Vietnam open a regular export-control dialogue; Vietnam's own controls began in June. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR), in English: Vietnam introduced its export control system in October 2025 and began implementing it in June 2026. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 41bf6d149b13.
  22. Japan · Demand Japan and India sign an AI cooperation memorandum at their summit in New Delhi. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in English: signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of India Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 9ab2abb893cf.
  23. Japan · Subsidy METI and NEDO fund nine data-ecosystem projects under GENIAC, Japan's generative AI programme. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in English: METI and NEDO have been implementing the GENIAC project since February 2024 Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 4114211ed1d7.
  24. Japan · Subsidy METI launches a domestic multimodal foundation model project for robots, led by Noetra and AIST. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in English: Noetra Corp. and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have been selected to lead the research and development of a domestic multimodal foundation model. Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 4f8ca6f932aa.
  25. China · Supply China puts seven medium and heavy rare earths, samarium and gadolinium among them, under export licence. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM), in English: a decision is made to implement export control on the following items Kept 11 Nov 2026, sha256 4d44b0073c4b.

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