Official releases from China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan that move the chip and AI trade, each kept with its sha256.https://jesseahawkins.com/asia/en-ushttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#kr-october-exportsasia:kr-october-exportsSouth Korea · Demand. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR): “semiconductor exports rose 259.4 percent to $56.44 billion” https://english.motir.go.kr/eng/article/EATCLdfa319ada/2773/view?bbsCdN=2Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#cn-us-fcc-testing-labsasia:cn-us-fcc-testing-labsChina · Controls. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM): “China strongly deplores and rejects these actions, and has already taken countermeasures in response.” https://english.mofcom.gov.cn/News/SpokesmansRemarks/art/2026/art_a471d3e9fb504ff1adeede99c64bbcf0.htmlFri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#kr-germany-economic-securityasia:kr-germany-economic-securitySouth Korea · Supply. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR): “signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on a Framework for an Economic and High-Tech Partnership between Korea and Germany” https://english.motir.go.kr/eng/article/EATCLdfa319ada/2772/view?bbsCdN=2Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#jp-germany-critical-mineralsasia:jp-germany-critical-mineralsJapan · Supply. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI): “Explore the possibility of co-investments and support companies to promote co-offtakes.” https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2026/10/20261029004.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#jp-germany-semiconductorsasia:jp-germany-semiconductorsJapan · Supply. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI): “cooperation to strengthen the resilience of semiconductor supply chains” https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2026/10/20261029005.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#cn-us-outbound-investmentasia:cn-us-outbound-investmentChina · Controls. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM): “We will closely monitor subsequent developments and reserve the right to take corresponding measures.” https://english.mofcom.gov.cn/News/SpokesmansRemarks/art/2026/art_2712c5d76116444e9ab1073a95333141.htmlSat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#cn-us-research-auditasia:cn-us-research-auditChina · Controls. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM): “China will take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese research institutions.” https://english.mofcom.gov.cn/News/SpokesmansRemarks/art/2026/art_03a2adf0d37b449e866941fb445d0a19.htmlFri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#kr-axcelisasia:kr-axcelisSouth Korea · Supply. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR): “AAOC is the company’s only manufacturing facility outside the United States.” https://english.motir.go.kr/eng/article/EATCLdfa319ada/2759/view?bbsCdN=2Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#tw-2026-09-2303asia:tw-2026-09-2303Taiwan · Demand. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange: “"1151017","11509","2303","聯電","半導體業","25350431"” https://mopsfin.twse.com.tw/opendata/t187ap05_L.csvSat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#tw-2026-09-2330asia:tw-2026-09-2330Taiwan · Demand. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange: “"1151017","11509","2330","台積電","半導體業","511857399"” https://mopsfin.twse.com.tw/opendata/t187ap05_L.csvSat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#tw-2026-09-2454asia:tw-2026-09-2454Taiwan · Demand. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange: “"1151017","11509","2454","聯發科","半導體業","55399497"” https://mopsfin.twse.com.tw/opendata/t187ap05_L.csvSat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#cn-tech-export-catalogueasia:cn-tech-export-catalogueChina · Controls. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM): “This public consultation covers 40 key technologies proposed to be added in three fields: artificial intelligence, biomedicine and photovoltaics.” https://english.mofcom.gov.cn/News/SpokesmansRemarks/art/2026/art_74bf283f105a4b19a11f7430df3671ae.htmlFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#jp-us-semiconductor-projectasia:jp-us-semiconductor-projectJapan · Subsidy. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI): “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.” https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2026/10/20261015001.htmlThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#kr-september-ictasia:kr-september-ictSouth Korea · Demand. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR): “Korea’s ICT exports reached USD 75.15 billion in September 2026, up 195.8 percent year-on-year” https://english.motir.go.kr/eng/article/EATCLdfa319ada/2753/view?bbsCdN=2Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#kr-tech-leakageasia:kr-tech-leakageSouth Korea · Controls. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR): “plans to strengthen institutional measures and cooperation with relevant government agencies to make its response to technology leakage more effective” https://english.motir.go.kr/eng/article/EATCLdfa319ada/2749/view?bbsCdN=2Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#kr-september-exportsasia:kr-september-exportsSouth Korea · Demand. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR): “semiconductor exports rose 262.8 percent to $60.30 billion, exceeding $60.0 billion for the first time as memory demand continued to grow” https://english.motir.go.kr/eng/article/EATCLdfa319ada/2743/view?bbsCdN=2Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#tw-2026-08-2303asia:tw-2026-08-2303Taiwan · Demand. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange: “"1150917","11508","2303","聯電","半導體業","25044641"” https://mopsfin.twse.com.tw/opendata/t187ap05_L.csvThu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#tw-2026-08-2330asia:tw-2026-08-2330Taiwan · Demand. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange: “"1150917","11508","2330","台積電","半導體業","514805337"” https://mopsfin.twse.com.tw/opendata/t187ap05_L.csvThu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#tw-2026-08-2454asia:tw-2026-08-2454Taiwan · Demand. Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission, published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange: “"1150917","11508","2454","聯發科","半導體業","64183361"” https://mopsfin.twse.com.tw/opendata/t187ap05_L.csvThu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#kr-august-ictasia:kr-august-ictSouth Korea · Demand. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR): “Semiconductor exports remained above $40.0 billion for a third straight month, supported by continued demand for AI computing.” https://english.motir.go.kr/eng/article/EATCLdfa319ada/2731/view?bbsCdN=2Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#kr-vietnam-export-controlasia:kr-vietnam-export-controlSouth Korea · Controls. Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR): “Vietnam introduced its export control system in October 2025 and began implementing it in June 2026.” https://english.motir.go.kr/eng/article/EATCLdfa319ada/2730/view?bbsCdN=2Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#jp-india-aiasia:jp-india-aiJapan · Demand. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI): “signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of India” https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2026/07/20260703003.htmlFri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#jp-geniac-dataasia:jp-geniac-dataJapan · Subsidy. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI): “METI and NEDO have been implementing the GENIAC project since February 2024” https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2026/07/20260702001.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#jp-physical-aiasia:jp-physical-aiJapan · Subsidy. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI): “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.” https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2026/0630_004.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jesseahawkins.com/asia/#cn-rare-earth-controlsasia:cn-rare-earth-controlsChina · Supply. Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM): “a decision is made to implement export control on the following items” https://english.mofcom.gov.cn/Policies/AnnouncementsOrders/art/2025/art_0dd87cbee7b045bf93fabe6ab2faceee.htmlFri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT