Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #east-asia, aggregated by home.social.
Taiwan-Vatican Ties: The Dynamic Interplay Under Pope Leo XIV – The Diplomat
Pope Leo XIV succeeded Pope Francis in May 2025, becoming the 267th Pontiff of the global Catholic Church.…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #catholicchurch #CatholicisminTaiwan #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #diplomacy #EastAsia #PopeLeoXIV #Taiwan #TaiwaninEurope #Taiwan-Vaticanrelations
https://www.europesays.com/3333662/
https://www.europesays.com/3333662/ Taiwan-Vatican Ties: The Dynamic Interplay Under Pope Leo XIV – The Diplomat #CatholicChurch #CatholicismInTaiwan #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #Conflicts #diplomacy #EastAsia #PopeLeoXIV #Taiwan #TaiwanInEurope #TaiwanVaticanRelations
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/69054/ A US Pivot Toward Commercial Espionage? – The Diplomat #China #ChinaIPTheft #ChinaUSEconomicEspionage #CommercialEspionage #EastAsia #EconomicEspionage #Espionage #IntellectualProperty #IntellectualPropertyProtection #security #SupplyChains #Trade #Trade&SupplyChains #UnitedStates
Tensions between North Korea and South Korea are running high this week after Pyongyang sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council repeating accusations that Seoul fabricated a September land mine incident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/26/asia-pacific/north-korea-seoul-letters-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #asia #eastasia
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/67209/ The US Is Losing to China in the Battle of Global Influence – The Diplomat #China #ChinaGlobalInfluence #ChinaGlobalLeadership #ChinaSoftPower #Diplomacy #EastAsia #ForeignPolicy #USForeignPolicy #USGlobalInfluence #USGlobalLeadership #UnitedStates
US Marine’s Arrest for Murder Tests Okinawa’s New Governor – The Diplomat
Okinawa’s new governor had barely begun his effort to improve relations with Tokyo when an alleged killing involving…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Okinawa #EastAsia #futenmaairstation #Futenmarelocationplan #KojaGenta #Security #u.s.japanalliance #U.S.militaryinOkinawa #U.S.soldierscrime #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/japan/112041/
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/65566/ China cancer patient who inspired hit film hopes to stop treatment after 35,000 pills over two decades #AsiaPacific #China #EastAsia #HitMovie #HongKong #News #SCMP
The Coupang Probe Is a South Korea-US Diplomatic Row in the Making – The Diplomat
Fears are mounting that a recent probe into Coupang, a U.S.-based e-commerce company operating in South Korea, is…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Coupang #DonaldTrump.Trump2.0 #EastAsia #economy #LeeJaeMyung #SouthKorea #SouthKoreaU.S.alliance #SouthKorea-U.S.Relations #TrumpSouthKorea #Trumptradepolicy #U.S.-SouthKoreatradenegotiations #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/korea/201049/
https://www.alojapan.com/1557740/us-marines-arrest-for-murder-tests-okinawas-new-governor-the-diplomat/ US Marine’s Arrest for Murder Tests Okinawa’s New Governor – The Diplomat #EastAsia #FutenmaAirStation #FutenmaRelocationPlan #Japan #KojaGenta #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #security #USMilitaryInOkinawa #USSoldiersCrime #USJapanAlliance #UnitedStates #沖縄 Okinawa’s new governor had barely begun his effort to improve relations with Tokyo when an alleged killing involving a U.S. Marine confronted him with the prefecture’s most persistent politic
https://www.europesays.com/africa/487246/ The Next Chapter of Africa-China Climate Cooperation – The Diplomat #Africa #China #ChinaGreenEconomy #ChinaAfricaClimateCooperation #ChinaAfricaEnergy #ChineseInvestmentInAfrica #EastAsia #environment #FOCAC2021 #FOCAC2027
https://www.europesays.com/people/277242/ Xi Jinping May Have His Own Reasons to Avert a China-Russia-US Summit – The Diplomat #APEC2026 #China #ChinaRussiaUSTriangle #ChinaRussiaUSSummit #diplomacy #EastAsia #Russia #TrumpVisitToChina #TrumpPutinSummit #TrumpXiSummit #UnitedStates #VladimirPutin
https://www.europesays.com/africa/487043/ The China-Taiwan Diplomatic War Is More About Politics Than Economics – The Diplomat #Africa #China #ChinaTaiwanStrategy #Diplomacy #EastAsia #Taiwan #TaiwanDiplomaticAllies #TaiwanInternationalSpace #TaiwanEswatiniRelations #TaiwanGuatemalaRelations #TaiwanParaguayRelations #TaiwanSomalilandRelations
South Korea’s Ruling Democratic Party Is Tumbling in the Polls – The Diplomat
On October 19, Gyeonggi, South Korea’s most populous province, held a post-funeral ceremony ahead of a firefighter’s internment.…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #ChoKuk #DemocraticParty(DP) #DPinfighting #EastAsia #LeeJaeMyung #politics #RebuildingKoreaParty #SouthKoreapolitics #SouthKoreaprogressives #SouthKoreaprosecutionreform
https://www.europesays.com/korea/200091/
The China-Taiwan Diplomatic War Is More About Politics Than Economics – The Diplomat
Since the Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #ChinaTaiwanstrategy #diplomacy #EastAsia #Taiwan #Taiwandiplomaticallies #Taiwaninternationalspace #Taiwan-Eswatinirelations #Taiwan-Guatemalarelations #Taiwan-Paraguayrelations #Taiwan-Somalilandrelations
https://www.europesays.com/3327520/
Xi Jinping May Have His Own Reasons to Avert a China-Russia-US Summit – The Diplomat
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have put Xi Jinping in an unusual position by…
#EuropeSays #Russia #APEC2026 #China #China-Russia-U.S.triangle #China-Russia.-U.S.summit #Diplomacy #EastAsia #TrumpPutinsummit #TrumpvisittoChina #Trump-Xisummit #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/russia/79520/
https://www.europesays.com/3327520/ The China-Taiwan Diplomatic War Is More About Politics Than Economics – The Diplomat #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #ChinaTaiwanStrategy #Conflicts #diplomacy #EastAsia #Taiwan #TaiwanDiplomaticAllies #TaiwanInternationalSpace #TaiwanEswatiniRelations #TaiwanGuatemalaRelations #TaiwanParaguayRelations #TaiwanSomalilandRelations
What States Make of Military Exercises: Ulchi and Beyond – The Diplomat
Just before the South Korea-U.S. Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise began in mid-August, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #EastAsia #militaryexercises #Security #U.S.-ROKalliance #U.S.-SouthKoreaalliance #U.S.-SouthKoreamilitaryexercises #ulchifreedomshield
https://www.europesays.com/korea/199879/
https://www.europesays.com/3327381/ Xi’s Military Purges Make US Deterrence More Urgent – The Diplomat #2026IranWar #China #ChinaUSCompetition #EastAsia #opinion #StrategicDeterrence #USChinaCompetition #USChinaRelations #USChinaRelationsUnderTrump #UnitedStates
The Next Chapter of Africa-China Climate Cooperation – The Diplomat https://www.byteseu.com/2473877/ #China #ChinaGreenEconomy #ChinaAfricaClimateCooperation #ChinaAfricaEnergy #ChineseInvestmentInAfrica #Climate #ClimateChange #EastAsia #environment #FOCAC2021 #FOCAC2027 #GlobalWarming
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/58817/ UNDP Asia-Pacific Director Kanni Wignaraja on the Necessity of Redefining Security – The Diplomat #AsiaPacific #AsiaSecurity #CentralAsia #EastAsia #NontraditionalSecurity #Oceania #security #SouthAsia #SoutheastAsia #UNDP #UnitedNations
This Time, the Korean Loudspeaker Standoff Is Different – The Diplomat
On October 21, after inspecting fortification work along North Korea’s southern border, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #EastAsia #inter-Korearelations #KoreanDMZ #MDL #MilitaryDemarcationLine #NorthKorea #NorthKoreanloudspeakers #Security #SouthKorea #SouthKoreapropagandabroadcasts
https://www.europesays.com/korea/198591/
Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect cables
The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and addressing “gray-zone” activity, despite Manila’s…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #asia #china #EastAsia #Nihon #Philippines #south-china-sea #SoutheastAsia #taiwan
https://www.europesays.com/japan/110733/
How to Fix South Korea-Ukraine Relations – The Diplomat
The transfer of two North Korean soldiers to South Korea was intended to be a quiet diplomatic success.…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #NorthKorea #Diplomacy #EastAsia #northkoreanpows #NorthKoreantroopsinUkraine #SouthKorea #southkorea–ukrainerelations
https://www.europesays.com/korea/198457/
How to Fix South Korea-Ukraine Relations – The Diplomat
The transfer of two North Korean soldiers to South Korea was intended to be a quiet diplomatic success.…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #diplomacy #EastAsia #northkoreanpows #NorthKoreantroopsinUkraine #southkorea #SouthKorea-Ukrainerelations
https://www.europesays.com/ukraine/59473/
Taiwan is probing links between organized crime on the island and China, a security official has said, after Taipei said Beijing was behind an attack on a comedian who mocked Chinese leader Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-organized-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #taiwan #asia #eastasia
https://www.europesays.com/conflicts/46596/ The US Army Looks to the Pacific – and Space – for Future Relevance – The Diplomat #China #EastAsia #Security #USArmy #USArmyMissiles #USArmyPacific #USSpaceForce #USChinaConflict #UnitedStates
The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and addressing "gray-zone" activity, despite Manila's one-China policy, a Philippine diplomat has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/asia-pacific/philippines-taiwan-undersea-cables-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #asia #eastasia #southeastasia #philippines #taiwan #china #southchinasea
North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers on standby along the entire border within days and has put unspecified new countermeasures on alert, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader, has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-yo-jong/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #asia #eastasia
Is China Getting Involved in the Japan-Russia Territorial Dispute? – The Diplomat
According to information released by the government of Russia’s Sakhalin Oblast on October 13, a delegation from China’s…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #china #CHINA-JAPANRELATIONS #china-russiarelations #EastAsia #japanrussiadispute #kurilislandsdispute #KurilIslandsNorthernTerritories #Russia #Security
https://www.europesays.com/japan/110217/
"Super Typhoon Champi has reached what should be the mathematical limits of what the earth is capable of producing. Winds now at ~185mph with 60 mile long cloud free center the size of Rhode Island.
Taiwan was the previous path - now deviating towards Japan for landfall"
via Michael Samadani
Source:
https://bsky.app/profile/oliver48.bsky.social/post/3myfhyxb6b22s
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/55466/ North Korea Wants Security Talks With the US, Not Nuclear Talks – The Diplomat #EastAsia #ForeignPolicy #NorthKorea #NorthKoreaNuclearFreeze #NorthKoreaNuclearWeapons #security #TrumpKimSummit #USForeignPolicy #USNorthKoreaDiplomacy #USNorthKoreaTalks #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/54143/ The Persistence of US Trade Remedies Against China – The Diplomat #China #EastAsia #Economy #SupplyChains #Trade #Trade&SupplyChains #USChinaTradeWar #USAntiDumpingDuties #USTariffsOnChina #USChinaTrade #UnitedStates
Weapons to Russia, Wigs to China: How North Korea Balances Its Allies – The Diplomat
North Korea’s balancing act is back in the spotlight. In September, it opened its first road bridge with…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #NorthKorea #China #ChinaNorthKorearelations #China-NorthKoreatrade #Diplomacy #EastAsia #NorthKoreaRussiarelations #NorthKorea-Russiaarmstrade #NorthKorea-Russiatrade #Russia
https://www.europesays.com/korea/195858/
North Korea Wants Security Talks With the US, Not Nuclear Talks – The Diplomat
Since the start of his second administration, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly proposed renewed talks with North…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #EastAsia #northkorea #NorthKoreanuclearfreeze #northkoreanuclearweapons #security #TrumpKimsummit #U.S.-NorthKoreadiplomacy #U.S.-NorthKoreatalks #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/3321889/
MTR Corp. is betting $5 billion on the Northern Metropolis, a developing city in Hong Kong more than twice the size of San Francisco, and will wait years to find out whether the decision was worth it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/20/hong-kong-city-mtr/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #hongkong #rail #mtr #asia #eastasia
The U.S. and Myanmar's military-backed government held talks in Tokyo last week, their second meeting in a month as Washington steps up reengagement with the generals it shunned after their 2021 coup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/16/asia-pacific/politics/us-myanmar-secret-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #myanmar #japan #aungsansuukyi #asia #eastasia #southeastasia #myanmarjapanrelations
https://www.alojapan.com/1554227/u-s-holds-more-secret-talks-with-myanmars-military-backed-rulers-in-tokyo-sources-say/ U.S. holds more secret talks with Myanmar’s military-backed rulers in Tokyo, sources say #asia #AungSanSuuKyi #EastAsia #Japan #myanmar #MYANMARJAPANRELATIONS #news #SoutheastAsia #Tokyo #TokyoNews #US #東京 #東京都 WASHINGTON/TOKYO – The U.S. and Myanmar’s military-backed government held talks in Tokyo last week, people familiar with the matter said, their second meeting in a month as Washington steps up reengagement with the generals it shunned
Brewing in Japan: Price-Fixing Probes Test Consumer Confidence – The Diplomat
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is investigating suspected price-fixing in the beer and ice cream industries. While the jury…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #EastAsia #economy #JapanBeer #Japanconsumerspending #JapanFairTradeCommission #japanicecream #japaninflation #Japanpricefixing #Japanese #Japanesenews #news
https://www.alojapan.com/1553555/brewing-in-japan-price-fixing-probes-test-consumer-confidence-the-diplomat/
https://www.alojapan.com/1553555/brewing-in-japan-price-fixing-probes-test-consumer-confidence-the-diplomat/ Brewing in Japan: Price-Fixing Probes Test Consumer Confidence – The Diplomat #EastAsia #economy #Japan #JapanBeer #JapanConsumerSpending #JapanFairTradeCommission #JapanIceCream #JapanInflation #JapanNews #JapanPriceFixing #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is investigating suspected price-fixing in the beer and ice cream industries. While the jury is still out on the hops and frozen milk, Japanese consumer
China’s domestic AI chip production will double to 3.5M units in 2026, but it still isn’t enough. Facing a 1.5M compute shortfall, tech giants are buying over 1M NVIDIA gaming and workstation GPUs to bypass export controls. Constrained by yield rates and addicted to CUDA, firms like Tencent would rather string together RTX cards than wait for local silicon to mature.
https://asiaai.fyi/china-ai-deficit-drives-nvidia-gpu-purchases/
Tencent Holdings is leaning into cheap offshore yuan debt to bankroll its artificial-intelligence infrastructure, the latest prominent example of leading Chinese technology firms using that edge over global rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/14/companies/cheap-yuan-china-ai-funding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asia #eastasia #china #ai
Samsung Electronics just shattered its own records, crossing 100 trillion won in quarterly revenue for the first time on $8.1B in operating profit. While consumer tech remains sluggish, the real engine here is AI memory chips. By finally supplying advanced HBM3E chips to major AI players, Samsung is proving that hardware bottlenecks, not software, are driving the current boom.
https://asiaai.fyi/samsung-hits-81b-quarterly-profit-memory-surge/
Whither Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles? – The Diplomat
Debate over the three non-nuclear principles has resurfaced in Japan as the government of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae prepares a new National Security Strategy, due at the end of 2026. Even the status of the principles is contested. Some regard …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #debateoverJapan #EastAsia #Japanese #Japanesenews #news #politics #security
https://www.alojapan.com/1551706/whither-japans-three-non-nuclear-principles-the-diplomat/
https://www.alojapan.com/1551706/whither-japans-three-non-nuclear-principles-the-diplomat/ Whither Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles? – The Diplomat #DebateOverJapan #EastAsia #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #politics #security Debate over the three non-nuclear principles has resurfaced in Japan as the government of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae prepares a new National Security Strategy, due at the end of 2026. Even the status of the principles is contested. Some regard them as the country’s foundational principl
@Omega_Scribet @wieland @MarloesdeKoning
Als ik op #eastasia klik dan zie ik veel berichten, o.a. van @thejapantimes, @conflicts, @byteseu, @uk, @newsbeep, @europesays en @greenpeace.
En bijv. ook de volgende post:
https://newsie.social/@TheViking/117329691540409675
@wieland @MarloesdeKoning Nou, ik volg hashtags die op het gebied van health en gezondheid liggen en heb niets met sociale media, open standaarden, open source, internetvrijheid e.d. Behalve dan zo nu en dan eens wat mee lezen/ouwehoeren bij een kopje thee. 😄 En ik heb juist hashtags moeten ontvolgen omdat ik de berichtenstroom niet bij kon benen.
Ik weet natuurlijk niet waar jouw interesse precies ligt. Ik heb twee plaatjes bijgevoegd met wat ik tegen kom bij die hashtags. Ongeveer hetzelfde als jij, denk ik?
Ik kan overigens kiezen uit zoeken op 'gebruikers met #eastasia" en 'berichten met #eastasia'.
Soit. Om even mijn werkwijze te tonen:
Neem bijv. de Japan Times. Ik kijk dan naar volgers van dat account - die zijn voor mij niet zichtbaar. De gevolgden? Ook privé. 😂 Dan de posts. Welke hashtags zijn daar genoemd die ook binnen mijn interesse vallen? Daar zou ik me dus ook op abonneren, en ook weer op verder zoeken. Om mensen te vinden.
Geen idee in hoeverre je andere talen spreekt, gezien je "我会说一点儿中文. ": je kunt ook op bijvoorbeeld #中国 zoeken. Dan krijg je nogal wat hits over kunst, geloof ik... 😄 maar goed, het gaat erom je een idee te geven hoe je op Mastodon zoal kunt zoeken.
Je kunt #china ook vertalen in het Franse #chine. Of zoek op #japon #corée #polynésie
Mijn client Ice Cubes heeft een vertaalfunctie, dus mocht ik iets tegenkomen dat me interesseert dan kan ik die toot snel vertalen (mits mensen hun instellingen juist hebben staan). Mijn server is Fins, dus in 'trending' kom ik uiteraard wel wat Finse posts tegen, maar da's dus op te lossen.
Misschien is de zoekterm te breed, als je East Asia opdeelt in verschillende landen of regio's of topics die daar spelen, levert dat wellicht meer interessante hits op.
Het bovenstaande is enkel bedoeld om je wat tips te geven, want waar het mij om gaat: de Fediverse is beslist groter dan wat de techies interesseert. Haken, bloemen, tuinieren - dat zijn levendige gemeenschappen, met vooral vrouwen, die ik voorbij heb zien komen. Terwijl men ook steeds zegt dat vrouwen hier in de minderheid zijn. En al zijn Europese gebruikers zeker in de meerderheid, er zullen toch wel accounts met posts zijn die ook jouw TL kunnen vullen? Ook voor je werk. Misschien niet met duizenden posts op een dag, maar daar heb je toch geen tijd voor. 😄
Door contact met Marloes zit je nu meer in een digi-bubbel, denk ik, en dan lijkt het alsof de hele Fediverse zich daarmee bezig houdt. Maar dat is dus niet waar.
Succes!
@Omega_Scribet @MarloesdeKoning Dank, ik heb die hashtags in mijn profiel gezet. Zoeken op hashtags heb ik wel geprobeerd, maar tot nu toe levert dat teleurstellend weinig op. Als ik op #EastAsia klik, vind ik bijvoorbeeld alleen jouw bericht en drie oudere posts van de Japan Times. Maar misschien doe ik iets verkeerd?
Ik zal ook eens proberen of ik zelf een zinnige collection kan samenstellen voor mijn werkterrein. Maar ik merk dat ik had mijn best moet doen om iets relevants te vinden. Misschien zijn mensen in mijn werkveld gewoon nog erg slecht vertegenwoordigd op Mastodon. Als ik me nog professioneel bezighield met sociale media, open standaarden/open source, internetvrijheid etc dan werd ik hier op mijn wenken bediend.
@wieland @MarloesdeKoning @lennardvanotterloo @democracy @Egbert Die collections gebruik ik niet, nooit gebruikt ook. Ik zocht vooral met de hashtags. In het geval van Wieland zou ik dus op bijvoorbeeld #EastAsia en #Oceania zoeken (en die ook in mijn eigen profiel stoppen zodat mensen mij kunnen vinden. 😉). Je kunt bij veel clients, zoals Ice Cubes, zoeken op berichten met die hashtag of gebruikers met die hashtag.
Ik lees vervolgens het profiel van een account dat me wel wat lijkt, bekijk de posts van dat account van de afgelopen tijd (waarover, hoe vaak wordt er gepost) en soms bekijk ik ook wie hun volgers zijn of welke accounts zij zelf volgen - want dat levert mij dan weer andere mogelijk nuttige accounts op.
Zo ben je een uurtje of zo even bezig, maar je vindt wel veel nieuwe accounts die aansluiten bij je interesses. Vooral in het begin lette ik dan ook nog op de boosts die ik in mijn timeline kreeg: wat voor accounts zijn dat, zijn die ook voor mij interessant.
En voor je het weet is je timeline groter dan je lief is.
'Trending' bekijk ik zo nu en dan ook wel, welke posts (van welke server ook) het meest geboost of geliket worden op de server waar je bij zit. Bij mastodon.social was die lijst groot, als ik me goed herinner. Maar waar ik nu zit, mementomori.social valt het wel mee.
Het is vooral leuk om dan eens iets voorbij te zien komen wat je zelf normaliter eigenlijk niet tegenkomt in je TL. Maar dat leidt bij mij dan weer niet tot nieuwe accounts die ik ga volgen. 😄
Samsung just did what Apple and Nvidia couldn’t: post a quarterly operating profit crossing the 100 trillion won ($72B+) threshold. This isn't just a win for South Korea; it shifts the balance of power in the AI supply chain. When a fab operator out-earns Silicon Valley’s top designers, it proves the physical hardware bottlenecks—not software—hold the ultimate financial leverage.
By doubling its pre-IPO funding target amid explosive demand, Chinese AI champion DeepSeek is securing the war chest needed to sustain an aggressive price war on inference APIs indefinitely. This massive capital injection allows them to permanently undercut global rivals, offering Western enterprises a low-cost, high-performance alternative that bypasses US cloud providers entirely.
https://asiaai.fyi/deepseek-doubles-pre-ipo-funding-target-2/
North Korea says it will not tolerate unauthorized personnel entering its territory by even a "millimeter" after Seoul conducted mine removal operations along the two countries' heavily fortified border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/07/asia-pacific/north-korea-south-border-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #asia #eastasia #northkorea #southkorea
The United States has discussed beginning reciprocal visits to nuclear sites with China and plans to continue pushing in meetings in the coming months, CNN has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/07/asia-pacific/us-china-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #china #asia #eastasia #nuclearenergy #donaldtrump
North Korea has criticized the U.S. over its arms sales and military support for Taiwan, accusing Washington of fueling tensions in the Taiwan Strait. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/07/asia-pacific/north-korea-us-taiwan-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #asia #eastasia #china #russia #taiwan #us #kimjongun #vladimirputin
DeepSeek is reportedly raising up to RMB 100 billion ($13.8B), backed by Tencent and CATL. This isn't just a massive funding round; it’s a strategic play to build a domestic AI powerhouse. By pairing this capital with 160,000 Huawei Ascend chips in a new mega data center, DeepSeek is positioning itself to bypass NVIDIA entirely and anchor China's sovereign AI ecosystem.
U.S. authorities have arrested a California woman and accused her of spying on a son of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te at the behest of Chinese officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/05/world/us-taiwan-china-california-spy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #china #taiwan #asia #eastasia
Taiwan's representative to the U.S. projected confidence that President Donald Trump would ultimately approve additional weapons sales to the self-governing island, which has been waiting for a $14 billion arms package. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/05/asia-pacific/taiwan-trump-us-arms-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #taiwan #asia #eastasia #china #donaldtrump
China is on track to control 78% of its domestic semiconductor market by 2031, up from just 22% last year. Driven by a massive $100 billion "Big Fund" and aggressive talent recruitment, Beijing is circumventing US export controls by pioneering alternative chip designs. This state-led surge threatens to repeat China's dominance in solar and LCDs, fundamentally shifting global tech...
https://asiaai.fyi/china-chip-makers-local-market-share-target/
Samsung just lost the entire 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 contract to TSMC. Despite rumors of Samsung's yield improvements, Qualcomm is risking zero diversification for its flagship chip. This exclusive deal proves that in the leading-edge foundry race, past thermal missteps—like Samsung’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 issues—cast a long shadow that yield promises and lower prices can't erase.
https://asiaai.fyi/tsmc-qualcomm-2nm-exclusive-samsung-loss/
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pushed through a sweeping overhaul of the criminal justice system, stripping investigative powers from prosecutors who made criminal cases against him before he took office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/02/asia-pacific/south-korea-lee-prosecutors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #asia #eastasia #leejaemyung
Ukraine is working to heal a spat with South Korea over Kyiv's publicly announced transfer of two North Korean servicemen taken prisoner in the war against Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/02/asia-pacific/ukraine-official-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #ukraine #southkorea #northkorea #eastasia #asia #russiaukrainewar