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Technology·Jul 25, 2026

Seoul Pushes AI Diplomacy in California as Tech Deals Follow Presidential Visit

Lee Jae Myung's Silicon Valley trip marks the latest Asian government effort to secure a foothold in the global AI race, with Nvidia partnerships at the center of South Korea's technology strategy.

By Cheng Wei-Lun · 5 min ·

Asia's overnight moves, distilled into a five-minute read.

Seoul Sends Delegation to San Francisco for Nvidia AI Talks

Nvidia Commits $500 Billion Partnership With SK Group During Presidential Summit

Rapidus Builds Packaging and Analysis Facilities at Hokkaido Semiconductor Hub

Seoul Pushes AI Diplomacy in California as Tech Deals Follow Presidential Visit

Huawei Commits to Tau Law as Core Chip Strategy After Six Years of Investment

Daewoo E&C Partners With KINX to Build End-to-End AI Data Center Business

AI Data Centers Test Power Grids With Volatile Electricity Demand

Intel Posts Fastest Growth in Fifteen Years on AI Server Surge

Realme Pulls Out of China as Oppo Streamlines Domestic Brand Portfolio

Chinese AI Labs Close Gap with Anthropic After Spring Code Leak

Chinese AI Chips Cross 50% Market Share While Nvidia Holds Training Lead

Zhen Ding Brings PCB Manufacturing to Thailand as Asia Supply Chain Shifts

Japan Commits $2.3 Trillion to AI and Chip Manufacturing Push

Beijing Frames Kimi K3 Scrutiny as US Containment Strategy

Foxconn Executive Predicts Driverless Cars Will Hit Roads Faster Than Industry Expects

Nvidia Targets Network Control in Race to Build 100,000-GPU Clusters

Lightelligence Bets on Optical Infrastructure to Break AI's Data Movement Bottleneck

Taiwan GDP Forecast Hits 10.35% on AI Export Surge

Intel Cuts Data Center Jobs as AI Boom Fails to Lift Legacy Business

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 Debuts With Wider Build and Refined Hinge Design

LG Electronics Exits Chinese Manufacturing After 30 Years in Huizhou