Technology
FamilyMart deploys restocking robots to ease staffing crunch
Japanese convenience chain to roll out automation tech at 300 outlets by 2025
Tech
China tech
China's new iron chefs: Robots and AI dish out $4 menus in Shanghai
Shanghai startup aims to answer restaurant labor shortage without losing flavor
Science
China tops U.S. in quantity and quality of scientific papers
Report finds rapidly expanding Chinese research footprint while Japan falters
Semiconductors
Biden signs CHIPS Act into law as tech arms race with China heats up
U.S. bipartisan legislation devotes $52bn to domestic semiconductor manufacturing
Technology
Pardon likely for Samsung chief as company faces chip challenge
South Korean president seen clearing deck for 'commander' Lee Jae-yong
Ukraine war
Russian military relies on Western, Asian tech components: study
Microelectronics from U.S., Japan, Taiwan, South Korea found in weapons systems
SoftBank
SoftBank eyes Vision Fund layoffs after posting $23bn loss
Market turmoil pushes CEO Son toward 'significant cost reductions'
Semiconductors
Tokyo Electron 'concerned' about U.S. tech curbs on China
Japanese chip equipment maker, hit by Shanghai lockdowns, suffers 17% profit fall
Automobiles
China's Baidu wins first permits for fully driverless 'robotaxis'
Licenses mark first time company can offer service with no safety driver inside
DealStreetAsia
Indian travel tech startups in focus as tourism bounces back
Business, leisure travel picking up in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Technology
Japan's Fugaku supercomputer powers up drug discovery, storm forecasts
About 150 companies already using the machine for industrial applications
Semiconductors
Samsung to begin making semiconductor parts in Vietnam in 2023
Southeast Asian nation picks up win in global battle to attract chip suppliers
Business trends
Panasonic, Nikon quit developing low-end compact digital cameras
Departures come after smartphones wipe out 97% of market
Semiconductors
China wages war on 'corruption' in chip industry after years of fundraising
Semiconductor executives investigated after massive investments fail to take off
Business deals
Amazon to buy Roomba maker for $1.7bn as it grows smart home basket
Robot vacuums collect spatial data on households that could prove valuable
Supply Chain
Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' labeling
Stepped up scrutiny of import documents raises disruption fears for iPhone maker
Semiconductors
Shipments to Pegatron's China factory disrupted after exec met Pelosi
Suppliers spooked as Beijing wields rule against 'Taiwan' label on goods
DealStreetAsia
Vietnam B2B e-commerce startup Telio looks to raise as much as $60m
Company says it serves over 60,000 businesses in domestic market
Science
South Korea's 1st lunar orbiter lifts off on SpaceX rocket
Seoul joins exploration spree with mission to scout future landing spots on moon
Automobiles
Tokyo eyes flying-car landing pads atop skyscrapers
Mitsubishi Estate and JAL work on public project; rules yet to be crafted