The global memory industry saw simultaneous growth in volume and pricing during the third quarter of 2025, with DRAM and NAND memory prices rising amid ongoing supply constraints. Market participants anticipate that the DDR4 supply-demand imbalance will persist for another two to three quarters, leading to price increases for both DDR4 and DDR5 into early 2026. Chinese manufacturers have also raised NOR Flash prices, while Taiwanese suppliers are preparing price hikes starting in the fourth quarter to offset rising costs.

The South Korean government is accelerating the development of its hydrogen economy, focusing on three key policy directions: demand market expansion, supply planning, and infrastructure support. The goal is to become a global leader in the hydrogen economy by 2030, capturing emerging market opportunities.

Oracle is rapidly shaking off its reputation as a laggard in cloud computing, with new AI contracts and a strong outlook pushing its growth plans into overdrive.

The Department of Industrial Technology (DOIT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) hosted the 2025 Taiwan-Japan Technology Summit in Taipei on September 9, 2025, during which Hideyuki Okano, executive director and head of research at the Kyushu Economic Research Center, highlighted the impact of TSMC’s Kumamoto plant on the economic and industrial landscape of Kyushu. The semiconductor industry supply chain is estimated to have generated JPY23 trillion (US$156 billion) in economic impact, and Kyushu authorities are accelerating plans to cultivate semiconductor talent, with a target of 1.4 million people.