Over the past few months, China’s AI chip market has flipped upside down. Nvidia’s H20 processor, once touted as a vital stopgap for Chinese firms cut off from high-end GPUs, is now widely described as “suddenly dead” in the local market. The chip that internet giants once scrambled to hoard is now gathering dust, sidelined by regulatory scrutiny and security fears.

Several prominent South Korean business leaders, including Samsung Electronics chairman Jae-yong Lee, have departed for Washington DC, in what is being hailed as the most high-profile South Korean business delegation in history. The business magnates are expected to participate as part of an economic delegation at the upcoming summit between South Korean President Jae-myung Lee and US President Donald Trump.

Long seen as a traditional industry, Taiwan’s textile sector is finding new relevance in the AI era. As demand grows for lightweight electric vehicles, heat-dissipating components, and sustainable materials, companies like Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) are moving aggressively into advanced polymers and recycled plastics. The shift reflects a broader transformation in which materials once relegated to apparel now play a key role in powering data centers, GPUs, and next-generation mobility.