On January 8, 2026, US stock markets closed mixed with defense stocks rising following President Donald Trump’s announcement to increase government defense spending, while technology stocks declined.

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung actively pursued new collaboration opportunities with Samsung Electronics and Nvidia during CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit India in February to participate in the AI Impact Summit scheduled for February 19–20.

Eight Chinese government departments, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, announced a plan to integrate artificial intelligence with manufacturing, targeting a reliable supply of core AI technologies by 2027.

China’s OmniVision Integrated Circuits set the offer price for its Hong Kong IPO at HK$104.

Zhongke Lanxun (688332) has forecasted a significant surge in its 2025 net profit attributable to owners of the parent, expecting RMB 1.

Shanghai is accelerating the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into its manufacturing sector to strengthen its digital-driven industrial ecosystem.

The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court in Taiwan has ordered the incommunicado detention of Chen Wei-chieh, a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) employee, for stealing trade secrets related to the company’s 14-nanometer (nm) technology.

Fortinet’s “2025 Cybersecurity Skills Gap” report highlights that nearly all companies use or plan to use AI in cybersecurity, but a significant lack of expertise hinders effective operation of these tools.

On January 8, 2026, US stock markets closed mixed amid sector rotations driven by investor reactions to President Trump's call for a significant increase in defense spending.

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Siemens CEO Roland Busch and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai as a key example of artificial intelligence transforming heavy industry.

The Keelung City Government plans to develop 25 connected skybridges around the future Keelung MRT SB18 (Beiwudu) Station, linking 17 city blocks and 25 buildings.

US stock valuations remain elevated as the new earnings season approaches, with the S&P 500 trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 22 times, slightly lower than November 2025 but still above the five-year average of 19.

Anthropic is planning to raise $10 billion in a funding round that could value the AI startup, known for its Claude chatbot, at approximately $350 billion.

Meta acquired Singapore-based AI startup Manus last month for over $2 billion as part of its strategy to integrate advanced automation into consumer and enterprise products.

On January 9, 2026, the Taiwan stock market briefly fell below 31,000 points, driven primarily by a limit-down plunge in the memory-chip sector.

On January 8, 2026, South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held an "industrial supply chain review meeting" in Seoul to assess the impact of China's tightened export controls on dual-use items targeting Japan.

In 2025, Kaohsiung Metro achieved a record average daily ridership exceeding 195,000 passengers, marking a year-over-year growth rate of over 9%.

Alphabet’s Google and AI startup Character.

HannStar reported a full-year 2025 revenue of NT$142.