Andy Lin

Andy Lin

Data Journalist

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TSMC 12-Inch Fab 16 Manufacturing Facility in Nanjing

TSMC Rides Retail Frenzy to New Stock Highs as AI Boom Returns

April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026

TSMC Rides Retail Frenzy to New Stock Highs as AI Boom Returns

TSMC 12-Inch Fab 16 Manufacturing Facility in Nanjing

April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

China AI Firm Discloses $92 Million of Banned Nvidia Chip Servers to Beijing

Nvidia

March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026

China’s Pivot to Vietnam Blows Hole in Trump’s Made-in-USA Plan

A year on from “Liberation Day”, Trump’s tariffs have fueled a change in global supply chains — just not in the way he envisioned.

China’s Pivot to Vietnam Blows Hole in Trump’s Made-in-USA Plan

February 19, 2026

February 19, 2026

China’s Drone Exports to Russia Use a New Route Through Thailand

China’s Drone Exports to Russia Use a New Route Through Thailand

December 22, 2025

December 22, 2025

Nvidia’s Biggest Southeast Asian Partner Dogged by China Chip Smuggling Questions

Singapore-based Megaspeed has imported tens of thousands more chips than Nvidia saw when checking its data centers.

Ocean Financial Centre in Singapore

December 22, 2025

December 22, 2025

The Weather Is Changing. Renewables Are Feeling the Impact

Dongying Offshore Wind Power Equipment Industrial Park

December 21, 2025

December 21, 2025

How Wild Weather Can Hurt the Money-Making Case for Clean Energy

Investors and project developers are becoming concerned about wind and solar power as climate change fuels increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.

How Wild Weather Can Hurt the Money-Making Case for Clean Energy

December 12, 2025

December 12, 2025

Year in Review: 2025 in Graphics, Maps, and Visual Stories

The Year in Graphics

2025: The Year in Graphics (4x3 animated GIF V2)

December 10, 2025

December 10, 2025

Made in Vietnam: Trump Tariffs Ended China’s Monopoly on US Video Game Consoles

Made in Vietnam: Trump Tariffs Ended China’s Monopoly on US Video Game Consoles

November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025

Adani’s Giant Copper Smelter Caught Up in Global Ore Shortage

Copper Market in Mumbai

November 10, 2025

November 10, 2025

Chinese Steel Mills Pivot to Saudi as Trade Curbs Rise Elsewhere

Chinese Steel Mills Pivot to Saudi as Trade Curbs Rise Elsewhere

August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

US and China Are Thwarting India’s Shot at $7 Trillion Solar Prize

To seize its opportunity to become a global force in solar power, nation must address tariff tensions and fix a supply chain still hugely reliant on Beijing.

Tata Power 4.3 GW Solar Cell & Module Manufacturing Plant

July 21, 2025

July 21, 2025

Russian Precious Metals Sales to China Hit $1 Billion

Russia is the world’s second-largest gold producer.

July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025

China Wants 115,000 Nvidia Chips to Power Data Centers in the Desert

Companies want to buy 115,000 banned Nvidia chips to power the country’s AI ambitions.

Data Center in Xinjiang

May 20, 2025

May 20, 2025

Chinese Smartphone Exports to US Plunge to Lowest Since 2011

Apple iPhone 16 smartphones.

April 16, 2025

April 16, 2025

Vietnam Is Running Out of Sand to Fuel an Economic Boom

A new crop of factories requires roads, and that means sand. To keep up, the country is importing from Cambodia on a massive scale.

Vietnam sand homepage

April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025

Nintendo Gains Time to Prep Switch 2 Debut With Tariff Pause

Nintendo Gains Time to Prep Switch 2 Debut With Tariff Pause