Xizhi Technology will debut at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai (July 17–20, 2026) what it says is the world’s first integrated edge compute box based on a photonic‑electronic hybrid computing chip, named Tianshu Light Cube. The unit integrates a photonic compute chip, CPU, memory, active cooling and full I/O for plug‑and‑play deployment and, the company says, has already seen commercial deployment globally in real high‑frequency civilian scenarios to support face‑recogni

South Korea's finance ministry said on Tuesday that heavy dollar sales by major chipmakers and shipbuilders in the forwards market have improved conditions in the foreign-exchange market. The ministry said that, supported by a record trade surplus and other strong fundamentals, it expects a structural shift in FX supply-demand conditions in H2. The won rose 0.75% to 1,486.30 per dollar on Tuesday, its strongest level since May 12.

China's State Council approved the 15th Five‑Year plan to expand consumption, directing stronger fiscal‑financial support to boost domestic demand. The plan calls for increased government spending on social protection, coordinated use of central budget investment and local government special bonds to back eligible consumption infrastructure, and fuller deployment of fiscal‑financial cooperation funds. It urges financial institutions to expand consumer lending and step up credit to service‑sector firms, mandates optimization of interest‑subsidy programs for personal consumer loans and loans to service‑industry operators, and encourages insurers to develop protection products for priority consumption areas.