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AI Strategy Across Asia
AI in Asia: country briefings, policy trackers, company research, and sovereign-AI comparisons.
Asian Intelligence helps readers get oriented quickly on the questions that recur across Asian AI coverage: policy in China, sovereign AI in South Korea, public compute in Taiwan, major companies, and cross-market strategy.
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10 country briefings
5 localized market pages
44 archive entries for background and citation context
Archive updated March 26, 2026
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Asia-wide regional briefing
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Reference archive
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Priority Clusters
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China and South Korea are the clearest places to build dense, trustworthy coverage with recurring reader demand, especially when the briefing, comparison, and tracker pages reinforce one another.
China cluster
AI in China
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South Korea cluster
South Korea sovereign AI
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Comparison page
China vs South Korea AI
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South Korea sovereign AI tracker
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Country Briefings
Start with the country briefings
If you need one page to get oriented on a market, start here. These briefings are still the shortest route to policy posture, infrastructure picture, operating model, and constraints that matter next.
Country briefing
China
Start here for China’s AI policy stack, compute constraints, major companies, and strategic posture.
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Hong Kong
Use this briefing for Hong Kong’s compute buildout, finance-sector AI rollout, public deployment, and Greater Bay Area role.
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India
Use this briefing for IndiaAI Mission, shared compute, multilingual infrastructure, and applied AI deployment.
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Indonesia
Start here for Indonesia’s roadmap status, sovereign infrastructure push, local-language models, and state-capacity buildout.
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Japan
Use this briefing for Japan’s governance model, research depth, industrial adoption, and sovereign-compute push.
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Malaysia
Start here for Malaysia’s NAIO buildout, governance tooling, talent push, and commercialization agenda.
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Singapore
Use this briefing for Singapore’s national AI strategy, governance stack, research infrastructure, and workforce buildout.
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South Korea
Start here for South Korea’s sovereign-AI push, industrial scale, compute buildout, and policy execution.
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Taiwan
Use this briefing for Taiwan’s sovereign-data stack, national compute, semiconductor leverage, and localized models.
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Thailand
Start here for Thailand’s governance tooling, Thai-language models, public-sector pilots, and adoption signals.
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Regional snapshot
Introduction
Why Asia matters to the global AI story and how to read the rest of the briefing.
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China
State strategy, industrial scale, infrastructure ambition, and global influence.
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India
Talent pipelines, public digital systems, multilingual infrastructure, and applied scale.
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South Korea
Sovereign models, concentrated industrial capacity, and state-backed model programs.
Open this sectionTopic hubs
Topic hubs for policy, companies, compute, and other recurring questions
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Topic hub
AI companies and leadership
Profiles, executive context, and company strategy for the organizations and people shaping AI execution across Asia.
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China
Archive entries tied to Chinese AI policy, firms, infrastructure, and state strategy.
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South Korea
Reporting connected to South Korea's sovereign AI push, industrial adoption, and national model programs.
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AI models and infrastructure
Language models, compute layers, chips, and the infrastructure choices shaping capability across the region.
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AI policy and state strategy
Policy moves, government coordination, and state-led AI programs across Asian markets.
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AI ethics and social impact
How AI intersects with governance, public trust, civil society, and social consequences.
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AI investment and partnerships
Funding rounds, alliances, strategic tie-ups, and the capital layer behind AI expansion.
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Applied AI deployment
Where AI is moving from models into operations, products, and sector-level deployment.
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People
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Compare
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Sectors
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Trackers
Monitor sovereign models, compute, policy timelines, partnerships, and public deployment.
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State Of
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Markets
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Methodology
Review page types, source hierarchy, update posture, and correction workflow.
Open this routeReference Archive Highlights
Selected archive pieces still worth keeping close
This is a curated slice of the archive for background, leadership context, and older strategic analysis that still helps readers answer live questions.
South Korea’s ₩100 Trillion AI Initiative (2025)
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: South Korea’s ₩100 trillion ($71–$74 billion USD) artificial intelligence (AI) initiative, launched in 2025, stands as one of the most ambitious national technology.
Sailor2: Advancing Inclusive Multilingual Large Language Models for Southeast Asia
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: Sailor2 is a pioneering family of multilingual large language models (LLMs) specifically crafted for Southeast Asian (SEA) languages.
The Tainan Cloud Centre: Computational Bedrock for Taiwan's Sovereign AI and Strategic Technological Autonomy
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: The inauguration of the new national cloud computing centre in Tainan on December 12, 2025, represents a formal and profound strategic shift in Taiwan's national.
Solar Pro 2: South Korea’s Frontier LLM
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: Technical Specifications, Benchmark Achievements, Global Comparisons, and Strategic Impact.
Archive
Most recently added archive entries
Use the archive page for filtering, pagination, and topic exploration. This feed is a quick chronological view of the newest reference entries.
From Bankruptcy to AI Rivalry: How Lisa Su Transformed AMD into a Major AI Chip Competitor
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: Lisa Su's decade-long leadership of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stands as a stunning example of corporate transformation, technological innovation, and strategic.
The Strategic Implications of Meta Hiring Frank Chu from Apple for Superintelligence Labs
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: The recent recruitment of Frank Chu, a leading AI executive from Apple, by Meta to head critical infrastructure efforts at its Superintelligence Labs (MSL) represents a.
The Kakao–OpenAI Strategic Alliance
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: The strategic partnership between Kakao Corp. and OpenAI, revealed at a high-profile press conference in Seoul in February 2025, marks a watershed moment in the.
The Professional Background and Global Impact of Dong-Min Kim, CEO of JLK
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: FDA-Cleared Imaging AI Solutions and International Expansion Strategy.
Comprehensive Profile of Chen Tianshi, CEO and Co-founder of Cambricon Technologies
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: Chen Tianshi stands among the most influential figures driving China’s artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.
Ha Jung-woo: Architect of South Korea’s Sovereign AI Future
Published March 26, 2026 Updated March 26, 2026
Why it matters: In June 2025, Dr. Ha Jung-woo, a respected computer scientist and technocrat, was appointed as South Korea's first Senior Presidential Secretary for AI Future Planning.