AI Export Controls & Enforcement: Taiwan escalated its AI chip crackdown, detaining Super Micro executives and an Albatron Technology vice president in a widening Nvidia-related smuggling probe—highlighting a legal gap where Taiwan lacks a domestic statute criminalizing the export itself, leaving cases to hinge on document-forgery charges. Semiconductor Investment Push: Micron broke ground on a ¥9.3B memory-chip plant in western Japan to supply AI-focused HBM, with production targeted for summer 2028 and partial METI support. Taiwan’s AI Talent Drive: Taiwan’s MOEA said more than 21,000 people have signed up for its new “AI application planner” certification since launch in 2025, as the government pushes practical AI adoption to build an “AI island.” Cross-Strait Security: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported 8 Chinese aircraft sorties, 10 naval vessels, and 7 official ships around the island, with six entering the southwestern ADIZ. Trade & Logistics: Chunghwa Post suspended IOSS parcel service to EU countries for goods under €150 after EU rules ended tariff exemptions from July 1, citing lack of infrastructure to handle the new duties. Regional Tech Diplomacy: China warned that Japan-India economic security cooperation should not target Beijing or harm third parties, as Japan added entities to its export-control blacklist. Business Outlook: Goldman Sachs urged investors to overweight North Asian equities and diversify into copper and gold amid geopolitical uncertainty, with Taiwan and Japan among the preferred markets.