March 2023: Asia's technology news headlines

Asia’s technology news headlines in March 2023 spanned a diverse range of technologies, issues, developments and innovations, including: the many security issues with China-supplied and managed undersea internet cabling; Australia‘s moves to draw students into the startup space via government loans to attend accelerators; Japan‘s metaverse-focused moves; blockchain education initiatives in The Philippines; Taiwan‘s TSMC semiconductor firm to double down on Japan facilities; and many more.

Hit the country links below for each jurisdiction’s tech news headlines, and links to the articles behind them.

For a read on March 2023’s broader technology news, gathered from the world outside the Asia Pacific and Indo-Pacific regions, see the Other Tech News section; there we look at tech like crypto, NFTs, disinformation, cybersecurity, and the ‘big picture’ implications that arise from how they’re used – mis-used.

For other platforms – daily, weekly, mobile, social – see our editions.

SharePass: Secure communications & cybersecurity

Reuters: US and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables

India Venture Capital Report 2023

Korea Startup Challenge 2023 – applications now open

Deloitte: 2023 Semiconductor Industry Outlook

Decoding China: Terms, meanings, framing

Asia’s tech news

Our other news editions go out on a range of platforms and channels, and across a range of timeframes, highlighting key tech news from across Asia and the Indo-Pacific and showcasing the region’s startups and technology developments: