The Taiwanese automotive industry is facing a tough year, especially amid unresolved issues surrounding tariffs and commodity taxes, which have created strong market caution. Meanwhile, reports indicate that Japanese car brands are currently renegotiating contract manufacturing fees with their local assembly plants in Taiwan due to global policy shifts from their parent companies

LG Display announced a planned investment of approximately KRW1.26 trillion (around US$920 million) to boost its OLED technology capabilities and support its ongoing shift from LCD to OLED business. The investment period will extend through mid-2027

Nintendo's highly anticipated Switch 2 console launched to surging global demand, setting sales records in both Japan and the US while simultaneously boosting prospects for Samsung Electronics' embattled chip foundry division

JD.com Inc. founder Richard Liu vowed to speed up an overseas foray and compete with Meituan in new arenas, from food delivery to travel, describing his boldest attempt yet to revive an online retailer that has languished since a 2020 government crackdown

The grand trend of history is that unity follows division, and division leads to unity again—this perfectly applies to Johor and Singapore

L&T Semiconductor Technologies is betting on India's accelerating economic growth and rising demand in sectors such as air conditioning, data centers, and renewable energy to fuel its power module business, as it targets the global market, CEO Sandeep Kumar told DIGITIMES ASIA

Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) is set to fully operate its eighth-generation OLED display substrate metal mask factory by the fiscal year 2027, spanning April 2027 to March 2028, with plans for potential capacity expansion. This move aligns with the rising demand for larger OLED panels, as reported by Nikkei Asia

South Korea's newly inaugurated President Lee Jae-Myung held his first "lunchbox roundtable" with leaders of the nation's top five chaebols and six major business groups. At the meeting, Lee pledged full support for corporate development, signaling a notable shift from his traditionally anti-chaebol stance as he faces rising economic and livelihood pressures

Japanese glass fiber supplier Nitto Boseki (Nittobo) reportedly has raised prices of its composite material products by up to 20% due to increasing costs, but the price hike does not include electronic-grade glass fabric materials used in IC substrates and PCBs for AI servers

Amid mounting US sanctions and continued supply chain constraints on its HiSilicon Ascend processors, Huawei took the spotlight at the MWC Shanghai 2025 Global Mobile Broadband Elite Forum to underscore its strategic pivot toward integrating 5G-Advanced (5G-A) with artificial intelligence (AI)

Japanese electronics manufacturer MinebeaMitsumi has decided to extend its tender offer for temperature sensor producer Shibaura Electronic until July 1, postponing the initial deadline of June 19. The company confirmed that its offer price would remain steady at JPY5,500 (approx. US$37.90) per share. This move comes as rival bidder Yageo, based in Taiwan, continues to face investigation by Japan's foreign exchange regulatory authorities

China’s weather agency is testing more than a dozen artificial intelligence models in an effort to enhance its forecasting, with a system from Huawei Technologies Co. showing accelerated improvement.
The best models from the trial will be prioritized for deployment by provincial bureaus, and granted priority access to official weather data, according to the China Meteorological Administration, which is running the program. The CMA has said it wants to ensure “orderly and standardized development” as the technology rapidly develops at home and abroad

Japanese industrial automation giant Yaskawa has announced a US$180 million investment to establish a new production base in Wisconsin, creating the company's first industrial robot factory on American soil. This move is a response to US domestic semiconductor manufacturing policies and addresses the strong demand for automation across automotive, food, agriculture, and medical sectors, while also diversifying geopolitical risks and strengthening local supply capabilities

The Trump Organization unveiled Trump Mobile on June 16, 2025, promoting it as an all-American wireless provider with a flagship T1 phone boasting made-in-USA credentials. However, industry analysts and media reports have cast doubt on those claims, suggesting the T1 may be a rebranded Chinese-made device