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Monday 27 July 2026
TIER says Taiwan exports and investment can help absorb geopolitical shocks
Taiwan's export and investment momentum remained strong enough to partly offset geopolitical shocks, according to the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER). The think tank said...
Monday 27 July 2026
TIER lifts Taiwan 2026 growth forecast and flags AI bubble risks
Taiwan Institute of Economic Research raised its forecast for Taiwan's 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 10.38% and said the artificial intelligence investment boom has become...
Monday 27 July 2026
GM China restructuring delivers seven straight profitable quarters
General Motors reported seven consecutive profitable quarters in China in its second quarter 2026 results, even as the market remains defined by an intense price war that has pressured...
Monday 27 July 2026
German automakers cuts prices in China as EV rivals pressure luxury sales
Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi have been cutting prices in China since early 2026 as inventory rose and the premium market shifted toward new energy vehicles led by Chinese brands. The...
Monday 27 July 2026
Aluminum gains ground as high copper prices push substitution across industries
Aluminum substitution for copper gained momentum in 2026 as elevated raw material costs and cost-cutting pressure spread across the auto, power and appliance sectors. The shift was...
Monday 27 July 2026
SDC and LGD showcase shift to IT OLED at K-Display 2026
South Korea's display giants, Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD), are showcasing a shift in their product focus at the K-Display 2026 exhibition from traditional TVs to IT...
Monday 27 July 2026
Industrial PC orders rise on edge AI demand

Industrial PC vendors are seeing order momentum strengthen as edge AI and physical AI applications spread beyond data centers into factories...

Monday 27 July 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics starts pilot production of camera modules for humanoid robots in Vietnam, report says
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has begun pilot production of camera modules for humanoid robots at its manufacturing base in Vietnam, Maeil Business Newspaper reported,...
Monday 27 July 2026
Apacer 2Q26 profit tops full-year record on memory shortage
Memory module maker Apacer Technology posted record quarterly profit in the second quarter of 2026, lifted by the memory shortage and surging prices. Net profit reached NT$2.7 billion...
Monday 27 July 2026
Samsung opens preorders for new foldables as Apple entry expected to reshape market
Samsung Electronics has opened preorders for its latest Galaxy Z foldable smartphones and Galaxy smartwatches, introducing new devices as the global foldable smartphone market is expected...
Monday 27 July 2026
eSSD contracts surge as AI data centers shift spending from memory to storage
Enterprise SSDs are emerging as a bigger priority in AI infrastructure as generative AI workloads move from training to inference and data centers need faster storage. Reports from...
Monday 27 July 2026
Samsung, LG Display chiefs talk 2H26 memory headwinds and OLED push
Samsung Display's (SDC) and LG Display's (LGD) presidents told media at the K-Display 2026 show that memory-related cost pressure will persist into the second half of 2026, even as...
Monday 27 July 2026
Disco lifts first-half profit forecast on steady AI equipment demand
Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Disco expects net profit for the six months ending September 30, 2026, to rise 32% year over year to JPY73.8 billion (approx. US$461 million),...
Sunday 26 July 2026
Optical PD volume production lifts WIN Semiconductors' Q2 revenue 39% YoY
WIN Semiconductors, a gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry, reported consolidated revenue of NT$5.26 billion (US$178 million) for the second quarter of 2026, up 14.5% sequentially and 39%...
Sunday 26 July 2026
Samsung and Hyundai target Silicon Valley AI roundtable
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-Yong and Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Eui-Sun are reportedly moving to join the advisory network of the global AI leaders' gathering "Silicon Valley...