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Tuesday 6 May 2025
Advantech highlights edge AI, software strategy to navigate FX fluctuations
Amid the recent surge of the New Taiwan dollar, Advantech's chairman, K.C. Liu, noted that economic cycles vary, urging businesses to sustain or enhance profitability amidst these...
Monday 5 May 2025
PC pioneer FICG retools for the AI age with optical module surge
Once Taiwan's second-largest PC maker, First International Computer (FIC), has reinvented itself as a top-three global supplier of optical modules. Leo Chien, Chairman of parent firm...
Friday 2 May 2025
Industrial displays solutions vendor Litemax adjusting markets to cope with US tariffs
Industrial LCD displays specialist Litemax, which has a solid customer base in high-end applications markets in Europe and the US, is ready to adjust its strategies to cope with the...
Thursday 1 May 2025
Pharmacy chains merge in Taiwan, but labor pains persist
Taiwan's pharmaceutical distribution sector is undergoing sustained consolidation, with industry players embracing chain operations to bolster competitiveness and elevate service...
Monday 21 April 2025
Taiwan's AI adoption lags behind expectations, Qualcomm partnership aims to boost progress
Taiwan's Artificial Intelligence Foundation (AIF) revealed in its 2025 Industrial AI Adoption Survey that implementation across Taiwanese industries remains disappointingly slow,...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Foxconn elevates US industry push as product chief joins NAM board
As global manufacturing localizes, production shifts to the US are becoming the new norm. Foxconn is aligning with this trend by stepping up efforts to shape a more supportive environment...
Tuesday 15 April 2025
South Korea eases work-hour limits for semiconductor sector, Samsung first to benefit
In a bid to bolster its competitiveness in advanced technologies, the South Korean government has extended the maximum approval period for longer working hours in the semiconductor...
Thursday 10 April 2025
Mercedes-Benz Taiwan touts technological innovations
In 2025, Mercedes-Benz Taiwan will focus its marketing on technological software innovation. For its 2025 lineups, the competitiveness will be enhanced through three aspects: visual,...
Friday 4 April 2025
Taiwan decries US's 32% tariff as unfair, announces NT$88 billion response plan
On April 3, US President Trump announced a reciprocal tariff scheme that will impose tariffs of up to 32% on Taiwan. In response, the Executive Yuan held a press conference on the...
Friday 28 March 2025
South Korea teams up with Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and DB Hitek to boost semiconductor competitiveness
The South Korean government recently announced a collaboration with Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and DB Hitek to enhance the operational quality of the national public foundry platform,...
Friday 28 March 2025
Primarius to acquire Actt, accelerating China's EDA consolidation
Primarius Technologies, a Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) company that is publicly traded, announced on March 27 that it would acquire equity in Chengdu Analog Circuit...
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Pegatron chair advocates nuclear expansion for Taiwan's energy security
Energy resilience is vital to a nation's economy, and electricity costs directly impact national competitiveness, according to Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung. He urged Taiwan to invest...
Wednesday 26 March 2025
TCL rules out US manufacturing, cites lack of competitiveness and policy risk
TCL founder and chairman Li Dongsheng said the company has no current plans to establish manufacturing operations in the US, calling the move economically unviable and lacking competitive...
Monday 17 March 2025
Airoha secures NT$1.4 billion in government grants alongside approvals for three others
In November 2024, Airoha Technology (Airoha) secured a NT$1.4 billion (approx. US$ 42.59 million) grant from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), drawing industry-wide attention...
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Taiwan Premier: TSMC's US$100 billion expansion abroad won't compromise national tech edge
Following C. C. Wei, the chairman and CEO of TSMC, being invited to the White House to announce substantial investments in the US, questions have emerged regarding whether TSMC had...