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Thursday 26 March 2026
White House taps Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, and other tech leaders for advisory council
US President Donald Trump has appointed an initial group of technology and business leaders to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a body tasked...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Samsung SDI secures LFP cathode supply to strengthen North American ESS push
Samsung SDI has secured a multi-year supply of LFP cathode materials from L&F, strengthening its North American energy storage system (ESS) strategy and reducing reliance on Chinese...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Samsung taps Apple, IBM, Walmart executives in global talent push
Samsung Electronics is actively recruiting top global talent, having lured several senior executives from multinational giants such as Apple, IBM, and Walmart through 2025. The move...
Friday 13 March 2026
Samsung targets 2nm process for HBM4E base die to boost AI chip edge
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to adopt a 2-nanometer (nm) process for the base die of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM), HBM4E, aiming to enhance its technological...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Without memory chips, Korea's semiconductor edge over China erodes, KIET warns
As the AI era accelerates, South Korea's competitive position is weakening relative to China. Even semiconductors, long a pillar of the Korean economy, are now assessed as being in...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Huawei tops US$128bn in 2025 — but growth cools to 2%

Huawei's 2025 annual revenue exceeded CNY880 billion (US$127.6 billion), driven by artificial intelligence and its HarmonyOS ecosystem...

Sunday 15 February 2026
Taiwan's January exports jump nearly 70% on AI server boom, boosting 2026 growth optimism and tech defense push
Taiwan's export value in January 2026 surged 69.9% year-on-year, surpassing the NT$2 trillion (US$63.7 billion) mark for the first time, largely due to differences in the number of...
Friday 13 February 2026
New Taiwan–US trade pact lowers export barriers, boosts tech supply chains
The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) between Taiwan and the US has been officially signed, reducing Taiwan's average export tariffs to the US by 23.45pp and boosting export competitiveness...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Taiwan's machinery industry sees stable recovery driven by AI and semiconductor demand, but machine tools lag
Taiwan's machinery industry posted continued export growth in January, driven by demand for AI-related electronic equipment and semiconductor-linked products, while the machine tool...
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Tongtai Machine & Tool shifts from equipment maker to system integrator in face of accelerated global manufacturing restructuring
Tongtai Machine & Tool has launched a transformation to shift from traditional equipment manufacturing to providing integrated process and system solutions, targeting AI server,...
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Taiwan's paper-counting academic culture is being challenged—here's why
Taiwan has long measured academic success through publication volume, a metric that has driven intense competition with China in research output. But National Science and Technology...
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Univacco Technology to launch Vietnam factory, targets global market competitiveness
Vacuum coating film maker Univacco Technology plans to begin mass production at its new Vietnam facility in the first half of 2027. The overseas factory is designed to take advantage...
Friday 30 January 2026
Hyundai and Kia hit hardest by Korea-US tariffs
Hyundai Motor Group's vehicle brands Hyundai and Kia saw their combined revenue exceed KRW300 trillion (US$208.6 billion) for the first time in 2025, breaking a record high. Even so,...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
SK Hynix reports record-breaking 2025 earnings driven by AI memory boom
SK hynix Inc. announced record-breaking financial results for fiscal year 2025 on Thursday, driven by its dominant competitiveness in the AI memory sector and high-value products like...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Analysis: SK Hynix's exclusive supply to Microsoft reflects HBM3E market consolidation
Recent reports indicate that SK Hynix has become the exclusive HBM supplier for Microsoft's next-generation AI accelerator, Maia 200, underscoring its competitiveness in the HBM3E...