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Thursday 5 June 2025
Taiwan taps Japan’s machinery elite to ride supply chain shift
The Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) recently traveled to Tokyo and Nagoya to discuss machinery cooperation between Taiwan and Japan, which is expected to result in...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Starlink officially launches commercial services in South Korea with SK Telink partnership
Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, has received regulatory clearance to launch in South Korea. The rollout will mark the introduction of low...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Xiaomi sees EVs break-even in 2H25 after the launch of YU7
Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi is projecting a turnaround in its electric vehicle (EV) division, with profitability expected as early as the second half of 2025, CEO Lei Jun told...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Syntec eyes IPO after doubling profits and expanding into robotics
As the global robotics boom accelerates, Taiwanese firms are not only capitalizing on AI-driven opportunities but also reinforcing their presence across key supply chains. Among them...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Exclusive: Chinese solar and battery US ambitions crumble under Trump's trade war
US President Donald Trump has aggressively deployed tariffs and trade measures to prioritize American manufacturing since returning to the White House in January 2025. However, Chinese-backed...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
China pushes back on Dutch chip espionage claims as tech tensions flare
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans warned on May 31, 2025, that Chinese espionage targeting the Netherlands is escalating, particularly in the semiconductor sector. Speaking...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Huawei, Apple brace for a mid-June faceoff with Pura 80 and WWDC in play
Huawei has confirmed that its Pura 80 series and a range of ecosystem devices will debut at a launch event on June 11 at 2:30 pm local time. The announcement comes just one day after...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
New era begins in South Korea: Lee Jae-Myung takes the helm
South Korea had been navigating six months of political turbulence following former President Yoon Suk-Yeol's brief imposition of martial law late last year – a move that triggered...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Samsung's DRAM yield jumps following bold redesign under new chief Jun Young-Hyun
Samsung Electronics is accelerating its push to reclaim semiconductor leadership, spotlighting its latest breakthrough in sixth-generation DRAM (1c node) yields. The development is...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix lead AI-driven EDA revolution to power next-gen semiconductor design
South Korea's semiconductor giants, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, are ramping up the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven electronic design automation (EDA) to bolster...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
AI server boom drives Japan's Nittobo to hike fiberglass prices by 20%
Japan's Nittobo raised prices for fiberglass cloth by as much as 20% starting in August, marking the first major increase in materials used for AI servers and 5G equipment as supply...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
SiC wafer market growth slows to 20% in 2025 amid fierce Chinese competition
The silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor market—once seen as a pillar of the EV revolution—is now facing mounting challenges. Weaker-than-expected electric vehicle...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Japan races to rebuild its chip industry, tapping Taiwan ties and US$35B strategy
Japan is fast-tracking financial support for Rapidus, its cutting-edge semiconductor venture, to drive domestic production of advanced chips. Since April, the Japanese Senate has...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
China Mobile targets low-altitude economy dominance, market set to reach US$486 billion by 2035
China has made the low-altitude economy a national strategic priority, featuring it in government work reports for two consecutive years as part of its "new quality productivity"...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Xiaomi and Huawei clash in China's EV endgame
China's electric vehicle market has entered a high-stakes phase, as Xiaomi and Huawei escalate their rivalry across pricing, product quality, retail footprint, and social media messaging...