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Monday 9 February 2026
Taiwan posts fastest growth in 15 years as AI boom drowns out hollowing-out fears
Taiwan's economy expanded 8.63% in 2025, its strongest growth in 15 years, as the island's semiconductor-driven supply chain continued to underpin global demand for AI computing. Minister...
Saturday 7 February 2026
Dassault Systèmes unveils ‘generative economy’ vision for AI-driven industry

At the 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026 conference, Pascal Daloz, the chief executive of Dassault Systèmes,...

Thursday 5 February 2026
Dassault Systemes expands AI virtual assistant lineup with industry world models
Dassault Systemes unveiled a major expansion of its AI virtual assistant portfolio during 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026 held February 3-5, 2026, in Houston, emphasizing its new technology...
Sunday 25 January 2026
Singapore moves to secure AI sovereignty with $786m investment

Singapore has committed S$1 billion (US$786 million) to fund public artificial-intelligence research over the next five years, signalling...

Friday 23 January 2026
Taiwan electronics makers lay out strategy for a shifting global economy
The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) held its annual year-end banquet on the evening of January 21, 2026, as industry leaders and senior government...
Tuesday 13 January 2026
CES 2026: AI smart homes shift appliances into proactive household managers
At CES 2026, the smart home has moved beyond simple "connectivity" into an era of "proactive service," evolving from command-driven devices into home assistants that can anticipate...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Micron to break ground on largest US memory chip facility
On January 7, 2026, Micron Technology announced that it will officially begin construction on its megafab in Onondaga County, New York, on January 16, 2026. The project, which followed...
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Column: US political economy enters new era of industrial revival and strategic decoupling
The global economic landscape underwent three major transformations in 2025: the Great Rebalancing, the evolution of the AI supercycle, and a US industrial revival driven by national...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
China enforces strict AI controls by tightening grip on training data
China is building tightly controlled AI systems using censored training data, political tests, and content tracking mechanisms, as part of its designation of AI as a key technology...
Monday 29 December 2025
Smartphone market 2026: Can AI, smart glasses, and foldables revive demand?
Tariffs, inflation, and geopolitical risk continue to cloud the global economy, while the smartphone industry faces fresh pressure from higher upstream material costs and component...
Friday 26 December 2025
Taiwan economy to grow higher than expected in 2025, but weaken in 2026
Taiwan's economy saw outstanding growth in 2025, emerging as an outlier not just in Asia but also worldwide. In its recently released forecast for 2026, the Institute of Economics...
Monday 22 December 2025
Central bank raises Taiwan's 2025 growth forecast to 7.31%
Taiwan's Central Bank has sharply revised its economic growth forecast for 2025 to 7.31% from the 4.55% projected in September, citing the absence of US semiconductor tariffs under...
Thursday 11 December 2025
Fed rate cut sparks short-lived market rally, says Pegatron's Tung

Pegatron chairman T.H. Tung said the Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point cut matched market expectations and would inject more liquidity into...

Tuesday 2 December 2025
Taiwan PCB makers ride LEO satellite boom
The race to claim a stake in the space economy is accelerating. As nations around the world ramp up plans for low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, roughly 70,000 satellites...
Monday 24 November 2025
US to waive chip tariffs as Taiwan exports semiconductor park expertise
Wu Cheng-Wen, Taiwan's Minister without Portfolio and head of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), told the Financial Times that the United States will not...