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Monday 28 April 2025
FICG rides Johor-Singapore SEZ momentum, eyes deeper expansion with clients in tow
FIC Global, Inc. (FICG), a leading optical communication module provider, is accelerating its Southeast Asia expansion as momentum builds around the Johor-Singapore Special Economic...
Monday 28 April 2025
Walsin’s strategic acquisitions in Southeast Asia are set to meet the growing demand for advanced PCBs

The recent acquisitions will enhance Walsin Technology's production capabilities, expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia while meeting...

Monday 28 April 2025
Elna Printed Circuits expands Asian footprint following Japanese acquisition
Global Brands Manufacture, a PCB manufacturer under Passive System Alliance (PSA), is advancing its Asian expansion strategy following the acquisition of Japanese PCB maker Lincstech,...
Monday 28 April 2025
TEL bolsters chip equipment production R&D to counter Chinese competition
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, opened a cutting-edge research and development facility at its Taiwa-cho campus in Miyagi Prefecture on April...
Monday 28 April 2025
Weekly news roundup: China's chip merger, Samsung delays, CXMT's rise, and TSMC's global expansion battle
These are the top-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 21 – April 27.
Friday 25 April 2025
VinFast pivots to Asia with EV plants in India and Indonesia as losses widen
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast is shifting gears toward Asia, accelerating its expansion in the region with new manufacturing plants in India and Indonesia as its...
Thursday 24 April 2025
TSMC's global expansion faces critical workforce challenge
TSMC is struggling with workforce constraints as it builds 24 new fabrication plants globally, potentially threatening its ambitious expansion timeline, Chairman C.C. Wei revealed...
Thursday 24 April 2025
XPeng has no timetable to enter India despite global expansion push
According to Economic Times, XPeng vice chairman and president Brian Gu has acknowledged India's promising potential in the EV sector while cautioning that the market remains...
Wednesday 23 April 2025
China's export control expands to South Korea, further escalating trade retaliation against US
China has expanded its export controls on rare earth minerals and magnets, intensifying its trade retaliation against the United States and threatening to disrupt key industries....
Wednesday 23 April 2025
Ericsson partners with VVDN to fully localize antenna production in India
Ericsson Antenna System (EAS) is expanding its manufacturing operations in India, aiming to localize 100% of its passive antenna production for the Indian market by June 2025. The...
Wednesday 23 April 2025
Unitree scales up in Hangzhou with bold bet on AI-powered robot 'brains'
Unitree Robotics, a Chinese humanoid robot startup, has opened a new manufacturing plant in Hangzhou to support its expansion. Although the company is ramping up investment in AI...
Wednesday 23 April 2025
GTOC invests NT$1.7 billion to expand automotive glass business in Vietnam
Glass processing manufacturer G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC) announced a board resolution to invest an additional NT$1.385 billion (US$42.6 million) in its Vietnam project. The board...
Wednesday 23 April 2025
AWS reportedly follows Microsoft in slowing data center expansion amid economic uncertainty
Due to rising economic uncertainties, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly paused some data center leasing negotiations, indicating a cooling demand for artificial intelligence...
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Belt and Road Initiative 2.0: COMAC makes high-profile push into SEA skies
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), once shadowed by international concerns over China's overseas expansion, is now entering phase 2.0 amid the intensifying US-China trade war and...
Monday 21 April 2025
AI gold rush or policy trap? Taiwan IC firms weigh Nvidia's US lure
Taiwanese IC packaging and testing firms express a mix of opportunity and caution as Nvidia's US$500B AI push unfolds. While Nvidia's US-centric AI supply chain creates demand for...