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Thursday 27 March 2025
Apple seeks Vietnam support in talent pool and operations expansion
A US-ASEAN Business Council delegation, including Apple, Abbott, and Boeing, recently visited Vietnam to strengthen cooperation and explore new business opportunities. During the...
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Taiwan shipbuilder unveils military USV free of China supply chains
A Taiwanese shipbuilder has launched a military-grade unmanned surface vessel (USV) that it independently developed without any involvement from China's supply chain.
Wednesday 26 March 2025
India reportedly demands Samsung pay US$601 million in back taxes and penalties for tariff evasion
Reuters, citing a government order, reported that India required Samsung and seven of its executives to pay US$601 million in back taxes and penalties for allegedly evading...
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Machinery industry anticipates economic recovery, US trends remain crucial
At a recent conference, chairman David Chuang of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) urged the government to boost investment tax deductions and increase subsidies...
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Electricity for chips: Taiwan rethinks energy policy to fuel AI growth
At a recent energy sustainability forum hosted by the K. T. Li Foundation in Taipei, key voices from Taiwan's public and private sectors offered a frank look at the island's energy...
Tuesday 25 March 2025
DeepSeek in China-US AI competition

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Tuesday 25 March 2025
Has Taiwan's AI Basic Act stalled again? NSTC: No competent authority designated in new law
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) announced in November 2023 plans to introduce the AI Basic Act, but the bill has yet to reach the Legislative Yuan for substantive...
Tuesday 25 March 2025
European Commission probes Chinese subsidies behind BYD's US$4.3B Hungary EV plant
The European Commission has opened a preliminary investigation into whether Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD received unfair government subsidies for its planned factory in...
Monday 24 March 2025
Stanford, MIT embrace China's DeepSeek as affordable GPT-4o rival
Although DeepSeek has been banned by government agencies in several countries, the China-developed open-source AI model is gaining recognition from leading US academic institutions...
Monday 24 March 2025
OpenAI, Meta reportedly seek alliance with India's Reliance
OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. are each seeking a potential alliance with India's Reliance Industries Ltd., The Information reports.
Monday 24 March 2025
Chip companies flood Germany with US$6.5 billion in subsidy requests
Companies in the chipmaking industry are asking for three times the available subsidies from Germany’s latest funding program, setting up one of the first challenges for the...
Saturday 22 March 2025
Taiwan to subsidize smart pole rollout as costs and business models remain challenging
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs plans to introduce new subsidies in 2025 to accelerate smart pole deployment across municipalities, with each local government targeting 1,000...
Saturday 22 March 2025
China's Micro OLED surge as South Korea fears falling behind
Micro OLED technology development in China has accelerated, driven by substantial government subsidies to enhance display manufacturing. Chinese firms are now increasing investments...
Friday 21 March 2025
India's PLI scheme falls short of targets, prompting shift to factory subsidies
Since 2019, the Indian government has implemented the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for 14 industries to attract foreign investment in local manufacturing. Although it...
Friday 21 March 2025
Taiwan mandates 50% overseas hires for subsidized R&D to protect scarce local talent
Since 2015, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has been promoting the "Global Innovation Partnership Initiatives Program", and in 2020, it launched the "A+ Industrial Innovative...