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Wednesday 6 May 2026
Samsung board chairman warns strike could disrupt chip output

Samsung Electronics' labor dispute is widening beyond a fight over bonuses, after board chairman Shin Je-yoon made a rare appeal for management...

Monday 4 May 2026
Samsung strike exposes AI-era pay divide, raises HBM supply risks

A looming strike at Samsung Electronics is exposing deeper fractures than a typical labor dispute, with widening pay gaps, divisional tensions,...

Friday 1 May 2026
Samsung strike threat highlights rising labor risk to AI chip supply chain and corporate pay models
Samsung Electronics is facing its largest labor escalation in years after unions representing tens of thousands of workers voted to authorize strike action. The dispute centers on...
Friday 24 April 2026
Samsung labor unions rally 40,000 workers, prepares for 18-day strike in May
Three major labor unions at Samsung Electronics held a large-scale protest on the afternoon of April 23 in front of the Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus in South Korea. An estimated...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Taiwan's Turing Drive targets industrial markets as Robotaxi hype slows

While much of the world's attention remains fixed on robotaxis navigating open roads, David Shen, chief executive of Turing Drive, argues...

Tuesday 21 April 2026
Taiwan has more than 260,000 job vacancies, with manufacturing accounting for 32.4%
Taiwan's artificial intelligence (AI) servers and advanced-process chip manufacturing businesses are booming, with related manufacturing industries also benefiting. According to a...
Monday 20 April 2026
Samsung files injunction to prevent union from occupying chip facilities
Samsung Electronics has taken legal action amid escalating labor disputes with its union, filing for an injunction at a South Korean court on April 16, 2026, to prevent the union from...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
PX Mart's bigger ESL bet could accelerate Taiwan's retail digitization and ease staffing pressures
PX Mart, Taiwan's retail leader, is accelerating its electronic shelf label (ESL) deployment, raising its investment from NT$3-4 billion (US$95-127 million) and shortening the rollout...
Monday 13 April 2026
Samsung caught between worker payouts and chip ambitions
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is facing a large-scale strike threat, and whether it will extend into May remains an open question, as labor-management negotiations remain...
Sunday 5 April 2026
Taiwan's plan to bring AI into traditional manufacturing heartland
Taiwan has long been synonymous with semiconductors and high-tech electronics, but the bulk of its industrial base tells a different story. The country's traditional manufacturing...
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Samsung faces 17,700-worker strike as DS division talks collapse
Samsung Electronics is embroiled in a deepening labor dispute after intensive negotiations between management and workers — which began on March 26, 2026 — broke down without...
Saturday 28 March 2026
Samsung labor talks resume as new law boosts union leverage
Samsung Electronics has decided to restart negotiations on wages and collective agreements, temporarily halting a planned large-scale strike scheduled for late May. The risk of strike...
Friday 27 March 2026
Taiwan launches 4-year smart service robot roadmap starting with environment-aware systems to address structural labor shortages
Service-sector labor shortages have surpassed those in manufacturing, emerging as a global structural challenge. To address this shift, Taiwan is prioritizing the deployment of service-oriented...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
ASML employees stage walkout against 1,700 job cuts
Over 1,000 employees at ASML's headquarters in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, staged a lunchtime walkout on March 24, 2026, to protest the company's plan to cut 1,700 jobs as part of...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Exclusive: Tesla and SpaceX pursue dual solar strategy on Earth and in orbit
Chinese solar supply chain companies say that Tesla and SpaceX, both led by Elon Musk, are quietly building a dual-track solar strategy spanning Earth and space, an emerging structure...