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Thursday 19 June 2025
South Korea's Lee Jae-Myung softens stance on chaebols in first talks with big corporations
South Korea's newly inaugurated President Lee Jae-Myung held his first "lunchbox roundtable" with leaders of the nation's top five chaebols and six major business groups. At the meeting,...
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Intel to cut up to over 10,000 jobs starting mid-July
Intel is preparing to lay off between 15% and 20% of its Intel Foundry workforce starting in mid-July, potentially impacting between 8,170 and 10,900 employees worldwide, according...
Friday 13 June 2025
Qualcomm expands AI footprint with new R&D center in Vietnam
Qualcomm has officially launched an artificial intelligence (AI) research and development center in Vietnam, focusing on generative AI and AI agent solutions across smartphones, PCs,...
Thursday 12 June 2025
TSMC's second Kumamoto fab to break ground after July 2025
TSMC announced on June 11, 2025, that its second semiconductor fabrication plant in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, is now scheduled to begin construction in the second half of 2025,...
Thursday 12 June 2025
TSMC and University of Tokyo launch joint lab to bolster Japan's chip R&D and talent pipeline
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and the University of Tokyo have inaugurated a new research center in Japan, marking a strategic expansion of their long-running partnership...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Apple pushes Siri overhaul to 2026 after initial AI Framework rebuild
Apple executives have confirmed that the company's revamped Siri voice assistant will not launch as originally planned, pushing its debut to 2026. In interviews following the Apple...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Nan Ya PCB sees another executive change as president Andy Tang retires
IC substrate manufacturer Nan Ya PCB announced that company president Andy Tang will retire and step down on June 16, 2025. The company has yet to announce a successor.
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Automotive supplier Kian Shen balances growth investments with market uncertainties
Kian Shen Corporation has in recent years become one of the most profitable subsidiaries of its parent, Yulong Motor Group. Beyond benefiting from support from across the corporate...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Court gives Trump tariffs a lifeline, for now
A federal appeals court has granted the Trump administration's request to keep sweeping tariffs in effect, at least temporarily, a significant victory for the president's trade policy...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
DeepMind VP urges Taiwan to prioritize software over LLM training
Ed Chi, vice president of research at Google DeepMind, recently visited Taiwan and delivered remarks urging the island to reconsider its approach to AI development. In a public speech,...
Sunday 8 June 2025
Clientron appoints new chair amid global uncertainty
Clientron announced on June 4, 2025, that its board of directors had promoted Kelly Wu to the position of chairman, effective immediately. Wu will retain her role as president, reflecting...
Friday 6 June 2025
Broadcom sees sustained AI momentum, eyes continued growth through fiscal 2026
Broadcom delivered a strong second-quarter performance for fiscal 2025, with AI-driven growth continuing to dominate the company's outlook. In the earnings call, President and CEO...
Friday 6 June 2025
Acer's Asia-Pacific growth slows amid global uncertainties, bets on early localization and brand momentum
Acer Inc.'s Pan-Asia Operations president, Andrew Hou, said the company remains cautiously optimistic for 2025 despite a complex and shifting geopolitical and economic landscape that...
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 and Intel take foundry fight into each other's backyard
Samsung Electronics and Intel are taking their semiconductor foundry competition directly to each other's home turf in June, as both companies seek to narrow the gap with market leader...