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Thursday 30 July 2026
Kumamoto quake exposes Kyushu auto supply-chain fault lines
Japan's July 28 Kumamoto earthquake disrupted vehicle and component production across Kyushu, forcing Toyota Motor Kyushu, Honda Motor, Nissan Motor and major suppliers to halt or...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
OpenAI expands Dublin hub with 250 jobs and larger office lease
OpenAI is expanding its European headquarters in Dublin, adding 250 jobs and leasing 8,000 square metres of office space as it scales operations across Europe. The move came as the...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto; TSMC says JASM staff safe, recovery underway
A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu region at 4:27 p.m. on July 28. The Japan Meteorological Agency initially estimated the quake at magnitude 7.1 with a depth of 6.2 miles...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
TCC launches Europe listing plan as revenue from the region reaches 44%
Taiwan Cement Corp. (TCC) formally launched its Europe listing plan, Project Arcadia, on July 27 after holding a video meeting with its first group of international investment banks...
Friday 24 July 2026
Japan, Korea, and Taiwan face fresh 10-12.5% US tariffs under forced-labor Section 301 action
Much of Asia's manufacturing base is now subject to new US import duties of 10% to 12.5% after the White House finalized a Section 301 action against 60 economies, citing their failure...
Thursday 23 July 2026
SEMICON Taiwan 2026 sees record global participation as AI investment accelerates

Participation in the Global Pavilion at the upcoming SEMICON Taiwan 2026 has reached a new high, with the number of participating countries...

Thursday 23 July 2026
Kyushu chip output jumps 60% amid TSMC expansion, but local suppliers see limited gains

Kyushu's semiconductor production, investment and hiring have risen sharply since TSMC announced its Kumamoto expansion, but local companies...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Commentary: Gulf state's Sovereign Wealth Fund pours into ASEAN, eyeing stake in AI infrastructure supply chains

ASEAN's AI boom is taking on a dual role as both a "no-man's land" and an international hub from Singapore's perspective, while investors...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Microsoft's multibillion-dollar Mistral deal gives regulated industries European alternative to US-controlled AI
Microsoft's decision to pour billions of dollars into Mistral's European compute base is less about adding another model to Azure than about answering a question that has grown loud...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Power and water constraints cast doubt on South Korea's Honam memory cluster, experts say
South Korea's plan to develop a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region (Jeolla Province) is facing mounting scrutiny over whether the area can support the enormous energy and infrastructure...
Monday 20 July 2026
Cloud competition in SEA shifts toward AI, sovereignty, and cost

Singapore's relatively neutral stance on cloud adoption is helping make performance, compliance, and value the main factors in global...

Friday 17 July 2026
Shopee pushes in-house data centers, boosts Southeast Asia supply chain
Sea Group's data center push in Southeast Asia is creating new demand for servers, components, and integration services, with global supply chains likely to feel the effects. Singapore...
Friday 17 July 2026
KAI and Hyundai target joint AAM development to close South Korea's aircraft body gap
South Korea is accelerating efforts to build an advanced air mobility industry, but the sector is still struggling to produce a workable aircraft body. As US and Chinese rivals move...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Smiths Interconnect unveils 2025 Distributors of the Year

Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, announces its top performing distributors in 2025. The Distribution Awards program honors distributors which...

Friday 10 July 2026
Out of the shadows, India's Northeast stakes its claim in electronics

For most of its modern history, India's Northeast — the eight states anchored by Assam — has sat at the margins of the...