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Friday 20 June 2025
GBM expands AI product line via Lincstech acquisition, focus on Singapore and Malaysia operations
Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), a PCB and EMS subsidiary of Walsin Technology, recently held a shareholders' meeting led by chairman Yu-Heng Chiao to discuss acquiring Japan's Lincstech...
Friday 20 June 2025
Chinese automaker financial crisis threatens Thai EV ambitions
Chinese EV maker Neta Auto faces a severe financial crisis, raising concerns in Thailand, where it operates a local subsidiary. Neta claims its overseas operations remain unaffected,...
Friday 20 June 2025
Johor emerges as SEA data center hub amid Singapore's green push
Data center construction is accelerating in Malaysia's Johor state as Singapore charts a sustainable digital infrastructure strategy. Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority...
Friday 20 June 2025
Singapore looks to build its own Shenzhen with AI-powered SEZ in Johor
The AI data center industry encompasses advanced semiconductor manufacturing, high-end chips (GPU, CPU, ASIC), and system integration (SI). As countries push for "sovereign AI," regional...
Thursday 19 June 2025
Samsung shifts talent focus from China to emerging markets
Samsung Electronics is entering a new phase of strategic transformation, shifting its focus away from China and toward emerging markets such as India and Vietnam. According to South...
Thursday 19 June 2025
Singapore and Johor try again: new special zone revives old economic dream
The grand trend of history is that unity follows division, and division leads to unity again—this perfectly applies to Johor and Singapore.
Wednesday 18 June 2025
AI without borders: Singapore moves from infrastructure to influence

The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 sparked a global AI renaissance, compelling governments everywhere to embrace artificial intelligence...

Tuesday 17 June 2025
Singapore sharpens sovereign AI edge as global competition intensifies
The artificial intelligence (AI) wave led by Nvidia has continuously driven rapid development in data centers and advanced semiconductor supply chains in recent years. As Nvidia CEO...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Johor–Singapore Economic Zone's grand ambition to transform SEA's tech landscape
Just across the narrow Johor Strait from Singapore lies Malaysia's Johor state, a region that for decades has shared deep economic ties with the city-state. Yet despite their geographic...
Monday 16 June 2025
Taiwan optical firm targets auto market as phone demand wanes
Taiwan's Zhong Yang Technology is pivoting from smartphones to automotive applications, betting on mandatory driver monitoring systems to fuel growth as the mobile market saturates...
Monday 16 June 2025
Accton expands Vietnam investment to strengthen global manufacturing
Networking equipment maker Accton Technology has approved an additional US$42.53 million investment in its Vietnam manufacturing facility, significantly boosting its production capacity...
Monday 16 June 2025
Vietnam pushes forward major administrative consolidation to streamline governance
Vietnam is embarking on its most extensive administrative restructuring since 1945, aiming to boost efficiency and reduce public sector costs. The country's National Assembly has...
Monday 16 June 2025
VinFast commits to full local sourcing, expands supplier support to boost Vietnam's EV supply chain
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast has committed to purchasing all contracted products from local supply chain partners as part of its strategy to deepen domestic integration and enhance...
Saturday 14 June 2025
Tatung sees clear order visibility through 2027
Tatung has reported an over 4% year-over-year rise in May 2025 revenue, thanks to significant demand for its electronic manufacturing services (EMS) from customers reacting to US...
Friday 13 June 2025
ATE Energy wins another Philippine energy contract, expanding Taiwan-Philippines engineering footprint
Following its 2024 acquisition of a local photovoltaic and energy storage project in the Philippines, ATE Energy recently secured two renewable energy bidding projects from the Philippine...