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Saturday 28 June 2025
Panel makers brace for uncertain Q3 due to cooling demand and tariff risks

After an unexpectedly strong first quarter driven by front-loaded demand, the global LCD panel industry is now showing signs of cooling...

Thursday 26 June 2025
Trump launches strike on Iran, signals no letup in tariff policy

As the deadline for President Trump's tariff deferrals approaches on July 9, global attention shifts to the G7 summit in Canada, where...

Wednesday 25 June 2025
Trump's chip tariff threat sparks pushback from auto industry to tech
Blowback to President Donald Trump's idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, stretching from auto companies and boat makers to the technology industry...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Powin files for bankruptcy due to supply chain crisis
Powin, once a major player in the global energy storage market and a fierce competitor to Tesla and Fluence, has recently filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Shihlin Electric says tariffs, exchange rates to have limited impact; outlook for heavy electric good
Taiwan-based electrical systems and equipment manufacturer Shihlin Electric and Engineering stated that impacts from tariffs and exchange rates will be limited, and it will continue...
Friday 13 June 2025
Trump tariffs boost US lithium battery manufacturing
US President Donald Trump set up a tariff wall to protect and boost American manufacturing, particularly in key industries like electric EV power batteries and energy storage batteries...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Trump's tariff reversals roil global markets, but Taiwan finds unexpected gains
Since returning to the office, President Donald Trump has once again made unpredictability a cornerstone of US trade policy. His shifting stance on tariffs, particularly toward China,...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Trump’s tariff playbook faces legal and political scrutiny

Nearly five months into his second term, President Donald Trump's high-wire approach to trade—defined by maximalist threats followed...

Wednesday 11 June 2025
Taiwan unveils US$9.3 billion chip subsidy as AmCham seeks collaboration
Taiwan's Executive Yuan announced a NT$300 billion (approx. US$9.3 billion) semiconductor subsidy program running through 2033, the island's largest-ever government investment in...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
US-China trade talks enter stalemate phase as tariff tensions encroach on tech
US-China trade negotiations resumed in London on June 9, following a joint statement issued in Geneva on May 12. In that agreement, both sides committed to lowering reciprocal and...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
US auto imports plunge 70% as carmakers await Trump tariff relief
US automotive imports via sea freight plummeted 70% year-over-year in May following President Donald Trump's April tariff implementation, creating a cliff-edge decline as manufacturers...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Tariffs, currency swings, and inventory risks weigh on Taiwan's IC sector outlook
After a front-loaded surge in shipments driven by tariff fears and early stockpiling, Taiwan's IC distributors are facing a much more uncertain second half of 2025. A cocktail of...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Taiwan exports to US surge 87% as trade policy shifts drive shipping rates higher
Taiwan's May exports to the US jumped 87.4% year-over-year to US$15.52 billion, setting a monthly record, as American importers stockpile goods ahead of potential tariff changes,...
Saturday 7 June 2025
Taiwanese firms face tariff risks as US business inquiries surge 15%
Dun & Bradstreet identified steel, electrical machinery, mechanical equipment, vehicles, and rubber products as Taiwan's most tariff-vulnerable sectors in a new report on export...
Friday 30 May 2025
ZT slips away, tariffs shift — Compal turns to Nvidia
Compal held its shareholders' meeting on May 29, 2025. Chairman Ray Chen and President Anthony Peter Bonadero spoke with the media after the meeting, sharing their views on the company's...