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Thursday 26 February 2026

Frenemies by necessity: Taiwan and South Korea's AI balancing act

Taiwan and South Korea have long defined the frontlines of global tech rivalry. Now, that relationship is evolving into something far more nuanced. Driven by the demands of the AI...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Hotai Motor shifts to ecosystem strategies with AI data platform, aftermarket expansion in 2026

Taiwan's car market showed strong resilience in 2025 against headwinds ranging from inventory adjustments, interest rate fluctuations, and geopolitical uncertainties, with total sales...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Coretronic turns a corner as robotics and MEMS units hit profitability

Coretronic Corp. has accelerated its transformation from a traditional backlight module supplier into a diversified technology group spanning AI sensing, drones, and automated logistics...

Thursday 26 February 2026

From sovereignty to specialization: How the UK is recalibrating its space ambitions

Britain's space policy is entering a period of transition. The government has confirmed that the UK Space Agency will be folded into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...

Thursday 26 February 2026

ASUS Reveals Optimized Liquid-Cooling Solutions and Strategic Partner Framework

ASUS today announced ASUS Optimized Liquid-Cooling Solutions and a strategic partner framework designed to address the escalating thermal, power, and density challenges...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Without memory chips, Korea's semiconductor edge over China erodes, KIET warns

As the AI era accelerates, South Korea's competitive position is weakening relative to China. Even semiconductors, long a pillar of the Korean economy, are now assessed as being in...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

SK Hynix signals seller's market as memory prices set to climb all year

SK Hynix, one of the world's top three memory chip makers, told investors on a recent Goldman Sachs conference call that the global memory market has fully shifted to a "seller's market,"...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Chart: Why Taiwan's OSAT sector just flipped the switch

The latest January revenue data for Taiwan's Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) sector—disclosed this month—confirms...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

China's humanoid robot Big 5 confirms participation in Smart Factory & Automation World 2026

As the global manufacturing and robotics industry shifts towards humanoid robots, China's world-leading Big 5 humanoid robot companies will gather in Korea for the first time this...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Sigurd invests NT$1.54B to acquire Unimicron's Hukou plant amid strong AI, ASIC demand

Taiwan's IC packaging and testing supply chain is accelerating expansion as Sigurd announced it will invest NT$1.54 billion (approx. US$49M) to purchase a factory in the Hukou Industrial...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Taiwan's state-owned energy firms push ahead on carbon capture

As hyperscalers' energy consumption continues to rise, pressure to cut carbon emissions is intensifying. Oil giant ExxonMobil recently disclosed during its earnings call that carbon...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

MLCC prices to climb as AI demand hits full capacity

The global multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market is on the brink of a price surge as Japanese and Korean giants grapple with record demand from AI data centers. Samsung Electro-Mechanics...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Exclusive: Dong Fang Offshore expands cable-laying fleet for maritime energy market

Amid rising offshore wind power development in Taiwan and across Asia, alongside increasing cross-border communication cable installations, Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) is aggressively...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Taiwan offshore wind faces test as localization protection ends

Taiwan's offshore wind sector is entering the third phase of block development (Phase 3-3) vendor selection, marking the first time localization requirements have been removed. The...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Elon Musk recruits South Korean chip talent as HBM sparks global war

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has amplified recruitment of South Korean semiconductor talent via social media, deepening competition for engineers as global tech firms increasingly target the...

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