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Sunday 27 April 2025
Taiwan weighs lower excise tax on vehicles, supported by industry body
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs suggests that the current vehicle excise tax on cars, motorcycles, and scooters results in high prices. A moderate tax reduction could lower...
Sunday 27 April 2025
Renesas 1Q profit drops on weak auto and industrial chip demand

Renesas Electronics saw revenue and profit tumble in the first quarter of 2025, hit by ongoing softness in automotive and industrial...

Saturday 26 April 2025
Trump's maritime push opens door for US-Taiwan shipbuilding ties
Since US President Donald Trump took office, trade tensions between the US and China have escalated, although a recent easing of tariffs announced on April 23 suggests a more calibrated...
Saturday 26 April 2025
US heavy tariffs block Chinese solar modules; HDRE cites exchange rates to reduce procurement costs
To prevent Chinese solar products from circumventing origin rules, the US Department of Commerce recently announced tariffs on solar products from Southeast Asian countries, with...
Saturday 26 April 2025
Taiwan challenges Trump's tariff formula, rolls out support for semiconductor sector
Amid preparations by the US to introduce new tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, concerns are growing within Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain. On April 22, 2025, Premier...
Saturday 26 April 2025
Taiwanese EV charging firms shift focus from speed to smart infrastructure

As electric vehicle adoption steadily climbs across Taiwan, the role of charging infrastructure is undergoing a rapid transformation. Taiwanese...

Saturday 26 April 2025
Taiwan telecos take diverging approaches in financial sector expansion
Telecom operators have sought to expand their businesses by integrating communications, AI, cloud, and IoT services, venturing into a range of fields that benefit from vertically...
Saturday 26 April 2025
Japan passes law to buy into Rapidus, boosting control over chip strategy
Japan's upper house has passed legal revisions that enable the government to acquire an equity stake in Rapidus, part of a broader push to strengthen the country's next-gen semiconductor...
Saturday 26 April 2025
TI partners with Taiwanese firms to showcase automotive tech at 2025 Taipei AMPA

Texas Instruments (TI) reported robust first-quarter earnings for 2025, buoyed by a steady recovery across key application sectors, particularly...

Friday 25 April 2025
Surging demand for advanced AMC monitoring fuels Tricorntech's record growth in 2025
Tricorntech, a leading provider of advanced airborne molecular contamination monitoring solutions in Taiwan, has announced first-quarter 2025 revenue of NT$130 million (US$4.01 million)...
Friday 25 April 2025
Shanghai Auto Show 2025: Global carmakers unveil innovations as Tesla, Hyundai, and Kia sit out
The 2025 Shanghai Auto Show has drawn nearly 1,000 automakers and component suppliers from around the world. Chinese manufacturers continued to lead in presence, but a strong group...
Friday 25 April 2025
AI lifts Taiwan's substrate leaders: 2025 supply crunch nears resolution
Soaring demand for AI servers has propelled Taiwan's ABF substrate leaders—Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology, and Nan Ya PCB—to double-digit annual...
Friday 25 April 2025
Taiwan auto parts makers face 'unprecedented challenge' from US tariffs
Taiwan's automotive supply chain faces an "unprecedented challenge" after the US imposed a 25% tariff on imported vehicles and auto parts earlier this month, according to DIGITIMES...
Friday 25 April 2025
Trump reciprocal tariff impact on IPC industry
Reciprocal tariffs accelerate US capacity expansion plans for Taiwanese IPC companies; IPCs' highly customized nature makes them difficult to replace in the short term.
Friday 25 April 2025
Exclusive: Google considers HBM3E supplier change
Samsung Electronics has recently intensified its deployment in advanced high bandwidth memory (HBM) processes. However, supply chain sources reveal that Samsung's HBM3E certification...