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Thursday 17 September 2026

Taiwan readies ETS pilot as overseas expansion drives demand

Taiwan is developing an emissions trading scheme (ETS) alongside its carbon fee system, with the Ministry of Environment planning to...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Taiwan to pilot ETS by end-2026, experts urge three safeguards

Taiwan will launch a pilot emissions trading scheme (ETS) by the end of 2026 to help semiconductor and technology manufacturers align...

Thursday 17 September 2026

iPhone 18 Pro preorders rise up to 20% in Taiwan as foldable Duo debuts

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are emerging as the main drivers of Taiwan's premium smartphone upgrade cycle, with preorder demand running ahead of last year despite the debut of...

Thursday 17 September 2026

China's LCD trio flexes newfound pricing power as Taiwan panel makers retreat

China's top three liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel makers have sent written price-increase notices to customers for the first time, as Taiwan's leading panel makers sell factories...

Thursday 17 September 2026

TOK completes KRW101 billion facility in South Korea to bolster semiconductor supply chain

Japanese semiconductor materials leader Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) held a completion ceremony on September 15, 2026, for a new KRW101 billion...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Circular economy tests material mastery and consumers' willingness to pay

The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation (EU) 2025/40) has been in force since Aug. 12, 2026, underscoring the rising importance of circular materials as...

Thursday 17 September 2026

South Korea's medical device city opens physical AI institute, aiming to train 1,400 workers in five years

Wonju, a South Korean city of about 360,000, roughly 90 minutes east of Seoul, opened a government-funded institute on Thursday, September 17, to train more than 1,400 workers in artificial...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Dassault Systemes shifts to AI-native platforms, stakes its next phase on Taiwan

Dassault Systemes marked 20 years in Taiwan with a sharper message about where it plans to go next. The company said it is moving beyond AI-enabled software and toward an AI-native...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Taiwan machine tool makers target aerospace, semiconductor boom at major trade shows

Taiwanese machine tool manufacturers are taking part in two major manufacturing trade shows in Europe and the US this September. The participation reflects a shift in Taiwan's machine...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Column: China tightens rare earth controls, exposing hidden vulnerabilities in Taiwan's supply chain

China's rare earth export controls are changing the rules governing global critical mineral supply chains. For Taiwan, the real concern is not that China could suddenly halt all exports...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Physical AI targets factory assembly pain points

Deloitte Taiwan has warned that only 3% of companies have broadly integrated physical AI into operations, while just 5% say it has already...

Thursday 17 September 2026

South Korea's chip boom lifts 2027 corporate tax above KRW200 trillion

South Korea's semiconductor boom is spilling over from corporate profits into government tax revenue. Corporate tax revenue for fiscal...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Charts: Taiwan's chip packaging growth runs deeper than ASE

Taiwan's back-end semiconductor sector is growing well beyond its largest player. The 24 listed packaging and testing firms tracked...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Samsung looks to outside suppliers as HBM boom shifts priorities

Samsung Electronics has long benefited from a level of vertical integration few technology companies can match, spanning smartphones, memory, chip design, foundry manufacturing and...

Thursday 17 September 2026

Charts: Memory chip designers carry Taiwan's IC design rebound

Taiwan's IC design sector is growing fast, but the gains are concentrated in memory. Combined January–August 2026 revenue at the 105 listed chip designers tracked by DIGITIMES...

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