Global supply chain: Advanced economies

Advanced economies news coverage

IN THE NEWS

Friday 23 January 2026

EU's fuel-car ban reversal leaves Euro automakers scrambling against Chinese rivals

The EU's potential reversal of the 2035 ban on new gasoline and diesel vehicles is forcing European automakers to reconsider engine R&D. However, stringent emissions rules and...

Friday 23 January 2026

'Freedom isn't free': AIT director pledges US backing for Taiwan's asymmetric warfare strategy, defense supply chain

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Raymond Greene, on January 22, reaffirmed strong US support for Taiwan's defense modernization and defense-industry cooperation, underscoring...

Friday 23 January 2026

ASML leads chip equipment charge into advanced packaging

Global semiconductor equipment suppliers are accelerating their push into advanced packaging. They are positioning back-end processes as a new growth engine as artificial intelligence...

Friday 23 January 2026

Analysis: How Howard Lutnick is redrawing the memory-chip map

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is driving a fundamental reordering of the global semiconductor supply chain. According to exclusive...

Friday 23 January 2026

Palo Alto Networks urges fighting AI threats with AI in 2026

James Yu, Palo Alto Networks' country manager in Taiwan, stated that while 2025 was predicted as the "disruptive year" for AI, 2026 will fundamentally reshape enterprise operations...

Friday 23 January 2026

TSMC reveals dual purpose behind Chiayi AP7 plant as Yunlin expansion looms

TSMC has significantly expanded its advanced packaging capacity in recent years to meet surging AI customer demand. Despite planning six to eight phases for the Chiayi site, internal...

Friday 23 January 2026

South Korea-made EUV pellicles to be adopted at Samsung's Taylor fab

Industry sources stated that Samsung has signed equipment contracts and placed orders for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photomask pellicle-related equipment for its Taylor fab with South...

Friday 23 January 2026

Taiwanese firms remain cautious as AI bubble debate persists

At Davos 2026, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella cautioned that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to a bubble if its advantages are limited primarily to technology companies...

Friday 23 January 2026

HBF likely overtaking HBM market by 2038 as commercialization speeds up

High-Bandwidth Flash (HBF) is likely to reach commercialization sooner than previously expected and could become a key technology supporting...

Friday 23 January 2026

Taiwan air cargo volume set to hit historic peak in 2026, driven by AI and chip exports

Taiwan's air cargo is on track to reach a record high by 2026, propelled by strong demand for AI servers and advanced semiconductors primarily exported to the US. According to Taiwan's...

Friday 23 January 2026

Chunghwa Telecom partners with SES to build North Asia's first O3b MEO ground station in Taiwan

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on January 21, 2026, with Luxembourg-based medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite operator SES to establish North Asia's...

Thursday 22 January 2026

AMI Labs in talks for EUR3 billion valuation in effort to challenge dominant AI models

AMI Labs, an AI startup founded by former Meta scientist Yann LeCun, is negotiating a funding round that could value the company at around EUR3 billion (approx. US$3.52 billion). The...

Thursday 22 January 2026

Rapidtek's Black Kite-1 signals Taiwan's push into global low-orbit communications

Rapidtek's 8U IoT CubeSat, Black Kite-1, has successfully established stable communications with multiple overseas ground stations since entering orbit, completing its first cross-regional...

Thursday 22 January 2026

How Sony-TCL tie-up could chip away at Samsung's OLED advantage

Sony's decision to form a TV joint venture with TCL is being read in South Korea less as a routine corporate reshuffle than as a structural...

Thursday 22 January 2026

MFTBC, Foxconn to form joint venture for e-bus manufacturing

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), a major Japanese commercial vehicle maker, has announced to establish a joint venture...

2/1584 pages