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Friday 11 April 2025

Samsung redirects foundry talents to HBM business, stirring internal tensions

In a strategic pivot aimed at bolstering its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) operations, Samsung Electronics has begun reassigning personnel...

Friday 11 April 2025

Taiwan cracks down China goods falsely labeled to circumvent US tariffs

The United States has intensified efforts to prevent Chinese goods from entering the American market through third-party countries, and Taiwan is responding with decisive action.

Friday 11 April 2025

Taiwan will not be forced in Trump tariff negotiations, says Foreign Minister

US President Donald Trump has delayed the implementation of wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs at the last moment, leaving only China with a combined 145% levy, since China has not retracted...

Friday 11 April 2025

Taiwan, US experts warn of shifting AI landscape among trade tensions

As global trade dynamics evolve and AI reshapes economies, former Taiwanese Minister John Deng and Intel's ex-Chief Trade Officer Jeff Rittener offered sobering insights into the...

Friday 11 April 2025

HBM helps SK Hynix claim crown as Samsung loses DRAM leadership

Surpassing Samsung in DRAM market share for the first time in its 40-year history can be attributed mainly to SK Hynix's dominance in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market. Samsung's...

Friday 11 April 2025

EU launches AI continent action plan to compete with US, China

The European Commission has launched the "AI Continent Action Plan" to compete with the US and China in AI. This initiative aims to enhance AI data and computing infrastructure while...

Friday 11 April 2025

Taiwan must go beyond trade to secure strategic ties with US, industry leader says

As Washington presses pause on sweeping new tariffs—with China singled out for sharply higher rates—Taiwan is seizing the...

Thursday 10 April 2025

The Great Tech Reset 8: Sovereign AI

What we see today with OpenAI and DeepSeek are just the foundational infrastructures and rule-makers of the early investment stage. The current investments are made to secure industry...

Thursday 10 April 2025

AI's global showdown: is regulation killing innovation or saving us from chaos?

The global race for AI supremacy is exposing deep fractures in regulatory approaches, with experts at the US-Taiwan Symposium: AI Regulation and Global Supply Chain warning that philosophical...

Thursday 10 April 2025

Tariff tensions overshadow TSMC's robust 1Q25 performance

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported better-than-expected revenue for March and the first quarter of 2025, easing earlier market concerns about earthquake disruptions...

Thursday 10 April 2025

SK Group seeks to sell majority stake in semiconductor wafer maker SK Siltron

SK Group is looking to sell its majority stake in semiconductor wafer manufacturer SK Siltron, according to South Korean media reports citing industry sources. The conglomerate has...

Thursday 10 April 2025

Mercedes-Benz Taiwan touts technological innovations

In 2025, Mercedes-Benz Taiwan will focus its marketing on technological software innovation. For its 2025 lineups, the competitiveness will be enhanced through three aspects: visual,...

Thursday 10 April 2025

Foxconn plans to launch EVs in Asian markets starting in 2026

Foxconn announced on April 9 in Tokyo its ambitious plans to enter the electric vehicle (EV) market, with multiple vehicle models expected to launch beginning in 2027. The announcement...

Thursday 10 April 2025

Asia faces rising tariffs: strategic countermeasures and drive toward regional integration

Since taking office, President Trump has positioned tariffs as both a strategic tool for national security and a means to bolster the US economy. The ongoing tariffs on Asian nations...

Thursday 10 April 2025

MinebeaMitsumi to counter Yageo's bid for Shibaura Electronics with acquisition proposal

Japan's MinebeaMitsumi is preparing to launch a counteroffer to acquire Shibaura Electronics, positioning itself as a white knight in response to a hostile takeover bid by Taiwan-based...

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