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Wednesday 18 June 2025

Japan's Yaskawa invests US$180M in US robot production

Japanese industrial automation giant Yaskawa has announced a US$180 million investment to establish a new production base in Wisconsin, creating the company's first industrial robot...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Korean exporters brace for turmoil as US tariffs and Middle East conflict roil global trade

South Korean exporters are facing mounting pressure from a confluence of geopolitical and trade shocks, as the intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran rattles global commodity...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

US-Taiwan deepened drone collab to protect defense supply chain from Chinese threats

As the US steps up efforts to secure its unmanned systems supply chain from Chinese influence, Taiwan is emerging as a key potential partner, leveraging its cybersecurity protocols...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

CXMT targets 2027 HBM3E launch as China races to close HBM gap

China continues to lag behind memory giants SK Hynix, Micron, and Samsung Electronics in developing high bandwidth memory (HBM) technology. Although US export controls on semiconductor...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Japan's AGC and University of Tokyo unveil laser tech 1 million times faster for AI chip manufacturing

AGC, a leading Japanese manufacturer of specialty glass and ceramics, has partnered with researchers at the University of Tokyo to develop...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

South Korea names first AI presential secretary

South Korea's presidential office has appointed Ha Jung-woo as its first senior presidential secretary for AI affairs, a newly created role under President Lee Jae-myung's administration...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Fortune Electric secures key Stargate order

Fortune Electric, a leading Taiwanese heavy electrical equipment manufacturer, has become the first from Taiwan to join the US Stargate supplier list amid growing global demand for...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Canon Machinery targets 2026 launch for hybrid bonding tools amid surge in advanced packaging demand

Canon Machinery, a subsidiary of Japan's Canon Inc., is intensifying its development of hybrid bonding technology as it seeks to expand beyond its conventional die-bonding equipment...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Taiwan mulls subsidies for behind-the-meter energy storage systems

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) plans to expand subsidization to behind-the-meter (BTM) energy storage systems in a bid to encourage the adoption of locally made battery...

Wednesday 18 June 2025

China's SemiDrive enters Europe auto supply chain with smart cockpit chips

Chinese chipmaker Beijing SemiDrive Technology Corporation will begin supplying its flagship X9 smart cockpit processor to an unnamed European carmaker in late 2026—its first...

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Taiwan's Huawei ban lands: Optical firms say supply chain already China-insulated

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on June 15, 2025, that it had added 601 entities—including Chinese tech giants Huawei and SMIC—to its export control...

Tuesday 17 June 2025

TVCA meets with Taiwan VP, offers three suggestions to boost growth of Taiwan industries

The Taiwan Venture Capital Association (TVCA) led a delegation to meet with Taiwan Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao on June 13. During the meeting, the association proposed three institutional...

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Taiwan imposes new export controls on products sold to Huawei, SMIC, and other Chinese firms

the International Trade Administration (ITA), under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, has announced a new export control measure...

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Singapore sharpens sovereign AI edge as global competition intensifies

The artificial intelligence (AI) wave led by Nvidia has continuously driven rapid development in data centers and advanced semiconductor supply chains in recent years. As Nvidia CEO...

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Huawei ensnared in Taiwan's export curbs, local suppliers see no immediate impact

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has added Huawei and SMIC to its newly updated export control list, requiring domestic firms to secure a license from the Bureau of Foreign Trade...

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