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Saturday 21 June 2025

Nidec's Takisawa taps China's robot boom with precision tool push

Takisawa Machine Tool, a subsidiary of Japan's Nidec Corp., is leveraging its parent company's extensive sales networks and industrial connections to expand its presence in China's...

Friday 20 June 2025

AI boom pushes Wistron to rapidly scale up server production

The demand for AI remains robust, and visibility is high. Wistron President and CEO Jeff Lin noted that most customers are placing rolling 12-month orders, and current demand is expected...

Friday 20 June 2025

SoftBank pitches US$1 trillion US AI hub to TSMC, Trump team

SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to team up with TSMC to realize what could be his biggest bet yet — a trillion-dollar industrial complex in Arizona to...

Friday 20 June 2025

SK Hynix widens lead over Samsung as HBM race accelerates

South Korea's top chipmakers, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, are heading into 2025 with dramatically diverging fortunes, as the global race for AI-driven memory dominance accelerates...

Friday 20 June 2025

Taiwan ports enhance AI monitoring to combat illegal boat landings along coast

Taiwan International Ports (TIPC) is introducing AI-enabled monitoring systems to address frequent attempts by unidentified small boats to land illegally along Taiwan's coastal waters,...

Friday 20 June 2025

Taiwan launches program to cultivate 200,000 AI professionals in four years

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has launched the "AI Fresh Talent Cultivation Program," an ambitious initiative to cultivate 200,000 AI professionals over four years...

Friday 20 June 2025

NIO spins off chip division, wants slice of Nvidia's AI pie

NIO has launched a new chip design subsidiary — Anhui Shenji Technology — in a strategic move to become a full-stack provider...

Friday 20 June 2025

Yulon Nissan targets recovery with product revamp, streamlined costs

At its annual general meeting on Wednesday, Yulon Nissan Motor Co. reported consolidated revenue of NT$23.1 billion (US$780 million) and post-tax net income of NT$1.7 billion for...

Friday 20 June 2025

Soaring AI electricity demand challenges South Korea's energy policy

The rapid growth of the global generative AI industry has sharply increased electricity demand, straining national power grids and energy security worldwide. South Korea faces particular...

Friday 20 June 2025

China reportedly races to replace foreign auto chips with domestic tech by 2026

Chinese automakers are moving to align with government directives by planning to mass-produce vehicles equipped exclusively with domestically developed and manufactured automotive...

Friday 20 June 2025

Chinese automaker financial crisis threatens Thai EV ambitions

Chinese EV maker Neta Auto faces a severe financial crisis, raising concerns in Thailand, where it operates a local subsidiary. Neta claims its overseas operations remain unaffected,...

Friday 20 June 2025

Unimicron bets on AI boom as substrate demand set to surge

Unimicron, a leading manufacturer of IC substrates, is gearing up for the strong rebound in 2025, driven by surging demand for high-end...

Friday 20 June 2025

Nvidia's Asia hub in Taiwan sparks calls for open-source investment to boost local talent

Nvidia plans to open its Asia headquarters in Taipei's Beitou-Shilin Science Park and launch a major hiring push, CEO Jensen Huang said at COMPUTEX 2025. The move underscores intensifying...

Friday 20 June 2025

Subsidy scandal forces China to hit the brakes on EV incentives

China's sustained backing of new energy vehicles (NEVs) has hit a roadblock, as widespread subsidy abuse and escalating price competition have forced several local governments to...

Friday 20 June 2025

Johor emerges as SEA data center hub amid Singapore's green push

Data center construction is accelerating in Malaysia's Johor state as Singapore charts a sustainable digital infrastructure strategy. Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority...

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