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The Rise of Malaysia
ICT and semiconductor industry's growing interest in Malaysia.
The US-China trade war has resulted in many companies seeking non-Chinese production sites as alternatives.

Malaysia is receiving increased interest from the ICT and semiconductor industries and emerging as a viable destination for production relocation.

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Tuesday 13 November 2018
Inventec Appliances to expand production capacities in Taiwan, Malaysia
Inventec Appliances (IAC), a subsidiary of Inventec, plans to ramp up production capacities of its plants in Taiwan and Malaysia to mitigate the impacts resulting from the ongoing...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Taiwan investments in India shoot up 129-fold in January-July 2018
In line with Taiwan government's New Southbound Policy aimed at enhancing investment and trade ties with countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia, Taiwan businesses have sharply...
Friday 10 August 2018
Acer Cyber Security poised to extend AI-based services abroad
Acer Cyber Security (ACSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acer Group, is actively extending its AI-based information security services to overseas markets and will launch promotion...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
India levies safeguard duty on PV products from China, Malaysia
India has announced the imposition of 2-year safeguard duty on solar cells and PV modules imported from China and Malaysia at 25% for the first year, 20% for the first half of the...
Monday 2 April 2018
Taiwan leadframe suppliers to raise prices 10-15% in 2Q18
Taiwan-based leadframe suppliers plan to raise their prices 10-15% in the second quarter of 2018 to reflect tight supply, according to sources at IC backend houses.
Friday 23 February 2018
Ralec stops taking new chip resistor orders
Taiwan-based Ralec Electronic has stopped taking new orders for thick film chip resistors due to tight supply, and is mulling raising its product quotes, according to a report by...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Alibaba Cloud launches City Brain in Malaysia
Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of its Malaysia City Brain initiative in collaboration with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the country's digital economy development...
Thursday 25 January 2018
MSI donates e-sports hardware to ESL One Genting 2018
Micro-Star International (MSI) has cooperated with Electronic Sports League (ESL) by sponsoring gaming hardware for use in ESL One Genting 2018 e-sport event in Malaysia during January...
Thursday 28 December 2017
Singapore pursuing smart nation, gaining influence on regional integration
As a financial center and startup hub in Southeast Asia, Singapore has announced a spate of ambitious development projects in 2017, seeking to utilize AI (artificial intelligence),...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Southeast Asia tech purchases to see two-digit growth in 2018
Bolstered by the rapid development of e-commerce in Southeast Asia, aggregate tech procurements to be conducted in 2018 by the six regional countries - Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand,...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Coopetition and coexistence in IC industry: Q&A with ASE COO Wu Tien-yu
The global semiconductor industry is experiencing faster quantitative and qualitative changes along with the increasingly fierce coopetition among wafer foundry, IDM (integrated advanced...
Friday 24 November 2017
Osram starts operation at new LED chip plant in Kulim, Malaysia
Osram's new LED chip factory in Kulim, Malaysia, has kicked off operation, as the lighting vendor continues to expand its production capacity.
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Huawei announces OpenLab in Malaysia
Huawei has announced the construction of a new OpenLab in Malaysia, which will serve as an open, flexible, and secure platform for joint innovation with local partners.
Tuesday 31 October 2017
Alibaba setting up e-commerce hub in Malaysia
Alibaba Group and the Malaysia government are jointly developing a digital free trade zone (DFTZ) in the country, creating a platform for cross-border e-trade services in a bid to...
Thursday 19 October 2017
Indonesia, Philippines see largest growth potentials among ASEAN, says DBS economist
Among six major countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Singapore and Malaysia are the best starting conduits for entering the Southeast Asian market; Indonesia...