The sudden imposition of hefty tariffs by the US has caught Taiwanese manufacturers off guard, particularly those who have recently shifted production capacity to Southeast Asia. Thailand and Vietnam have been hit with tariffs as high as 37% and 46%. With 2025 marking the peak of new PCB production capacity expansion in Thailand, this tariff news has shaken the industry

Nissan, long a pillar of Japan's automotive industry, is facing deepening financial troubles and is now turning to an unexpected potential lifeline: Saudi Arabia's powerful sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF)

The escalating US-China trade conflict is placing consumer electronics and high-tech industries at the center of geopolitical strain. As trade barriers rise and nationalism grows, American brands such as Apple and Tesla are increasingly vulnerable in the Chinese market, facing both regulatory headwinds and shifting consumer sentiment

In a strategic pivot aimed at bolstering its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) operations, Samsung Electronics has begun reassigning personnel from its semiconductor division's foundry unit to its growing HBM business. The move, however, has sparked internal debate and raised concerns about the company's long-term competitiveness in the foundry sector, especially against rival TSMC