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Friday 3 April 2026
2026 USTR Report: landmark 'ART' pact reshapes US-Taiwan trade landscape
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has designated Taiwan as a highly cooperative and pivotal trading partner in its 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Repo...
Friday 3 April 2026
US faces split Asia: allies build 'sovereignty walls' as digital tensions rise

The 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report signals a new era of digital friction between the US and its closest Asian allies.

Friday 3 April 2026
US-China trade tensions deepen as supply chains fracture despite tariff truce

The trade environment for US businesses operating in or trading with China deteriorated sharply between 2025 and 2026, according to a comparative...

Friday 3 April 2026
Taiwan pushes ahead with AI and tech agenda even as budget deadlock threatens fiscal paralysis
Taiwan sits at a rare intersection of economic momentum and political gridlock. The island's economy expanded 8.68% in 2025, exports hit a record US$640.75 billion, and per capita...
Friday 3 April 2026
Taiwan tackles CPO testing bottlenecks to scale SiPh for AI data centers
The surge in AI computing power is driving explosive demand for high-speed optical interconnects in data centers. Forecasts show that by 2026, over 50% of data center transceiver sales...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Benefits of CXL in server memory configuration

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Thursday 2 April 2026
Wiwynn taps optics chief to deepen CPO push for AI servers

Wiwynn has nominated LandMark Optoelectronics chairman and CEO Steven Chang to its 2026 board, reinforcing its push into co-packaged optics...

Thursday 2 April 2026
Copper price surge drives quarterly lead frame price hikes
Lead frame packaging suppliers are hiking prices to pass along rising costs sweeping through the semiconductor supply chain. Gold, silver, and copper prices continue to climb sharply,...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Taiwan car market shows structural shifts, with Tesla deliveries surging
Taiwan's auto market showed strong momentum in March 2026, with total vehicle registrations reaching 39,318 units — a sharp 78.4% jump from February — signaling a broad...
Thursday 2 April 2026
South Korea exports hit record US$86bn, chip demand drives breakout above US$80bn
South Korea's exports climbed to a record US$86.1 billion in March 2026, marking the first time monthly shipments have exceeded the US$80 billion threshold, even as the Middle East...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Topco maintains stable shipments despite Middle East conflict, builds safety stock as AI demand accelerates
As the US-Iran conflict enters its second month, concerns are mounting over potential disruptions to global energy supplies and petrochemical feedstocks. Against this backdrop, Jeffery...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Up Young targets double-digit revenue growth in 2026 through business and brand expansion
Taiwan-based air conditioner and commercial laundry machine distributor Up Young Cornerstone plans to focus its 2026 operations on two core strategies: group upgrades, and the development...
Thursday 2 April 2026
TSMC's US expansion held ransom as JASM takes flight
TSMC is winning quietly in Japan and losing loudly in Washington — and the reason may have nothing to do with chips.
Thursday 2 April 2026
Commentary: What's the real game behind Arm's chip venture?
Amid AI-driven shifts, Arm launched its AGI CPU in March 2026 to address system-level optimization lacking in highly customized data center CPUs. Partnering with Meta and supported...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Opportunity in DeepSeek's turbulence: Z.ai sets sight on 'Chinese Anthropic' with API, token strategy

In late March 2026, a series of developments converged to reshape sentiment in the large model sector. Anthropic faced a major source code...