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Friday 15 August 2025
Taiwan gains competitive edge as China faces steep US tariffs
On July 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to adjust reciprocal tariff rates, setting the provisional tariff for Taiwan at 20%, effective from August 7,...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Taiwanese President Lai urges youth to join defense autonomy industries, highlighting drones and robotics
Taiwan President Ching-Te Lai stressed the importance of defense autonomy during his speech at the "2025 Taiwan Venture Capital Summit" on August 12, 2025. He stated that Taiwan has...
Thursday 14 August 2025
New aircraft, new materials: aerospace turns to thermoplastic composites

A surge in global demand across defense and aerospace sectors—including military weapons, unmanned systems, commercial aircraft,...

Thursday 14 August 2025
Taiwan tech supplier enters defense sector via counter-drone systems
Taiwanese electrical parts manufacturer Cub Elecparts announced on August 11 that it will partner with an international defense technology company to officially enter the counter-drone...
Thursday 14 August 2025
TASA expands domestic satellite manufacturing with industry-led development platform
As Taiwan accelerates efforts to localize satellite manufacturing, the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) recently held a briefing on its new communications satellite manufacturing industrialization...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Commentary: Trump's trillion-dollar shakedown and how tariff threats turned into investment windfalls
Following South Korea's shocking announcement to invest US$350 billion in the US, with 90% of the profits staying in the US, Nvidia and AMD reportedly have agreed to pay 15% of their...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
STSP welcomes three new companies spanning aerospace, PSCs, and water treatment equipment
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Bureau has recently approved investment applications from three companies: Yalixin, Mega Sunergy,...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
How drone makers dodge export rules to fuel military demand
As geopolitical tensions flare, demand for attack drones is soaring. But exporting armed unmanned aerial vehicles is often mired in strict government reviews, stretching delivery...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
First Formosat-8 satellite passes pre-shipment review, set to launch from the US
The Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) announced that the first satellite in its self-developed Formosat-8 optical remote sensing satellite constellation project, the Formosat-8A (FS-8A),...
Monday 11 August 2025
KPMG: AI, aerospace, defense sectors attract over 70% of global VC funding
Palmer Luckey, founder of AI defense technology startup Anduril Industries, recently visited Taiwan to personally deliver the company's first batch of Altius-600M attack drones for...
Monday 11 August 2025
Asia Optical profit soars on strong camera and drone lens sales
Asia Optical held an online investor conference on August 6, 2025, where chairman Yi-Jen Lai praised its second quarter performance. He shared that digital cameras and action cameras...
Monday 11 August 2025
Taiwan's satellite procurement plan to build four communications satellites
Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) has officially announced a large-scale procurement project to industrialize the manufacturing of communications satellites, marking a major step toward...
Sunday 10 August 2025
Satellite insurance raises cost for Taiwan's satellite push
Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) is taking a bold step toward industrializing its satellite manufacturing sector, announcing a NT$24.9 billion (US$833 million) initiative to develop a commercial...
Saturday 9 August 2025
Embraer jets fly through trade turbulence to remain in American skies

Just before midnight on July 31, the White House released the long-awaited list of reciprocal tariff rates by country, potentially drawing...

Saturday 9 August 2025
Nvidia under fire as US eyes chip tracking to close export loopholes
The US has imposed export controls on critical chips bound for China, but smuggling and transshipment through third countries into China continue to occur, demonstrating that the...