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Friday 25 September 2026
Trump-Xi state dinner draws tech titans but no Chinese CEOs
The White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 brought together many of the biggest names in US technology, while no Chinese business executives appeared...
Friday 25 September 2026
CPC, Taipower pay premiums to secure energy supplies, face financial strain

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, along with continued tensions between the US and Iran, has kept international energy prices...

Friday 25 September 2026
Taiwan keeps door open for Chinese parts in drones

Taiwan is leaving room for Chinese-made components in parts of its commercial drone supply chain, with non-critical items such as passive...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Anthropic joins OpenAI, Google DeepMind in Singapore

Anthropic will open its Singapore office in October, making it the company's fifth office in the Asia-Pacific region after Tokyo, Bengaluru,...

Wednesday 23 September 2026
China's BeiDou eyes US$150 billion industry scale with AI, services at the core

China's BeiDou satellite navigation industry continues to expand rapidly, with applications spreading from chips and modules to end...

Wednesday 23 September 2026
Taiwan courts Indian IIT chief in bid to boost chip talent ties
Taiwan is stepping up outreach to India's engineering sector as global competition for chip and artificial intelligence talent intensifies. The planned cooperation could affect supply...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Taiwan advances major science park expansion to support AI, semiconductor growth

Demand from high-tech companies for new research and manufacturing sites remains strong, prompting Taiwan to advance plans to expand...

Monday 21 September 2026
California orders AI safety audits and emergency shutdown planning
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to speed third-party AI safety oversight and independent audits, as the state moved to tighten protections in the absence...
Monday 21 September 2026
SDC president declares foldable leadership, urges Korea to defend OLED advantage

Facing aggressive expansion by Chinese competitors, Samsung Display (SDC) president and Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) chairman...

Monday 21 September 2026
Taiwan delays 2026 power rate decision as war drives fuel costs higher

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs delayed a 2026 electricity rate decision on September 18 after the Middle East war pushed up fuel...

Monday 21 September 2026
Trump announces 'AI Force' as safety concerns and China rivalry mount
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will launch a new unit dedicated to AI, called the "AI Force". This proclamation follows a surge of concern among US industry leaders...
Monday 21 September 2026
US-Mexico trade talks put AI servers in focus as Taiwan ODMs seek common ground

The US is reportedly pressuring Mexico to tighten rules of origin for AI hardware to limit the use of components produced outside North...

Monday 21 September 2026
India roundup: Semicon India 2026 puts commercial production and supplier investment in focus
India's semiconductor push is moving from policy to production, with new government funding, supplier investments, rising deal activity and expanding equipment, materials, testing...
Friday 18 September 2026
Global chipmakers answer India's pitch with equipment, materials, and R&D — not fabs
The multinationals that filled Semicon India 2026 committed to almost every layer of the semiconductor value chain except the one India most wants: nobody announced a new fab. Applied...
Friday 18 September 2026
Modi says India's chip mission has reached commercial production as Semicon 2.0 lifts the purse to US$13.5 billion
India's government used the opening of Semicon India 2026 to reframe what it is asking the industry to believe: not that fabs will be built, but that they are already shipping. Prime...