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Friday 9 May 2025
Trump's tariff war triggers global shipping market upheaval
Global trade networks are experiencing unprecedented volatility as President Trump's aggressive tariff policies reshape longstanding supply chain patterns, according to industry ex...
Friday 9 May 2025
AI training costs plummet as Asia Pacific closes tech gap, says Appier
The cost of training and fine-tuning AI models is trending downward while the Asia Pacific region's pace of adopting new AI technologies is close to that of the US and Europe, according...
Friday 9 May 2025
India-Pakistan tensions rise as Samsung and LG monitor impact on Indian factories
For the first time in six years, military tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated. Amid this, South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, with factories...
Friday 9 May 2025
Alibaba's Qwen3 AI models dethrone DeepSeek's R1 in open-source ranking
The Qwen3 family of AI models recently released by Alibaba have taken over the top spot from DeepSeek's R1 model on LiveBench's open-source model ranking.
Friday 9 May 2025
FICG accelerates global expansion as Trump's tariff deadline nears
As the 90-day grace period for the Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs approaches, FIC Global (FICG) is intensifying its global diversification strategy. In an exclusive interview...
Friday 9 May 2025
FET's 5G penetration surpasses 44% in 1Q25; president says tariffs and exchange rates have minimal impact
Facing the dual challenges of tariffs and volatile exchange rates, Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) president Chee Ching stated that both factors have limited impact on overall...
Friday 9 May 2025
Robots poised for growth despite Trump's tariff pressure
Universal Robots (UR), the global collaborative robot (cobot) leader, maintains optimism for growth despite US President Donald Trump's tariff policies, as advanced manufacturing...
Friday 9 May 2025
Chicony Power surges in 2Q25 on urgent orders ahead of 618 Shopping Festival
Chicony Power Technology, a Taiwanese power supply provider, met its revenue targets for the first quarter of 2025, maintaining year-over-year growth despite a seasonally weak period...
Friday 9 May 2025
Taiwan's chip industry faces string of crises, but China steps in as surprising lifeline
Taiwan's semiconductor equipment supply chain is navigating a period of unprecedented turbulence, battered by a confluence of global tariff escalations, tighter AI chip export restrictions,...
Friday 9 May 2025
Is the NT dollar surge the new Plaza Accord moment?
After surging to a multi-decade high last week, the New Taiwan dollar (NT$) has reversed course, weakening 0.45% on May 6 to close at NT$30.28 against the US dollar. The currency's...
Friday 9 May 2025
Chicony expects 5–10% sequential revenue growth in 2Q25 as global PC upgrade cycle gains steam
Chicony Electronics Co. reported consolidated revenue of NT$23.281 billion (US$766 million) for the first quarter of 2025, up 2% compared to the same period last year, despite persistent...
Thursday 8 May 2025
AP Memory bets on next-gen wearables and AI chips to drive 2025 growth

AP Memory, a leading Taiwanese designer of specialty memory ICs and intellectual property (IP), said it remains optimistic about growth...

Thursday 8 May 2025
Wiwynn lands major L12 assembly order from YTL
Wiwynn chair Emily Hong highlighted three major trends driven by AI in the server industry. First, computing power is propelling technological development; second, new markets and...
Thursday 8 May 2025
Taiwan central bank warns against currency speculation as NTD rally cools
Taiwan's central bank has denied any involvement in manipulating the exchange rate of the New Taiwan Dollar (NTD). This statement comes amid the country's ongoing trade surplus with...
Thursday 8 May 2025
Qisda delivers robust 1Q25 results amid tariff relief, eyes medical business as next growth driver
Taiwan's tech group Qisda reported solid year-over-year growth in both revenue and profit for the first quarter of 2025, driven by increased customer demand during a 90-day US tariff...