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Monday 7 April 2025
Apple's US$500 billion investment pledge fails to secure tariff exemptions
Apple CEO Tim Cook committed to bringing manufacturing back to the US with a US$500 billion investment. Yet, this move seemingly failed to earn Apple any exemption from tariffs. On...
Monday 7 April 2025
Etron's Nicky Lu on TSMC's global playbook and Taiwan's AI-memory pivot: no bottlenecks, no backpedaling

Generative AI is redrawing the tech landscape—from cloud to edge—while geopolitical tensions push countries to rethink their...

Monday 7 April 2025
Taiwan's Ichia forecasts growth in 2025 on Nintendo supply deal, diversifying production beyond China
Ichia Technologies, a Taiwanese manufacturer of mechanical components and flexible printed circuits, projects continued growth in 2025, driven by new supply relationships with Nintendo...
Monday 7 April 2025
Trump's tariff policies force global supply chains to adapt
Supply chain operators worldwide are carefully navigating the impact of President Trump's sweeping tariff policies, which have rapidly reshaped global trade dynamics since his January...
Monday 7 April 2025
Musk breaks with Trump amid market plunge, economists scrutinize 'reciprocal tariffs' formula
In the global market turmoil, economists, analysts, and even figures from within Donald Trump's camp, including Elon Musk, have openly criticized the US president's new "reciprocal...
Monday 7 April 2025
As Trump slams Taiwan with 32% tariffs, startup group unveils five-point plan to shield SMEs
US President Donald Trump has declared a national economic emergency and implemented a policy of reciprocal tariffs. The US is imposing a baseline tariff of 10% on all countries,...
Monday 7 April 2025
Shift in Taiwanese manufacturers' investment strategy under Trump's policies
The US is the world's largest economy, and following Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025, there have been significant changes across various policies, including trade, domestic...
Monday 7 April 2025
Supply chain forced to reinvent survival playbooks as US-China tariff war redefines industry rules
On April 3, 2025, the United States announced a 34% "reciprocal tariff" on Chinese goods. The next day, China retaliated with a 34% punitive tariff, marking the most significant escalation...
Monday 7 April 2025
Machvision eyes strategic opportunities; US reciprocal tariffs to yield limited fallout
As the US gears up to implement reciprocal tariffs, Taiwan's Machvision, a company specializing in PCB and semiconductor AOI equipment, has carefully assessed potential challenges...
Monday 7 April 2025
Powerlogic expands in Thailand with new subsidiary as Trump slaps 36% tariffs
Powerlogic is strategically diversifying its operations by establishing a new subsidiary in Thailand that focuses on the burgeoning automotive and new application fan sectors. The...
Monday 7 April 2025
Trump's tariff policy signals shift from globalization to protectionism
Trump's April 2 tariffs are not a transitional measure but core to his second-term ideology, marking a fundamental shift from globalization to isolationism and protectionism that...
Monday 7 April 2025
India roundup: Foxconn expands Indian investments as Trump imposes reciprocal tariffs
As Trump imposes a 27% reciprocal tariff against India on top of a 10% baseline duty, India launches an electronics component manufacturing incentive scheme, and Foxconn continues...
Monday 7 April 2025
No retaliation: Taiwan aims to stabilize US trade ties after tariff hike
Taiwan President William Lai (Lai Ching-te) delivered a national address on Sunday in response to the US decision to impose a 32% tariff on Taiwanese exports, part of the Trump administration's...
Monday 7 April 2025
GMI projects strong AI growth under uncertain global economic changes, expands automotive market
IC distributor GMI Technology (GMI) has stated that the first half of 2025 will be shaped by ongoing global political and economic changes, as well as the impact of tariff policies...
Monday 7 April 2025
Universal Robots scale to 100,000 cobots worldwide with strong China momentum
Since introducing the world's first commercially available collaborative robot in 2005, Universal Robots (UR) has continuously advanced product design, automation technology, and...