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Monday 4 August 2025
Sercomm to raise prices following new 20% US tariff on Taiwan
Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer Sercomm plans to pass the full impact of newly announced US tariffs onto its customers, following Washington's release of an updated reciprocal...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Taiwan's manufacturing exodus: why lower tariffs won't bring factories home
As the US deadline for reciprocal tariffs, set under the Trump administration, approaches on August 1, 2025, Taiwan's final tax rate remains unresolved. While Vietnam and the Philippines—now...
Thursday 31 July 2025
SK Hynix labor dispute heats up after bonus talks collapse
Tensions are rising at South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix after wage negotiations between the company and its labor union collapsed, setting the stage for possible large-scale protests...
Thursday 24 July 2025
BYD delays Hungary plant, pivots to Turkey in Europe strategy shift
Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD is reshaping its European manufacturing plans, pushing back mass production at its Hungary facility while fast-tracking a Turkey plant as it grapples...
Monday 21 July 2025
Santi Renewable Energy spins off energy storage business to expand in photoelectric, green energy
Santi Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Taiwan's North-Star Petroleum, has approved a resolution to spin off its energy storage business group and establish a new company, Chiayou...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
China's expanding robot industry presents opening for Taiwan
Robotics is consistently displaying its potential for success as the industry undergoes a structural transformation. The demand for robotics has grown due to labor shortages and rising...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
BYD begins Brazil plant operations despite production delays and labor probe
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD is set to officially commence operations at its Brazil car plant in July 2025. However, due to heavy rains and a labor investigation, the...
Monday 7 July 2025
Talent crunch in Vietnam puts Luxshare's investment plans in limbo
Apple supplier Luxshare-ICT (also known as Luxshare Precision) has called on the Vietnamese government to address ongoing skilled labor shortages and bureaucratic inefficiencies in...
Friday 4 July 2025
Thailand moves to limit foreign workers at PCB plants amid trade tensions with China
Thailand plans to restrict foreign employment at manufacturing facilities to 70% local workers, targeting Chinese companies suspected of using the country to circumvent US import...
Friday 27 June 2025
Samsung slows the node race: yield over speed at 2nm, 4nm
Samsung Foundry is reportedly adjusting its roadmap by postponing development of its 1.4nm (SF1.4) node and reallocating resources to improve yield and service quality across its...
Friday 20 June 2025
Arizona unlikely to replicate Hsinchu's ecosystem, Taiwan chip supplier says
TSMC is deepening its US manufacturing presence with key suppliers including United Integrated Service Co., Marketech International and L&K Engineering supporting the expansion...
Thursday 19 June 2025
Singapore and Johor try again: new special zone revives old economic dream
The grand trend of history is that unity follows division, and division leads to unity again—this perfectly applies to Johor and Singapore.
Monday 9 June 2025
Samsung union loses nearly 7,000 members amid leadership crisis
Samsung Electronics's largest labor union lost almost 7,000 members in two months following the mass resignation of its executive leadership, potentially disrupting negotiations with...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
AI smart salesperson reshapes telemarketing: Cloud Science Network Management team enhances sales performance
Telemarketing, a conventional sales channel, faces substantial challenges, such as a persistent attrition of qualified personnel, elevated labor costs, variable sales quality, and...
Monday 26 May 2025
Trump's 25% tariff threat can't kill made-in-India's phone manufacturing edge
US President Donald Trump has renewed his push to bring manufacturing back to American soil, this time by threatening a 25% tariff on smartphones assembled outside the US. Initially...