The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) taking effect on January 1, 2022 is likely to enhance regional trade of automotive components and products such as electric...

After the country's lockdown was lifted in August, car factories and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been boosting up their production and vehicle deliveries in fulfilling...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) reportedly will set up a new ABF substrate plant in Vietnam mainly to provide dedicated capacity for Intel, with construction slated to kick off...

Southeast Asia's (SEA) first decacorn Grab slide more than 20% in its Nasdaq debut on December 2 following the company's record US$40 billion merger with a SPAC, Altimeter Growth...

Floods that hit multiple regions in Malaysia recently are expected to significantly undermine global chip supply on top of the existing shortages.

Tech giants such as Apple and Samsung have been keen to keep their handset production lines om Vietnam running during the Christma period, offering incentives such as higher wages...

Malaysia is planning to exempt taxes for electric vehicles next year in an attempt to promote electric cars (EV). The proposal is expected to drive sales and increase major carmakers'...

NDK has to suspend production at its two plants for quartz crystal and crystal blank components in Malaysia due to damages caused by floods locally.

Leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (Besi) announced that due to flooding affecting its main production facility...

Intel has decided to invest more than US$7 billion in Malaysia to build new assembly and testing facilities, according to company CEO Pat Gelsinger.

Malaysia and Vietnam reopened around September, allowing manufacturers to resume production. Things are gradually turning around as vaccination rates rise, but with the virus still...

Rohm and Rohm Wako have announced a plan to build a new production facility at its manufacturing subsidiary in Malaysia, Rohm-Wako Electronics (Malaysia) to increase production capacity...

Southeast Asia is seeing a rise in business opportunities related to metaverse, while Singapore is in fourth place globally in terms readiness for autonomus driving services.

Startups in Southeast Asia (SEA) are seeing more opportunities to grow in the post-pandemic era. The number of deals in SEA's tech startup scene in the first half of this year hit...