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Friday 28 August 2026
Taiwan's next biotech prescription: AI drug discovery, smart devices and biomedical chips
Taiwan is charting a new direction for its biomedical industry, drawing on its strengths in semiconductors, AI hardware, precision manufacturing and healthcare. AI-powered drug discovery,...
Friday 28 August 2026
China reshapes helium supply chain as semiconductor demand rises and import risks persist
China is accelerating efforts to secure helium supplies as semiconductor manufacturing, commercial space launches, and medical imaging lift demand for a resource the country still...
Friday 28 August 2026
China's industrial reboot: AI, chips, robotics and 6G define next five years
China is setting out a five-year industrial strategy centred on artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, 6G, robotics and advanced manufacturing, seeking to strengthen the country's...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Trump declares emergency over foreign grid equipment, likely eyeing Chinese power hardware
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 26 declaring a national emergency over the security of America's electrical grid. It restricts the purchase, import, and...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Kioxia weighs third Kitakami fab as NAND demand rises
Kioxia Holdings is weighing construction of a new manufacturing building at its Kitakami plant in northern Japan, as rising NAND demand pushes the memory maker toward its next phase...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Foxconn reportedly weighs major India expansion as global manufacturing footprint grows
Hon Hai Technology Group, better known as Foxconn, is expanding its global manufacturing footprint through new land acquisitions, factory development, and capacity upgrades as demand...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Washington's silicon-anode bet tests whether battery innovation can break China's graphite grip
The years-long tug-of-war between the US and China has witnessed a head-on showdown over technological might, as stringent export controls and tightening restrictions continue to push...
Thursday 27 August 2026
China's AI software strategy gains scale as OpenHarmony ecosystem tops 1.35 billion devices
China is placing artificial intelligence, industrial software and open-source ecosystems at the centre of its next phase of manufacturing digitalisation, seeking to strengthen domestic...
Thursday 27 August 2026
India's CG Power targets 70% utilization at larger semiconductor packaging plant
CG Power and Industrial Solutions is targeting 70% utilization at its larger semiconductor packaging facility within about four years, with the unit potentially generating around US$500...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Proton sales jump 39% as Malaysian automaker expands EV push
Proton said its vehicle sales rose 38.7% in the first seven months of 2026, as the Malaysian automaker highlighted new electrification and connected mobility technologies at GATE 2026...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Taiwan, Germany map AI-led net-zero push for 2026
The 2026 Taiwan Sustainability Summit opened in Taipei on August 25, bringing together government representatives, industry leaders, and experts from Taiwan and Germany to focus on...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Samsung Galaxy A1 DDI packaging shifts to Chipbond
Rising gold prices are squeezing Samsung Electronics' entry-level smartphone supply chain, with South Korean media reporting that back-end packaging and testing orders for display...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Research Insight: US humanoid supply chains pivot away from China as Taiwan moves from parts to actuator modules
As the humanoid robot supply chain moves closer to mass-production readiness, Taiwan's precision manufacturing sector is gaining new opportunities to enter the US market, according...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Beijing's AI4Chip plan puts AI to work on EDA, fabs, advanced packaging
Beijing is extending artificial intelligence deeper into semiconductor production, targeting chip design, wafer fabrication, packaging, testing, equipment, and materials under what...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Malaysia mobility sector embraces Chinese firms as investment catalyst

Malaysia's mobility industry is welcoming a larger role for Chinese automakers, with investment, technology exchange and supplier development emerging as key themes at...