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Tuesday 10 March 2026
US-Israel war on Iran threatens Asian auto supply chains, squeezing Chinese exporters
As US and Israeli military actions continue and tensions escalate in Iran, regional geopolitical risks are rapidly expanding and beginning to affect the Asian automotive industry directly...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Coretronic delays some imaging product deliveries due to Middle East conflict
Coretronic Corp. reported consolidated revenue of about NT$2.873 billion (approx. US$90.6 million) for February 2026, down 10% from January but up 12% year-over-year, with cumulative...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Moxa eyes Middle East market growth amid energy and AI infrastructure demand
Industrial communication and networking equipment provider Moxa has identified the Middle East as a key fast-growing market over the next three to five years, highlighting the region...
Sunday 8 March 2026
Defense chips, satellite systems now "100% localized," Chinese academics say

As conflict in the Middle East intensifies and geopolitical risks rise, governments worldwide are paying closer attention to the resilience...

Friday 6 March 2026
Europe's automakers brace for energy and logistics shocks from Middle East tensions

Rising tensions in the Middle East are adding a new layer of uncertainty for the global automotive industry, raising the risk that geopolitical...

Friday 6 March 2026
Commentary: Memory price surge and the Middle East conflict bring severe challenges to Transsion
Rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East threaten to directly impact Chinese smartphone brands deeply rooted in emerging markets. For Transsion, known as the "king of low-end phones"...
Friday 6 March 2026
Hormuz tensions test Taiwan's energy security as government scrambles to shield chip industry
While the global economy pins its growth hopes on the rapid scaling of artificial intelligence (AI), the physical foundation of that technology is currently facing an existential threat...
Friday 6 March 2026
Taiwan refocuses nearly US$9.5bn chip program on drone, robotics and LEO satellite chips
US and Israeli strikes on Iran have sharply raised tensions in the Middle East. The operation seeks to weaken Iran's military capability and reshape the regional balance, but with...
Friday 6 March 2026
Commentary: US-Israel conflict spotlights Grok's prediction vs. Claude's deployment
Ever since US and Israel joint forces launched attacks on Iran, widespread debate has erupted about the use of AI in warfare. On online platforms like Reddit, claims have surfaced...
Thursday 5 March 2026
AWS Middle East data centers hit by drones; Nvidia, Google adjust operations
Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the Middle East were disrupted after drone attacks damaged facilities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, triggering service outages...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Anthropic reportedly reopens Pentagon AI talks after blacklist threat

Negotiations between AI startup Anthropic and the US Department of Defense have resumed after talks collapsed last week, while a leaked...

Thursday 5 March 2026
UMC honorary vice chairman warns US-Iran war unlikely to end quickly, urges tech sector to build Taiwan value
With military conflicts escalating in the Middle East, United Microelectronics (UMC) honorary vice chairman John Hsuan warned that global supply chains will be disrupted by war. He...
Thursday 5 March 2026
Column: US drone policy reshapes supply chain opportunities for Taiwan
On June 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders—"Unleashing American Drone Dominance" and "Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty"—mandating that...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
US reverse-engineers Iran's Shahed drone to reshape asymmetric warfare with AI-powered LUCAS swarms
In late February 2026, the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran, deepening an already entrenched Middle East stalemate. During Operation Epic Fury, the US military...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Taiwan fortifies emergency energy defenses as Middle East tensions disrupt LNG supply
Rising tensions between the US and Iran have rattled global energy markets, exposing new vulnerabilities in Middle East supply chains. After drone attacks forced QatarEnergy to suspend...