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Monday 17 February 2025
Taiwan's electric scooter market faces challenges in 2025
In 2024, Taiwan's electric scooter market saw a registration of 78,757 units, a slight decline of 1.04% from the previous year's 79,584 units. Furthermore, the registration numbers...
Friday 14 February 2025
Intel-TSMC partnership: potential semiconductor power shift?
The semiconductor industry is bracing for a potential shake-up amid reports that the US government is pushing for Intel to spin off its manufacturing operations into a new entity,...
Friday 14 February 2025
Foxconn-Nissan partnership prospects stir Taiwan's auto industry
After Nissan and Honda ended their merger talks, Foxconn expressed interest in a collaborative partnership with Nissan, rather than an outright acquisition. This announcement has...
Friday 14 February 2025
Decoding Taiwan-US semiconductor trade ties (Part 6): disruptive forces reshape industry paradigm
As Sun Tzu wrote in The Art of War, "Shape it, and the enemy will follow." This ancient wisdom resonates in today's semiconductor industry, where forcing your opponent to play by...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Why Mexico and Canada's retaliation to Trump tariffs may fuel further economic uncertainty across North America
The recent tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada have sparked significant attention, with Washington later delaying their implementation by a month. Both countries have signaled their...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Decoding Taiwan-US semiconductor trade ties (Part 5): record exports mark milestone in bilateral chip partnership
According to statistics from the Customs Administration of the Republic of China, Taiwan's total semiconductor exports in 2024 amounted to US$165 billion, with exports to China and...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Nvidia supercharges MediaTek's AI ambitions amid rising ASIC battle
The emergence of generative AI (GenAI) has triggered a surge in AI server demand, leading to severe Nvidia GPU shortages. The resulting profit windfall far exceeds that of the previous...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
China's automotive ambitions drive merger of state-owned giants
Two of China's largest state-owned automotive enterprises have announced plans for a strategic reorganization. Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Changan Automobile (Changan), both under...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Decoding Taiwan-US semiconductor trade ties (Part 4): who's really leading global chip exports?
Taiwan emerges as the world's largest semiconductor exporter after excluding Hong Kong's transit trade from calculations, according to trade data analyzed by DIGITIMES. While...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Critical minerals face market uncertainty amid global energy transition and geopolitical risks
The global energy transition is driving unprecedented demand for critical minerals including lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, and rare earth elements. These resources have become...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
China's Google antitrust probe risks potential tech sector blowback
China has opened an antitrust investigation into Google, in what analysts view as a retaliatory move against heightened US tariffs. While Google's presence in China is minimal, industry...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Decoding Taiwan-US semiconductor trade ties (Part 3): why Taiwan and South Korea avoid tariff wars
As the Trump administration considers tariffs on semiconductors imported into the US, which country would be most affected, and to what extent?
Monday 10 February 2025
Trump 2.0: Are his trade war tactics a masterstroke or empty threats?
Since Donald Trump's election to a second term as US president, global political and economic media have closely scrutinized his every word and action. However, many have observed...
Monday 10 February 2025
Trump's surprise stance on DeepSeek: No security threat; Nvidia's CUDA moat hard to bypass
While the release of an open-source model by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has been met with widespread acclaim in China, mainstream US media have responded with cautious scrutiny,...
Monday 10 February 2025
Apple makes manufacturing pivot: scales back Vietnam MacBook production, ramps up India operations
Apple is shifting its strategy by scaling back its plans to expand MacBook production in Vietnam, which was expected to ramp up in late 2024. This marks a departure from its earlier...