169 news items tagged Southeast Asia
HDD manufacturing cluster formed in Thailand
Thursday 12 March 2020
A cluster of PC hard disk drive (HDD) supply chain makers has been formed in Thailand with Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications and Quanta Storage also participating,...
SEMICON SEA 2020 postponed
Thursday 5 March 2020
SEMI has announced that it is postponing SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 from May 12-14 to August 11-13 out of concern over the coronavirus outbreak.
Advantech invests in Impelex Data Transfer for strategic alliance
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Industrial computing solution developer Advantech on March 2 announced investment for a 20% stake in Impelex Data Transfer, a Taiwan-based system integration service provider, specifically...
China remains world factory despite outbreak
Monday 2 March 2020
The coronavirus outbreak is expected to drive many manufacturers, especially those in the electronics sector, to accelerate production relocation from China and rearrange their capacity...
PCB maker Apex cautious about revenue prospect for 2020
Friday 21 February 2020
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International with manufacturing operations in Thailand saw its net profits register nearly flat growth in 2019, and has expressed caution about its outlook...
Cable maker BizLink set to fully acquire Singapore peer
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Taiwan-based electrical cable maker BizLink Holding has decided to fully acquire its Singapore peer Speedy Industrial Supplies for SGD65 million (US$47 million), bolstering its production...
Passive component makers asked to raise production outside China
Friday 7 February 2020
Taiwan-based passive component makers are being requested by clients to scale up production in Taiwan or Southeast Asia to offset possible production contraction in China due to the...
New Kinpo Group expects over 10% on-year growth in 2020 operation
Thursday 16 January 2020
The New Kinpo Group expects its operation to see a double-digit percentage growth on year in 2020 and many of the group's subsidiaries will be going public beginning this year, according...
Filtration solution provider Filtrafine eyeing bigger presence in semiconductor field
Thursday 16 January 2020
Taiwan-based Filtrafine, which provides filtration and purification solutions for industries demanding chemical wastewater and gas treatment, is eyeing a bigger presence in the chipmaking...
Hinge makers budget higher capex for 2020
Wednesday 15 January 2020
Taiwan-based hinge makers including Shin Zu Shing (SZS) and Jarllytec both will spend more to expand their production capacities this year, according to the companies.
PCB maker Apex set to build new plant in Thailand
Friday 10 January 2020
Taiwan-based PCB maker Apex International is set to kick off construction of its third plant in Thailand in late January 2020 seeking to ready new capacity to benefit from transfer...
NADI System forays into Thailand with 3D visualization management solutions
Thursday 2 January 2020
Taiwan startup NADI System, dedicated to smart city solutions, has penetrated its 3D visualization management solutions into Southeast Asia by joining the Taipei Smart City@AMATA...
US-China trade war poses mixed impacts on Taiwan
Tuesday 31 December 2019
The US-China trade war has driven many Taiwanese firms to relocate production of high-end product lines back home from China in 2019, but it has also taken tolls on exports of some...
Paking tapping Southeast Asia market for smart parking solution
Tuesday 31 December 2019
Paking Technology has developed a smart parking solution that has been adopted by parking lots in three cities in Taiwan and in Hong Kong, and is poised to tap markets in Southeast...
ITTS listed on Taiwan OTC
Friday 27 December 2019
Information Technology Total Services (ITTS), Teco Electric & Machinery's subsidiary provider of outsourced ERP-based IT and business process services, was listed on the Taipei...
Taiwan startups urged to develop integrated solutions for Southeast Asia
Thursday 26 December 2019
Taiwan-based startup businesses tapping the Southeast Asia market should offer one-stop solutions via integrating various innovations developed by different startups, according to...
StrongLED suffers large on-year decrease in January-September 2019 operation
Tuesday 17 December 2019
LED lighting solution provider StrongLED Lighting System saw January-September 2019 consolidated revenues of NT$939.3 million (US$30.8 million) drop 31.23% on year; gross margin of...
Semicon equipment makers to embrace bright prospects for 2020
Tuesday 10 December 2019
With capital expenses by semiconductor firms in Taiwan and China set to regain expansion momentum in 2020, equipment supply chain players are expected to see a bright year for their...
Qisda expanding medical business in China, Southeast Asia
Monday 9 December 2019
EMS provider Qisda has been expanding business for its own-brand medical devices and materials in China and Southeast Asia, according to company vice president for Medical Devices...
Relocation not easy for components suppliers
Tuesday 3 December 2019
System integrators have been relocating their assembly lines out of China in the wake of the trade war between the world's two superpowers, but many of their upstream component suppliers...
Smart manufacturing trend rising in Southeast Asia
Thursday 28 November 2019
The trend of smart manufacturing has begun to spread in Southeast Asia as more manufacturers are looking to move some of their production lines away from China in the wake of the...
Trade war affecting datacenter market in China
Tuesday 12 November 2019
The ongoing trade disputes between the US and China continue to affect negatively China's datacenter market, with recovery unlikely to take place until the end of 2019 or even 2020,...
Notebook ODMs see vendors slow down orders on trade war easing
Monday 11 November 2019
US notebook vendors have slowed down placing orders with Taiwan ODMs amid seemingly easing of US-China trade tensions, but have not asked the manufacturering partners to stop moving...
Pegatron mulling more production in Southeast Asia
Friday 8 November 2019
Pegatron will not rule out setting up new factory sites in Vietnam and India to satisfy customer demand, according to company president and CEO SJ Liao.
Taiwan ODMs strive to improve yield rates, costs for non-China production lines
Friday 1 November 2019
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have completed most of their plant relocation and their present focus is to improve production yield rates and reduce costs at the relocated facilities...
- Apple mulls shifting 15%-30% of output from China amid trade war (Jun 19) - Nikkei Asian Review
- Sneaky hackers use Intel management tools to bypass Windows firewall (Jun 9) - Ars Technica
- China's Huawei sees strong smartphone growth in southeast Asia (May 28) - Reuters
- Panasonic to sell SE Asia chip-assembly plants - sources (January 17) - Reuters UK
- Memory, foundry and LED markets drive fab spending in Southeast Asia (April 10) - SEMI
- Indonesian earthquake triggers panic but no tsunami (April 11) - Guardian
- China and Asean grow closer (Oct 22) - Wall Street Journal
- Samsung tops LCD TV sales in Southeast Asia (Jul 13) - Korea Herald
- East Asia hit hard by global economic slowdown - Economist



























