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Wednesday 6 August 2025
Taiwan holds the key to AI development; Boris Johnson urges West to protect democratic supply chains
In a keynote address delivered in Taipei on August 5, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson underscored Taiwan's critical importance to global supply chains, particularly in the...
Friday 1 August 2025
Trump's tariff war reshapes China's IC trade in 1H25
Large-scale US tariffs launched in the second quarter of 2025 aimed to curb China's technological advancement through stricter import restrictions on high-tech and advanced manufacturing...
Monday 28 July 2025
AI server demand surge to drive Taiwan's 2H25 export growth
The Russia-Ukraine war continues to exert pressure on the European economy. At the same time, Donald Trump's proposed tariffs are also placing pressure on import and export trade...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
China lags in chip lithography, influential DC think tank says
China faces significant challenges advancing its semiconductor lithography, a key hurdle for its drive toward technological self-sufficiency and superiority in the trade war with...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
US-China semiconductor standoff sees tactical shifts as rare earths and EDA tools enter the fray

Industry insiders said US-China relations have been flammable ever since the trade war ignited, especially in the high-stakes arena of...

Thursday 3 July 2025
Chips for rare earths: An uneven US-China trade gambit
Since the onset of the US-China tech war, both sides have engaged in multifaceted struggles over strategic industries such as semiconductors, AI, and critical resources.
Wednesday 2 July 2025
The AI talent arms race: Nvidia, Meta, and Huawei battle for brains
As the AI revolution accelerates, global tech giants are racing to shortcut innovation by acquiring not just technology but the talent behind it. Companies like Nvidia, Meta, Google,...
Friday 27 June 2025
Taiwan dollar surge squeezes manufacturer margins
While the world braces for potential fallout from the Trump administration's escalating trade war, Taiwanese manufacturers are already reeling from a different kind of shock: a surging...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Samsung takes cautious approach to adopting next-gen smartphone battery technologies
While Chinese smartphone manufacturers are using large battery capacities and fast charging speeds to launch a fierce marketing war, Samsung Electronics has chosen to "take a step...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Baidu escalates AI talent war with uncapped salaries, eyes deep tech grads

Baidu has launched its most extensive recruitment drive yet for top-tier AI talent, expanding its AI Developer Unit (AIDU) program by...

Thursday 5 June 2025
Chinese firms brush off US tariff risks with domestic confidence
When US President Donald Trump took aim at China with record tariffs, the country's firms shrugged it off. Corporate China has since gone out of its way to assuage investors and tout...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
TSMC and UMC struggle with strong NT$; Largan faces record foreign exchange losses
The tariff war has temporarily paused, but the biggest challenge currently facing the semiconductor and technology industries is the sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar (NT$)...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
US targets EDA exports as Xiaomi’s XRing O1 raises alarm over China’s IC design gains
Xiaomi has launched the XRing O1, claiming to use a 3nm process, while Huawei and Lenovo have successively introduced 5 nm-class chips. The fact that China can still bypass multiple...
Thursday 29 May 2025
Commentary: China's AI computing system ditches Nvidia—Jensen Huang faces new reality
Amid the escalating US-China tech war and supply chain risks, the trend of "de-Nvidia-ization" is rapidly spreading within China's computing power industry. This shift represents...
Thursday 29 May 2025
Trade war fallout: US delays EU tariffs, China's PMI slips, Taiwan retreats
The US has once again delayed the imposition of a 50% tariff on European imports, following a phone call between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula...