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Friday 4 July 2025
Thailand moves to limit foreign workers at PCB plants amid trade tensions with China
Thailand plans to restrict foreign employment at manufacturing facilities to 70% local workers, targeting Chinese companies suspected of using the country to circumvent US import...
Friday 4 July 2025
Trump's Vietnam tariff deal eases some market uncertainty, but 40% transshipment clause raises new risks

President Donald Trump announced that the US has reached a new tariff agreement with Vietnam, lowering tariffs on Vietnamese exports...

Friday 4 July 2025
South Korea cuts reliance on Japanese chip materials, but faces hurdles in advanced technologies
In the high-stakes world of semiconductors, materials are everything. In South Korea, the issue became a national priority after a 2019 trade dispute with Japan sent shockwaves through...
Friday 4 July 2025
China-India rivalry forces Foxconn to rethink manpower strategy
As 2025 begins under President Donald Trump's second term, rising trade tensions and tariffs are pushing regionalized manufacturing. In this context, Foxconn is reportedly recalling...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Luxshare to list in Hong Kong as part of global strategy, joins wave of Apple suppliers
Luxshare Precision Industry Co., a key supplier to Apple and a leading player in China's electronics manufacturing sector, plans to issue H-shares and list on the Hong Kong Stock...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Exclusive interview: Superb timing on the release of 'A Chip Odyssey'
Unlike semiconductor manufacturing processes, time is never an element that filmmakers can control. Since its release over three weeks ago, the documentary 'A Chip Odyssey' has accumulated...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Blockchain infrastructure driving semiconductor demand
TSMC's fourth-quarter profits jumped 57% to $11.4 billion, and while most analysts credit AI chip demand, there's another force quietly reshaping semiconductor markets. Blockchain...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Foxconn's recall of hundreds of Chinese staff from India iPhone plant siren concerns over Apple's South Asia strategy
Foxconn has instructed hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians at its iPhone assembly plant in southern India to return to China, according to a Bloomberg report. Sources...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Taiwan seeks irreplaceable role in global chip supply chain amid AI boom
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has emerged as a strategic global resource amid geopolitical tensions and artificial intelligence growth, but the island must redefine its positioning...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Trump Vietnam trade deal hits Chinese transshipment with higher tariff
US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping trade deal with Vietnam, proposing tariffs on Vietnamese and transshipped goods while securing zero-tariff access for American products,...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Towa expands South Korea presence as AI spurs demand for HBM packaging tools
Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Towa Corporation, a global leader in advanced packaging systems, recently unveiled its newest technology for sixth-generation HBM4, aiming squarely...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Thailand's 70% local hiring rule challenges Taiwanese PCB expansion
Taiwanese PCB manufacturers expanding in Thailand face a challenge as new government rules require foreign-invested firms to have at least 70% local employees and no more than 30%...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Taiwanese IC packaging and testing advances into Malaysia for auto and robotics
Since US President Donald Trump championed the "Made in America" initiative, technological competition between the US and China has intensified, rapidly escalating global geopolitical...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Singapore bets on AI governance and manufacturing to anchor tech giants
Singapore is positioning itself as a trusted AI hub through a US$740 million five-year investment plan while leveraging political neutrality and supply chain advantages to attract...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Chipmakers win bigger tax credit under bill passed by Senate
Sweeping tax legislation passed by the Senate Tuesday would make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the US, delivering a win to chipmakers and boosting...