Global supply chain: Advanced economies

Advanced economies news coverage

IN THE NEWS

Friday 26 June 2026

AIDC showcases advanced composite materials for next-gen aircraft, drones

To meet the aerospace industry's push for lighter, more environmentally sustainable next-generation aircraft, Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has stepped...

Friday 26 June 2026

Taiwan to draft new drone budget after defense bill cuts

Taiwan's Executive Yuan has decided to draft a separate special bill to support drone development and procurement after the Legislative Yuan cut relevant items from the NT$1.25 trillion...

Friday 26 June 2026

Samsung's reported US$648 billion plan shifts focus to South Korea's chip belt

Samsung Group is expected to announce a domestic investment plan worth more than KRW1,000 trillion (approx. US$648 billion) on June 29,...

Friday 26 June 2026

Exclusive: SK Hynix races to build Yongin memory megasite as supply crunch deepens

The global memory market is facing a structural supply-demand imbalance that shows little sign of easing. Micron's stronger-than-expected...

Friday 26 June 2026

Taiwan revives NT$210 billion drone procurement plan amid industry hopes and concerns

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has revived a NT$210 billion (approx. US$6.6 billion) special bill for unmanned vehicle procurement after the Legislative Yuan in May 2026 stripped...

Friday 26 June 2026

Academia Sinica readies Taiwan-made quantum chip for engineering push

Academia Sinica has built a 20-qubit quantum chip from scratch, and the team now says the next phase is less about lab breakthroughs and more about engineering a scalable, reproducible...

Friday 26 June 2026

SK Hynix races to open Yongin triple-deck fab in 2027

SK Hynix is racing to complete the first cleanroom at its massive Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, by...

Friday 26 June 2026

Academia Sinica targets quantum chip manufacturing scale with Taiwan's semiconductor tool base

Academia Sinica's Center for Quantum Computer is focusing only on hardware, not algorithms or applications, and executive director Chii-Dong Chen said that approach is similar to the...

Friday 26 June 2026

Japan puts JPY101.6 trillion AI chip push at heart of JPY370 trillion growth roadmap

Japan is moving to anchor its long-term growth strategy around AI, semiconductors, and strategic infrastructure, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to use state-backed investment...

Friday 26 June 2026

Fuji Electric-linked arrests expose rare earth compliance risks for Japanese tech firms in China

The detention of two Japanese nationals in China over suspected rare earth export violations is raising fresh compliance concerns for Japanese technology manufacturers operating in...

Friday 26 June 2026

SK Siltron to bring new 300mm wafer capacity online as AI demand lifts shipments

SK Siltron is preparing to bring a new silicon wafer manufacturing facility online in South Korea next month. The expansion comes as AI...

Friday 26 June 2026

Europe aggressively pursues non-red supply chains; Thunder Tiger showcases unmanned combat systems in Poland

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Thunder Tiger recently participated in the Taiwan Expo in Europe 2026 in Warsaw, Poland, showcasing its combat solutions. It said European...

Friday 26 June 2026

Quantum Systems to build 2,000 TerMIT unmanned ground vehicles for Ukraine

Friday 26 June 2026

Taiwan drone makers pivot to non-China supply chains to win overseas markets

Taiwanese drone manufacturers are accelerating their expansion into overseas markets as domestic defense and program budgets remain unstable, executives said, making international...

Thursday 25 June 2026

Taiwan electronics production jumps 93% in first five months of 2026 on AI boom

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) released industrial production statistics for May 2026 on June 24, reporting that Taiwan's computer, electronic products, and optical products...

1/1708 pages