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Friday 11 July 2025
Nissan shifts production of its Kicks SUV to Japan, taps Foxconn to revive underused Oppama plant
Nissan will start producing its compact SUV, the Kicks, at the Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture in the second half of fiscal 2025 (October 2025 to March 2026), according to Nikkei...
Friday 11 July 2025
Taiwan's machinery exporters brace for US tariff verdict while handling FX pain
Taiwan's machinery exporters face growing uncertainty as the US confirms 25% reciprocal tariffs for Japan and South Korea, while Taiwan's status remains unresolved. With the US as...
Friday 11 July 2025
Digital transformation and 5G services drive sales and profits for Taiwan telecom firms in June
The three major telecom firms in Taiwan have all delivered impressive sales for June 2025, thanks to momentum from 5G services, enterprise customers accelerating digital transformation,...
Friday 11 July 2025
Largan faces challenges in tech development with exchange losses hurting 2Q25 profits
Largan Precision outlined technical hurdles for its advanced camera lens technology while acknowledging significant exchange losses that slashed second-quarter profit by 84%.
Friday 11 July 2025
Korea’s Rebellions taps Taiwan alliance to challenge Nvidia in AI chip race
Seoul-based AI chip startup Rebellions is moving fast to stake its claim as South Korea's top domestic supplier of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors. The company is ramping...
Friday 11 July 2025
Samsung capitalizes on Apple's product gap with new foldable phone pre-orders
Samsung Electronics announced that its new Galaxy Z series foldable smartphones and Galaxy Watch 8 series smartwatches will be available for sale starting July 25, 2025. The company...
Friday 11 July 2025
SK Hynix narrows gap with Samsung as AI boom fuels HBM chip sales in Q2
SK Hynix is rapidly closing the gap with Samsung Electronics in the global memory chip race, driven by surging demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI applications. According...
Friday 11 July 2025
India's EMS giants pivot to East Asia partnerships for US$2.68 billion component push
Indian electronics makers are accelerating joint venture talks with South Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese partners as they prepare final bids for a component manufacturing scheme...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Japan secures 'golden share' in Rapidus to safeguard chip tech, bolster 2nm push
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said it will condition public investment in chip startup Rapidus on the issuance of a "golden share" that grants the government...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Taiwan UMT sees strong satellite orders despite June revenue dip
As the global low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite industry enters a phase of rapid commercialization, demand for high-frequency communication components continues to climb. Taiwanese...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Samsung's foldable focus on high-end smartphones sparks chipmaker optimism
Samsung Electronics has introduced its latest flagship foldable smartphones, adding fresh momentum to what is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the foldable device market. While...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Three questions for Taiwan and its attempt to build a fully integrated EV industry

Taiwan's electric scooter market appears to be entering a new phase—one defined by a tripartite division of battery-swapping networks...

Thursday 10 July 2025
Taiwan's SAS group sees overseas solar momentum amid domestic slowdown
Sino-American Silicon Products Group (SAS) said that international solar cell demand is picking up steam even as Taiwan's domestic market struggles with project delays over the past...
Thursday 10 July 2025
TSMC posts record Q2 revenue despite strong currency headwinds
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported consolidated revenue of NT$263.709 billion (approx. US$8.11 billion) for June 2025, down 17.7% from May due to the sharp appreciation...
Thursday 10 July 2025
Semes' semiconductor cleaning process designated as South Korea's National Core Technology
Semes, the semiconductor equipment subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has had its semiconductor cleaning process technology recognized by the South Korean government as a National...