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Friday 6 June 2025
Commentary: Trump-Xi call yields conflicting accounts despite trade breakthrough claims
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Thursday, June 5, 2025, agreeing to hold further trade talks aimed at resolving disputes over tariffs...
Friday 6 June 2025
Taiwan's ITRI showcases 6 groundbreaking drone technologies at Japan Drone 2025
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is making a strategic move to redefine the future of drone technology, unveiling six groundbreaking innovations at the Japan...
Friday 6 June 2025
South Korea's new presidential tech vision: KRW9 trillion semiconductor boost for Samsung and SK Hynix
As Lee Jae-myung takes office as South Korea's 21st President, the global tech and industry community is closely monitoring his ambitious economic agenda. Among the key sectors under...
Friday 6 June 2025
Maxell targets Coretronic, Optoma in US lawsuit over projector patent dispute
Maxell Ltd. has filed a patent infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas, accusing Taiwan's Coretronic Corporation and its subsidiary Optoma Corporation of violating seven...
Friday 6 June 2025
Foxconn posts NT$615.7 billion in May revenue amid currency headwinds; YoY growth fueled by AI demand
Foxconn reported consolidated revenue of NT$615.745 billion (US$20.55 billion) for May 2025, marking a 3.99% decline compared to April. However, when measured in US dollars, the company...
Friday 6 June 2025
US FCC regulates Chinese lab test reports, Sporton to benefit from order shifts in 2H25
Amid the significant appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar against the US dollar, Sporton reported consolidated revenue of NT$365 million (approx. US$12.2 million) for May 2025, a...
Friday 6 June 2025
China's rare earth controls put Europe's auto sector on edge
European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic raised concerns with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on June 3 over China's export curbs on rare earths...
Friday 6 June 2025
Taiwan seeks to build drone supply chain with Japan
Taiwan's drone industry continues to expand its global presence, with its latest move focused on fostering collaboration with Japan at the Japan Drone 2025 exhibition. Following its...
Friday 6 June 2025
India eyes Taiwan-inspired chip R&D hub to jumpstart domestic ecosystem
India-based Semicon Fab Technologies has proposed establishing a common semiconductor research and development facility modeled on Taiwan's ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute)...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Suzuki halts Swift production in Japan as China's rare earth squeeze hits automakers globally
Suzuki Motor has suspended production of its best-selling Swift series, excluding the Sport variant, at its Japanese plant starting May 26, 2025, as China's tightening of rare earth...
Thursday 5 June 2025
South Korea's Lee proposes 10% tax credit for domestic chip production
South Korea's newly elected President Lee Jae-myung has unveiled a flagship policy offering up to 10% production tax credits for semiconductors manufactured and sold domestically,...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Samsung loses key US memory architect to SanDisk as chip race escalates
Jim Elliott, a veteran executive who spent over 20 years leading Samsung Electronics' memory operations in the US, has reportedly exited the company to join rival NAND flash provider...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Hanmi Taiwan posts record growth as demand for maintenance services and component sales surge
Hanmi Taiwan, the local subsidiary of South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor, reported explosive growth in the first quarter of 2025, generating 76% of its entire 2024 revenue in just...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Flytech Technology optimistic about 2H25, focuses on gross margin amid currency surge
Taiwan-based Flytech Technology anticipates a performance in the second quarter of 2025 that will closely mirror the first quarter, excluding the impact of currency exchange rates,...
Thursday 5 June 2025
GreenRock leads new JV to secure renewable energy supply for Taiwan tech firms
As many Taiwanese technology companies strive to meet international RE100 and net-zero emissions targets, they are increasingly concerned about the long-term challenge of green energy...