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Wednesday 6 August 2025

Taiwan speeds toward low-carbon transit, targets full electrification by 2030

As Taiwan races toward its 2030 goal of fully electrifying city buses and achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the pressure on the domestic electric vehicle supply chain —...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Taiwan seeks better tariff deal after US Section 232 investigations

After four rounds of in-person negotiations and multiple video conferences, Taiwan's provisional tariff rate has been set at 20%.

Wednesday 6 August 2025

EV adoption stalls in Taiwan as net-zero targets quietly recede

Since early 2025, Taiwan's real estate and auto markets have been sluggish, with car sales in a prolonged downturn. Though the government...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Fortune Electric partners with NTT DATA to upgrade Guanyin Plant 2 with smart manufacturing

The rise of AI and green energy is increasing electricity demand and stressing power reliability. In response, Taiwan's Fortune Electric is partnering with Japanese IT giant NTT DATA...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

APN transforms transmission architecture, bringing new energy-saving solutions to Taiwan

With the rapid rise of generative AI (GenAI) and immersive applications, traditional network technologies are struggling to meet the surging data transmission demands. At the Open...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Meta highlights heterogeneous integration as key for GPU deployment scaling to millions

The Open Compute Project Asia-Pacific Summit began on August 5 in 2024, in Taiwan, attended by several Meta Platforms Inc. representatives. Industry sources indicate that once GPU...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Taiwan's President Lai reaffirms commitment to peace and economic security; Boris Johnson urges Western countries not to alienate Taiwan

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson recently visited Taiwan, becoming the third British ex-PM to do so after Margaret Thatcher and Liz Truss. On August 5, Johnson met with President...

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...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Tokyo Electron declines comment as TSMC 2nm tech leak investigation unfolds

Tokyo Electron has declined to comment on whether it is under investigation after Taiwanese prosecutors searched its local office in connection with a suspected leak of TSMC's 2nm...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Innoscience wins Nvidia nod, loses German patent fight

China's leading GaN semiconductor firm, Innoscience, is at the center of a high-stakes global confrontation that intertwines geopolitics, patent disputes, and market strategy. In...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Taiwan resists BYD’s Thailand detour amid rising scrutiny of Chinese EVs

Recent reports have stated that Chinese automaker BYD Auto intends to sell vehicles in Taiwan under the Denza brand through a third-party country, with distributor Taikoo Motors playing...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

SK Hynix tops Samsung in 2Q25 on Nvidia-fueled HBM surge

SK Hynix overtook Samsung Electronics in global memory chip revenue for the first time in the second quarter of 2025, powered by its...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

FuriosaAI earns unicorn recognition with Series C bridge round

South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has announced it has raised US$125 million in its Series C bridge round, making it one of the few deep tech companies in South Korea with a...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Anduril establishes Taiwan hub to scale smart weapons, supply chain integration

Anduril, the US defense tech unicorn, has established a new office in Taiwan as part of its regional expansion. Founder Palmer Luckey visited Taipei on August 4 to speak at National...

Wednesday 6 August 2025

Tariff relief for EU, Japan, and Korea: carmakers lives—for now

The United States has restarted global negotiations on reciprocal tariffs, offering key concessions to major auto-exporting nations—including the European Union, Japan, and...

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