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Tuesday 29 July 2025
Taiwan Mobile closes gap with market leader through aggressive expansion
Taiwan Mobile president and CEO Jamie Lin shared insights on his sixth year as CEO on Facebook on July 25, 2024. In it, he noted that since taking on the role of CEO in 2019, company...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Delta Electronics' new Taiwan smart factory hub to expand Nvidia AI tie-up
Delta Electronics inaugurated its new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center on July 25, 2025, a comprehensive facility designed to support the global shift toward decentralized production...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Rohm's recovery strategy: deeper Denso ties and cost controls
Rohm posted a rare net loss in fiscal 2024 amid market headwinds but expects a rebound in fiscal 2025. Growth in electric vehicle and artificial intelligence demand, deeper ties with...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Hyundai and Kia's record sales face profit squeeze from US tariffs
Despite posting their highest-ever second-quarter revenues, Hyundai Motor Group is grappling with the growing toll of US import tariffs—a headwind that threatens to deepen in...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Taiwan's Cold Electric expands battery production as global supply chains shift from China
Cold Electric, a Taiwanese lithium iron phosphate battery manufacturer, is capitalizing on growing international demand for non-Chinese energy storage systems as it expands production...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
No discount ahead: lower tariffs may not shift Taiwan's imported car market
As Taiwan's tariff negotiations with the United States near a critical juncture, uncertainty over the scope and scale of potential tax reductions continues to cloud the country's...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Taiwan orders 48,000 drones in historic defense buildup amid escalating China tensions
Taiwan's defense ministry has expanded drone procurement sixteenfold to 48,000 units from an initial 3,000, testing domestic manufacturers' ability to rapidly scale production amid...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Taiwan drone exports soar 749% in 1H25 as demand surges from Eastern Europe and US
Taiwan's push to decouple its drone supply chain from China is yielding significant results. Drone exports from the island surged more than sevenfold in the first half of 2025 compared...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Samsung reportedly expands 8nm foundry client base from Switch 2 to HPC chips
Samsung Electronics has reportedly secured new clients for its 8nm wafer foundry services through collaboration with its Design Solution Partners (DSPs). This development is expected...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Taiwan panel players set for investor conference amid weak 3Q25 outlook
Taiwanese panel players are prepared for their Investor conferences, with Coretronic to be the first to host, followed by AUO, BenQ Materials, Innolux, and Cheng Mei Materials Technology...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Generational shift underway at TSMC as R&D exec Wei-jen Lo retires
Wei-jen Lo, senior VP of corporate strategy at TSMC, announced his retirement on July 27. The 75-year-old joined TSMC in 2004 as VP of Operations II. From 2006 to 2009, Lo acted as...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Counter-drone market set to reach US$14.3 billion by 2032 as warfare evolves
The global counter-drone systems market is projected to reach US$14.32 billion by 2032 as small unmanned aerial vehicles transform modern warfare, driving demand for detection and...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Taiwan's semiconductor exports remain steady despite tariff risks
Rising trade protectionism and tariff policy uncertainties have disrupted the global economic and trade order. Over time, countries have started to figure out how to negotiate or...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
China fills PFAS-based coolant supply gap in South Korea's chip sector after 3M exit
Chinese chemical makers are rapidly entering South Korea's semiconductor coolant supply chain following 3M's planned exit from the business. Firms like Juhua, ChemPacific, and Noah...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
LG makes semiconductor comeback with HBM Bet

More than two decades after being pushed out of the chip industry, LG Electronics is making a surprise return—this time with its...