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Friday 15 August 2025

Abico Asia posts losses amid US tariffs but eyes growth in robotics and capital markets entries

Amid global market uncertainties, including US tariffs, Abico Asia reported negative profits in the first quarter of 2025 due to valuation losses in its investment portfolio. Despite...

Thursday 14 August 2025

CATL leads sodium-ion battery race: South Korea rushes to prevent China's 'LFP monopoly'

As South Korean battery manufacturers officially launch mass production plans for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, Chinese battery companies are already prepared to make significant...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Foxconn targets NT$1 trillion in AI server sales for 2025, triple-digit 3Q growth ahead

Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, expects its AI server revenue to grow more than 170% year-on-year in the third quarter,...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Taiwan auto parts makers ride US demand wave, but forex headwinds persist

Taiwan's automotive aftermarket (AM) suppliers are enjoying record revenues on the back of strong US demand, but the appreciation of...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Tencent widens AI chip sourcing as Beijing puts H20 under the microscope

Tencent reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of CNY184.5 billion (approx. US$26 billion), a 15% increase from a year earlier, with net profit rising 18% to CNY69.2 billion. On the...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Samsung aims to meet Tesla's chip packaging demand with new panel-level technology

Samsung Electronics is advancing development of its next-generation System-on-Panel (SoP) packaging technology, aiming to produce modules significantly larger than those possible...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Robotics and reshoring boom drives robust precision gearbox demand for Apex Dynamics

Apex Dynamics, Taiwan's leading manufacturer of planetary gearboxes, sees robust market potential for high-precision components such as planetary gear reducers and gearboxes. The...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Alchip sees profit dip as 7nm cycle ends, bets on 3nm AI chips for growth

Alchip Technologies, a leading provider of high-performance ASICs, reported a sharp decline in second-quarter net profit on August 13,...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Commentary: Trump's trillion-dollar shakedown and how tariff threats turned into investment windfalls

Following South Korea's shocking announcement to invest US$350 billion in the US, with 90% of the profits staying in the US, Nvidia and AMD reportedly have agreed to pay 15% of their...

Thursday 14 August 2025

South Korea-Vietnam summit sees Hyundai, SK, and LG boost investment momentum

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam recently met in Seoul to strengthen economic ties, aiming to boost trade and investment...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Topoint races to meet surging drill bit demand as AI and HPC boom

As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) drive explosive growth in demand for advanced printed circuit boards...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Enterprises struggle with GenAI adoption despite growing interest

Generative AI is advancing rapidly, but its adoption in businesses remains limited due to several challenges.

Thursday 14 August 2025

South Korean equipment makers eye entry into India battery manufacturing

South Korean battery equipment manufacturers are positioning themselves to benefit from India's accelerating push into advanced battery production, with Tata Group's battery subsidiary...

Thursday 14 August 2025

Smart glasses sales soar; Meta stays on top as Xiaomi surges

Global shipments of smart glasses jumped 110% in the first half of 2025 compared with a year earlier, with Meta holding more than 70% of the market, according to Counterpoint Research...

Thursday 14 August 2025

OpenAI launches GPT-5 with competitive API pricing, intensifying LLM market rivalry

OpenAI has launched GPT-5, introducing a notable reduction in API pricing for input and output tokens. This move may heighten competition among language model providers and lead competitors...

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