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Monday 24 August 2026
TPK TGV pilot line to start by September, Thailand plant eyes 2027 ramp
TPK Holding is accelerating its move from consumer touch panels into semiconductors, with its Through Glass Via (TGV) pilot line in Taoyuan, Taiwan set to begin operations in August...
Monday 24 August 2026
Notebook brands shift production back to China as Southeast Asia costs rise
Notebook brands that rushed into Southeast Asia for manufacturing are moving production back to China, as the cost gap remains too wide and the impact of substitute tariffs has proved...
Monday 24 August 2026
Jinpao Precision anticipates 2H26 growth from AI orders, aerospace progress
Thailand-based precision sheet metal manufacturer Jinpao Precision Industry delivered strong results in the second quarter of 2026. Fueled by orders for artificial intelligence (AI)...
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Vietnam eyes city upgrades for Samsung hub Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh
Vietnam is considering plans to turn Bac Ninh, a major Samsung Electronics manufacturing hub, and Quang Ninh into centrally administered cities as the country builds out its northern...
Monday 17 August 2026
OCI thins solar wafers to boost Vietnam output 39%
OCI Holdings is turning to thinner solar wafers to raise output from its Vietnam operations by nearly 40% without adding production lines, as demand from US customers outpaces existing...
Saturday 15 August 2026
Interview: Acrab CEO Ken Phua on building agentic AI silicon in Singapore
Ken Phua, former Arm China co-CEO, spent 25 years abroad building someone else's business model. He came home to Singapore to build his own.
Friday 14 August 2026
VinSpace signs SpaceX launch deal for first satellites in 2027
Vietnamese aerospace startup VinSpace has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027. Bloomberg reported that the payloads will fly on a SpaceX Transporter...
Friday 14 August 2026
Samsung weighs moving legacy memory backend work to Vietnam to free up capacity for HBM
Samsung Electronics may move part of the general-purpose DRAM and NAND packaging and testing now handled at its Cheonan and Onyang sites in South Korea to Vietnam, potentially freeing...
Thursday 13 August 2026
Vietnam opens Haiphong free trade zone to court semiconductor investment
Vietnam has launched the Haiphong Free Trade Zone to draw high-value investment into northern port city of Haiphong, with semiconductors, precision manufacturing, and other strategic...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Zhong Yang ramps up Thailand production as drone orders shift from China

Taiwan-based optical lens maker Zhong Yang Technology is benefiting from redirected orders from Europe and the US as customers seek alternatives to China-made components,...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Everlight starts Thailand plant to boost AI server and auto supply chains
Everlight Electronics has broken ground on a new manufacturing base in Chachoengsao, Thailand, with construction starting in August and mass production planned for the second half...
Monday 10 August 2026
OCI rides AI, space solar boom as SpaceX deepens polysilicon ties
South Korean solar polysilicon supplier OCI Holdings is capitalizing on its increasingly scarce position as a non-China supplier, benefiting not only from growing solar demand from...
Sunday 9 August 2026
VSO's Vietnam expansion and AI-server growth point to bigger upside, but memory shortages cloud the outlook
VSO Electronics said its Vietnam plant is on track for trial production by the end of December 2026 as it expands its presence in AI server applications, liquid-cooling leak detection,...
Saturday 8 August 2026
Accton revenue jumps on AI switch demand as 1.6T shipments expand
Accton Technology Corporation said demand for high-end networking gear remained strong as AI data center buildouts continued, lifting July consolidated revenue to NT$39.473 billion,...
Friday 7 August 2026
Malaysia weighs loosening rare earth export limits as global supply chase intensifies
Malaysia is reviewing limits on unprocessed rare earth exports as investors seek access and governments worldwide race to secure strategic minerals. Any policy shift could affect supply...