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Wednesday 20 May 2026

South Korea sounds alarm on manufacturing hollow-out as AI server boom lifts Taiwan

As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, demand for data centers is rapidly redrawing the export map of nations.

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Analysis: Japan's auto giants diverge—who's navigating the storm, and who's still in it

Japan's three largest automakers reported fiscal 2025 results that signal shifting production strategies and significant implications for suppliers across North America and beyond...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Interview: Governments are losing the AI cybersecurity race, and Palo Alto Networks thinks it has the answer

Governments are losing the race against AI. That is the blunt assessment of Nicole Quinn, vice president of policy and government affairs for Asia-Pacific at Palo Alto Networks. Policy...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Taiwan robotics hub aims to move suppliers beyond components

Taiwan has opened a new robotics R&D center in southern Taiwan, aiming to help local manufacturers move beyond component supply and...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

HCLTech Leads 'Agent-Native' Era for Enterprises at AI EXPO 2026

As Large Language Model (LLM) reasoning capabilities continue to evolve, AI Agents have officially surpassed passive "Copilots" to become the core of global digital transformation...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Rare-earth shadows Boston Dynamics' Atlas ambitions ahead of IPO

Hyundai Motor Group's humanoid robot ambitions are moving closer to commercialization, with Boston Dynamics preparing for a broader capital-market push and factory deployment of its...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

As Hormuz crisis hits South Korea, Arctic route gains strategic weight

South Korea depends on the Middle East for 70% of its crude oil, and relies heavily on oil refining, petrochemicals, and power generation in its industrial sector. As a result, Iran's...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

Japan's startup boom draws global capital as top US tech firms accelerate Asia pivot

Plug and Play has closed a 6 billion Japanese yen fund — approximately US$40 million — making it one of the largest first-time seed funds ever raised in Japan, the firm...

Wednesday 20 May 2026

How a cold call in 2013 led to TSMC's US$165 billion Arizona bet

Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, revealed at the Plug and Play May Summit in Sunnyvale on May 19 that the state's relationship with TSMC began with...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

MediaTek probe jolts Taiwan lawmakers as market shifts

As of May 18, 2026, TSMC's market value stood at NT$58 trillion (US$1.8 billion), MediaTek's at NT$5.45 trillion, and Delta Electronics' at NT$5.2 trillion — the three largest...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

TDK expands bonding equipment investment, launches first mass production of nanocomposite materials

Japanese electronic components manufacturer TDK will make its largest-ever capital investment in fiscal 2026, running from April 2026 to March 2027, to address surging demand related...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Taiwan backs humanoid robotics, materials innovation with fresh R&D grants

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has awarded subsidies to three research and development projects, approving NT$100 million (US$3.16 million) for Solomon's humanoid robot Vision-Language-Action...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Mexico's new tariffs raise stakes for Taiwanese manufacturers

Mexico is overhauling its trade barriers, and Taiwanese manufacturers with operations there are only beginning to understand what that means for their bottom line.

Tuesday 19 May 2026

SpaceX listing buzz sends Taiwan's satellite suppliers into expansion mode

As the world races to build next-generation communications networks in low-Earth orbit (LEO), signs are emerging that Elon Musk's SpaceX...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Samsung narrows bonus gap as payout split threatens strike deal

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union resumed talks on May 19 in a last-ditch effort to avert an 18-day strike set to begin May 21, with the two sides reportedly closing...

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