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Thursday 2 July 2026

Europe's heatwave turns air conditioners into power chip growth story

Europe's intensifying heatwave is reshaping the region's air conditioner market, driving a surge in China's air conditioner exports and...

Thursday 2 July 2026

Hotai Motor trims Taiwan auto market outlook but keeps 2026 sales target

Hotai Motor has cut its 2026 Taiwan auto market forecast, signaling softer demand may linger after tariff-related weakness in the first half. The move matters beyond Taiwan because...

Thursday 2 July 2026

Tesla jumps to second as Taiwan auto sales rebound in June

Taiwan's auto market posted a strong rebound in June 2026, signaling firmer demand in a key Asian economy watched by global carmakers. Registrations rose sharply in the month and year,...

Thursday 2 July 2026

Sovereign connectivity race accelerates: Japan readies subsidy for Rakuten-led satellite network

Japan is preparing to support a Rakuten-led low-Earth orbit satellite communications project, as the country looks to reduce reliance...

Thursday 2 July 2026

AI server demand drives MiTAC to expand in Taiwan, Vietnam, and California

MiTAC Holdings' subsidiary, MiTAC Computing Technology, has won strong demand from US cloud customers, driving a sharp rise in orders and a global expansion plan from Asia to North...

Thursday 2 July 2026

General-purpose server shipments surge, boosting Taiwanese connector makers

Agentic AI demand is driving major US cloud providers such as Google and Amazon to expand data centers, lifting global server shipments and triggering a new wave of orders for Taiwan...

Thursday 2 July 2026

Taiwan eyes 2028 carbon trading market launch, but experts warn of risks and timing

Taiwan plans to launch an emissions trading system (ETS) in 2028 as the next phase of its carbon pricing framework — a cap-and-trade...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Surging oil prices drive demand spike in Europe's used EV market

Rising oil prices as a result of the war in Iran have caused the originally sluggish used electric vehicle (EV) market in Europe to flip, with demand now outpacing supply. Three-year-old...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

TMY Technology clears Taiwan listing review, satellite and defense businesses drive turnaround

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) Listing Review Committee approved TMY Technology Inc.'s application to list on the Taiwan Innovation...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix southwest fab plans put Gwangju's silicon photonics ambitions in focus

Samsung Electronics' and SK Hynix's planned memory investments in South Korea's southwest have mostly been viewed as a push to balance regional development and tap into local renewable...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Albatron GM detained in Nvidia-linked Supermicro smuggling probe as firm moves to install acting chief

Taiwan's Keelung prosecutors detained Albatron Technology general manager Kevin Lu on Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling Supermicro...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Volkswagen, Bosch reportedly reassess autonomous driving alliance as market shifts

Volkswagen Group and Bosch are reportedly reviewing their four-year autonomous driving partnership as Europe's Level 3 (L3) rollout falls short and China's supply chain gains influence...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

China's chip material makers riding the AI boom close in on Japan

Chinese semiconductor material manufacturers are accelerating investments in advanced products as Beijing pushes for greater self-sufficiency,...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

AI chip startup Rebellions' acquisition of SqueezeBits signals push beyond hardware

South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions said on June 30 that it is acquiring AI inference optimization company SqueezeBits, as part...

Wednesday 1 July 2026

South Korea's southwest chip hub plan faces supplier gap

South Korea's plan to build a KRW800 trillion (approx. US$51 billion) memory fab cluster in the southwestern Honam region is running into an inconvenient fact: the region has the country's...

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