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Monday 9 February 2026

ACpay, inFlux partner to bridge Taiwan fitness liquidity gap; eye education sector next

Taiwan's ACpay, a fintech firm specializing in payment and e-commerce solutions, is accelerating its expansion into retail channels and high-growth verticals—particularly fitness...

Monday 9 February 2026

Samsung boosts HBM4 DRAM investment to secure market leadership

Samsung Electronics is set to begin mass production of the world's first sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) chips later in February 2026, marking a major milestone in the...

Monday 9 February 2026

Takaichi's election victory clears path for Japan's chip sovereignty, military buildup

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decisive victory in the lower house election has strengthened her government's ability to advance policies tied to economic security, bringing...

Monday 9 February 2026

LG CNS partners with FuriosaAI, bringing South Korea's NPU to enterprise AI services

To promote the formal deployment of South Korea's domestic NPU and reduce reliance on Nvidia, LG Consulting & Solutions (CNS), the IT services arm of South Korea's LG Group, has...

Monday 9 February 2026

Taiwan's Mighty Hornet IV drone completes US integration test, aims for full local production

Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST) and US-based Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have announced the successful completion of system...

Monday 9 February 2026

TSMC supports Japan's advanced packaging plant construction

TSMC chairman C.C. Wei recently visited Japan and appeared alongside Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to jointly announce that Kumamoto Fab 2 will be upgraded from a 6nm to a 3nm process,...

Monday 9 February 2026

Wistron chair sees AI growth entering 1.5 wave, believing AI bubble concerns still premature

Wistron chairman Simon Lin stated that artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is currently centering a "1.5 wave" of development and is far from peaking, with greater growth potential...

Monday 9 February 2026

iCatch and DXOMARK Establish Taiwan's First Next Generation Imaging Laboratory

iCatch Technology, a Taiwan leading image processing SoC and solution provider and DXOMARK, the global authority in image quality evaluation as well as provider of imaging...

Monday 9 February 2026

Taiwan posts fastest growth in 15 years as AI boom drowns out hollowing-out fears

Taiwan's economy expanded 8.63% in 2025, its strongest growth in 15 years, as the island's semiconductor-driven supply chain continued to underpin global demand for AI computing. Minister...

Monday 9 February 2026

South Korea bets on AI and electric powertrains to shape cars of future

The South Korean government announced plans to invest KRW464.5 billion (approximately US$316 million) in the automotive sector in 2026,...

Monday 9 February 2026

CSP orders and space economy fuel strong start to 2026 for Taiwan's supply chain

Rising investments in AI data centers and an intensifying global push to build large-scale satellite networks are rapidly transforming Taiwan's technology supply chain, delivering...

Monday 9 February 2026

Exclusive: Color e-paper fuels an e-reader boom across Asia, E Ink says

At the annual Taipei International Book Exhibition — traditionally a peak season for e-reader launches and promotions — E Ink Holdings, the world's largest e-paper material...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Record Japan blizzard threatens AI chip supply chains

A record-breaking blizzard driven by extreme weather has battered Japan's northern Aomori Prefecture, dumping snow at more than two and a half times the historical average. The storm...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Memory shortage and Windows 11 refresh reshape Europe's 2026 PC market outlook

Europe's PC market is entering a period of renewed uncertainty. The effects of the Windows 11 refresh cycle are colliding with the memory supply crisis, fundamentally altering shipment...

Sunday 8 February 2026

Next-gen Ku/Ka metasurface antenna to launch through JDI-Kymeta collab

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has entered a strategic master supply agreement with Kymeta, a global leader in mobile satellite communications powered by metamaterials technology, to develop...

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