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Monday 16 June 2025
Uncertain prospects for China's 618 shopping festival; Pegavision avoids price wars, finds success in Japan and Europe
In recent years, Pegatron has actively invested in new businesses targeting high-value-added industries. Besides expanding its core automotive and AI servers sectors, the company's...
Monday 16 June 2025
First Taiwan offshore wind farm connected to grid
Taiwan's first offshore wind farm project with a total installed capacity exceeding 1GW has started delivering electricity to the national power grid.
Monday 16 June 2025
Samsung's next growth pillars: advanced chip packaging, robotics
Samsung Electronics is weighing advanced semiconductor packaging and robotics as future growth drivers, with plans to discuss development strategies at its upcoming global strategic...
Monday 16 June 2025
Fortune Electric secures Taiwan's first contract in US Stargate AI project, winning NT$2 billion power transformer order
Taiwan-based heavy electrical equipment maker Fortune Electric has become the first Taiwanese company to secure a contract under the US Stargate Project, a US$500 billion AI infrastructure...
Monday 16 June 2025
Quantum clock's ticking: Quanta builds real machines, Lam defers retirement by a decade
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has recently softened his earlier skepticism, now expressing optimism about the potential of quantum computing. Meanwhile, Taiwan's Quanta Computer has been...
Monday 16 June 2025
Renault CEO exit in July raises concern over alliance with Nissan
According to Nikkei and Kyodo, Renault CEO Luca de Meo will step down from his role on July 15, 2025, after a five-year tenure marked by financial recovery and alliance...
Monday 16 June 2025
Samsung and LG push AI innovation to strengthen South Korea's lead in global TV market
As Samsung Electronics aims to make 2025 the "Year of AI TV," LG Electronics is also leveraging differentiated AI features to solidify South Korea's leadership in the global television...
Monday 16 June 2025
Taiwan's machinery sector shows signs of recovery after lingering challenges

After a prolonged slump, Taiwan's machinery industry is showing signs of recovery, with export growth recorded for the fourth consecutive...

Monday 16 June 2025
Taiwan optical firm targets auto market as phone demand wanes
Taiwan's Zhong Yang Technology is pivoting from smartphones to automotive applications, betting on mandatory driver monitoring systems to fuel growth as the mobile market saturates...
Monday 16 June 2025
Former US army secretary leads Taiwan defense talks ahead of Ukraine visit
Defense industry autonomy has emerged as a global priority amid escalating geopolitical tensions. The Taiwan-US Defense Industry Forum recently concluded with former US Army Secretary...
Monday 16 June 2025
Hanwha Semitech faces patent war with Hanmi Semiconductor over TCB breakthrough
A high-stakes patent dispute between Hanwha Semitech and Hanmi Semiconductor over a critical piece of equipment in the HBM production process — the TCB machine — is set...
Monday 16 June 2025
Taiwan adds Huawei, SMIC, others to export control entity list
On June 15, the International Trade Administration (ITA) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has updated its Strategic High-Tech Commodities Export Control Entity List, adding...
Monday 16 June 2025
Taiwan's Lotes eyes volume production for AI server hardware as 2H25 demand builds
Lotes Terminals Industrial Co. (Lotes), a connector supplier based in Taiwan, expects stronger revenue in the second half of 2025, even as currency volatility may dent second-quarter...
Monday 16 June 2025
Phoenix Contact challenges liquid cooling dominance in EV charging
Phoenix Contact is challenging the electric vehicle charging industry's shift toward liquid-cooled systems with technology that sustains 500-ampere charging for 10 minutes without...
Monday 16 June 2025
BYD bets big on Europe with megawatt EV chargers as domestic market wobbles
BYD is accelerating its European expansion with plans to deploy megawatt-level (MW) ultra-fast charging stations—despite intensifying scrutiny at home and industry doubts abroad...