Semiconductors
Taiwan top chipmakers plan to localize neon gas supply by 2025
Scarcity of key material after Ukraine war leads firms to shore up supply
Semiconductors
China buys more chip tools than South Korea, Taiwan, U.S. combined
Record $25bn spent in first half in Beijing push to develop local supply chain
International relations
Indonesia vows to 'defend interests of Global South' at Africa forum
Jokowi aims for $3.5bn in business deals at 3-day gathering in Bali
Semiconductors
Supply security now trumps price for chip industry: IQE CEO
U.K. chip materials maker sees China developers gaining market share
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India's iPhone hopes and South Korea's EV concerns
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Supply Chain
Apple starts making latest iPhones in India, accelerates push beyond China
Tech giant looks to diversify supply chains as geopolitical uncertainty festers
Technology
Apple orders over 10% more iPhones than last year on AI bet
Company preparing for Sept. 9 launch of first phones with Apple Intelligence
Automobiles
Toyota and BMW to form alliance in fuel cell vehicle manufacturing
German auto giant aims to start mass production in a few years
Automobiles
Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, following U.S. lead
Trudeau says Beijing 'is not playing by same rules'; China calls move 'protectionist'
Supply Chain
Thailand's Amata eyes Laos as a hub for Chinese manufacturing exodus
Company is developing a new industrial site along the cross-border railway
Climate Change
Japan, Indonesia, others agree to build sustainable fuel supply chain
Coconut oil-based aviation fuel among 400 projects pitched in Jakarta meeting
Artificial intelligence
Japan's AI unicorn Preferred Networks to court first overseas investors
Company, partners working to beat Nvidia with next-generation AI accelerator by 2027
Supply Chain
Isuzu, Sojitz to join Japan's ASEAN chip, EV supply chain push
15 companies to receive subsidies to build operations in Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand
Semiconductors
U.S. chip, EV industries struggle to take off despite huge subsidies
2 years after CHIPS Act and IRA, investments lag and supply chains remain China-reliant
Commodities
As lithium slump drags on, some Australian miners look to grow
Operators push through gloom to position for long-term demand forecasts
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Southeast Asia's trade dilemma over China's cheap imports
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Semiconductors
Infineon CEO says Asia 'critical' for chip production, R&D plans
Economies of scale still matter even as countries rush to onshore supply chains
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HP's China shift and Infineon in Malaysia
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Semiconductors
Infineon opens largest power semiconductor plant in Malaysia
Southeast Asian nation receives record chip, data center investments
Supply Chain
HP plans its most aggressive shift of production away from China
Thailand emerges as major factory destination as PC maker hires engineers in Singapore
Semiconductors
Malaysia moves up value chain with first semiconductor park
'Once in a generation' chance to become chip champion, minister says
Semiconductors
U.S. to award SK Hynix up to $450m for chip-packaging facility
Indiana plant will make next-generation chips for training AI systems
Opinion
What the world gets wrong about China's overcapacity
Many policymakers confuse productive capacity with production output
Supply Chain
ASICS shoe supplier in Cambodia accused of labor rights abuses
Japan sportswear company says factory management accepts workers' right to organize
Business Spotlight
Rapidus: How a phone call from IBM reignited Japan's chip ambitions
Startup preparing to begin test production of high-tech semiconductors in April