Supply Chain

Lego says companies and countries must stop trashing their own environment. A factory in Vietnam is its first to be carbon-neutral, the Danish toymaker says. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Supply Chain

Lego to other Vietnam producers: Stop chasing cheapest cost

Country must be 'damn serious' about going green, says toymaker with $1bn factory

2 June 2023
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu, center, attends the company's annual shareholder meeting in New Taipei City on May 31. (Photo by Lauly Li)
Technology

Foxconn's Young Liu says AI demand to boost server business

Chairman says iPhone assembler is racing to stay ahead of Chinese rivals

31 May 2023
Interdependence between Taiwan, China and the U.S., particularly in the tech industry, has deepened even as the prospect of cross-strait conflict rises.
The Big Story

How Taiwan became the indispensable economy

Tech companies fear war but struggle to leave the island

31 May 2023
Mahathir Mohamad in Tokyo on May 26: Malaysia's former prime minister says U.S. sanctions on Russia have given his country the opportunity to abandon the dollar in its trading with Russia. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
The Future of Asia 2023

Mahathir Q&A: Auto industry 'will have to go to hydrogen'

Longtime prime minister talks EVs, Malaysian politics, role of Global South

30 May 2023
MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai, left, and Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang appear on stage together in Taipei on May 29. (Photo by Lauly Li)
Technology

Nvidia CEO unveils flurry of AI projects, products in Taiwan

Jensen Huang draws thousands for keynote speech at Computex Taipei

29 May 2023
A Semcorp subsidiary's factory in Shanghai. The planned Hungary factory will be the company's first outside China. (Photo provided by Semcorp)
Supply Chain

Battery supply chain: Semcorp set to open 1st factory beyond China

Company has global aspirations but faces hurdles to winning over U.S., European customers

29 May 2023
Workers assemble a new BMW X3 vehicle for local distribution at a Gaya Motor assembly plant, part of Astra International, in Jakarta, in July 2018.
Automobiles

Indonesia challenges Thailand's title as the 'Detroit of Asia'

Rich mineral resources for batteries give archipelago leg up in EV shift

28 May 2023
Samsung's announced investment in new chip plants in South Korea, among the largest ever, is attracting other players in the chip supply chain. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
Semiconductors

Samsung's $230bn chip hub draws top equipment makers to Seoul area

Local supply chain development to facilitate R&D, echoing TSMC in Taiwan

28 May 2023
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, right, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo address the media during the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework meeting in Detroit, U.S., on May 27.
Indo-Pacific

IPEF nations agree to strengthen supply chains at Detroit meeting

Indo-Pacific nations kick off cooperation to reduce reliance on China

28 May 2023
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, left, and Japanese Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura met in Detroit on May 26. (Photo by Anna Nishino)
Supply Chain

Japan, U.S. to take aim at 'geographic concentrations' in chip production

Trade chiefs discuss supply chain resilience ahead of IPEF talks

27 May 2023
Yasutoshi Nishimura, right, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo meet on Jan. 5 in Washington. (Courtesy of Japan's trade ministry)
Semiconductors

Japan, U.S. to lay out road map for more chip cooperation

Allies to issue statement on chip strategy at ministerial meeting in Detroit

26 May 2023
VinFast has blamed a display issue for a recall of cars in its first batch of EVs shipped to the U.S. 
Automobiles

Vietnam's VinFast recalls EVs in U.S. over display safety risk

Glitch affects 'critical safety' data in SUVs, says company with 2025 profit goal

25 May 2023
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. (Photo courtesy of Singapore's Ministry of Finance)
Interview

Singapore to 'significantly enhance' airport, seaport capacity: Wong

PM heir apparent calls multilateral trade 'critical' amid supply chain disruptions

24 May 2023
Shrimp's evolution from luxury to buffet staple has come with global environmental and social costs. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Agriculture

Vietnam shrimp sector adopts tech in quest for clean supply chain

Asia's top exporter after India helped crustacean's explosion in popularity

24 May 2023
Activists hold signs outside a General Motors factory in Silao in February 2022. Its union secured the first double-digit wage hike in years this year.
Supply Chain

Higher Mexican wages complicate push for non-China supply chains

GM, Panasonic among companies seeing big increases in labor costs

24 May 2023
China has been pushing for great self-sufficiency in key tech such as microchips. (Source photo by AP) 
Semiconductors

China's Micron ban creates chip dilemma for Samsung, SK Hynix

Move could leave supply gaps but U.S. has urged South Korea not to fill them

22 May 2023
Advanced semiconductors are one area in which Japan, the U.S., Australia and India will discuss joint investment. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Supply Chain

Quad to discuss joint investments in chips, critical minerals

Leaders set to agree on creating public-private investor network during Japan talks

20 May 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, foreground, met Thursday with executives including, from left, IMEC's Max Mirgoli, Dario Gil of IBM, Kyung Kye-hyun of Samsung Electronics, and Intel's Pat Gelsinger. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
Semiconductors

Chip companies pour $14bn into Japan, seeking stable supply chain

Kishida calls for more investment in bid to boost region's economic security

19 May 2023
Nikkei Asia journalists talk about the G-7 summit from the site of the meeting in Hiroshima, and from Taipei.
G-7 in Japan

Nikkei Asia journalists discuss upcoming G-7 summit: video

Leaders likely to discuss Ukraine war, Taiwan, global supply chains

18 May 2023
Apple is taking a hands-on approach to production of micro-LED screens, a next-generation display technology that it plans to introduce first with its Apple Watch.
Supply Chain

Apple dives into display-making to cut reliance on Samsung

iPhone maker makes billion-dollar bet on micro-LED screens

18 May 2023
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has stoked concern of a wider banking crisis.
Economy

Fears of global downturn grow over banking turmoil, higher rates

Uncertainties loom despite improvements in supply chains

18 May 2023
A supervisor displays crushed ore at a rare earth mine in California.
Supply Chain

U.S.-led supply chain talks put focus on minerals, semiconductors

IPEF heads toward partial deal later this month to reduce China dependence

17 May 2023
Workers install an electric-vehicle battery at a Mitsubishi Motors factory in Kurashiki, Japan.
Business trends

EVs replace smartphones as earnings driver for Japan parts makers

Net profit at Kyocera, TDK, other big players set to rise for first time in two years

16 May 2023
Finance ministers from six non-G-7 countries joined the meeting in Niigata on Friday. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
G-7 in Japan

G-7 talks with India, Indonesia, others to curb China dependence

Chinese lead in clean energy supply chains, while bloc has limited role: OECD

12 May 2023
China's Oppo began pursuing its own chip development after witnessing the impact of a U.S. clampdown on compatriot Huawei.
Semiconductors

China's Oppo to cease chip development amid smartphone gloom

Device maker making 'difficult adjustments for long-term development'

12 May 2023