Hi everyone, this is Lauly, sending greetings from rainy and windy Taipei. It’s been two weeks since the US presidential election, and yet the most common topic of conversation among Asia’s tech suppliers is still President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House. An executive with a server and notebook computer supplier told me that

According to a report from the Reuters, the CEO of European chip manufacturer STMicroelectronics (ST) has announced a new plan to collaborate with Chinese foundry Hua Hong, China’s second-largest custom chip manufacturer, to produce 40nm microcontroller chips in Shenzhen by the end of 2025. CEO Jean-Marc Chery emphasized the importance of having local manufacturing in

A senior US senator has warned that American tech companies’ activities in China represent a national security risk, in a hearing that saw infosec biz CrowdStrike testify it has identified another cyber-espionage crew it believes is backed by Beijing. The warning came from Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who chairs the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s

Japanese officials said Wednesday they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan’s airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military aircraft nearly three months ago was unintentional and caused by turbulence. Tokyo protested and sought an explanation from Beijing after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance