Avnet is convening regional partners and customers at its Edge & Beyond Tech Days in July 2026 to accelerate real-world edge AI deployments in Singapore and Vietnam, citing 81% of companies moving bey…
Asia's factories expanded for a seventh straight month in June, driven by surging demand for AI hardware such as chips and servers, according to PMI data. The growth offset headwinds from the Iran war…
AI-driven demand for chips and data-center equipment pushed manufacturing PMIs above 50 in China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia in June 2026, according to Reuters. However, the…
Thailand projects record $366.8 billion in exports for 2026, driven by surging global demand for AI-related electronics components. The country's electronics sector has expanded for over 19 consecutiv…
Nvidia's advanced AI chips, including B200, H100, and H200, are selling at up to 50% premiums on China's black market, with over $1 billion worth smuggled in three months after US export controls tigh…
Warfare is decimating animal populations worldwide, with conflicts in Ukraine, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Sudan causing mass displacement, habitat destruction, and population crashes. A study of Africa…
LG Innotek aims to generate 1 trillion won ($662 million) in operating profit from its chip substrate business by 2031, exceeding the entire group's 2025 earnings, driven by AI demand. The division, l…
LG Innotek is jointly developing a 120mm ultra-large flip-chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) substrate with a North American big-tech customer, aiming to complete development next year and pursue mass prod…
A new global poll by UK firm Public First finds that respondents in 11 of 15 countries believe China has surpassed the US in AI capability and innovation, with only Japan, India, Vietnam, and the US f…
US imports of data center equipment surged 109% between 2020 and 2025 to $653.1 billion, driven by AI demand, reshaping global trade and boosting Asian exporters like Taiwan, Mexico, and Vietnam. Taiw…
Researchers have developed an ontology-grounded verification framework for enterprise AI agents that combines an Agent Operational Envelope, automated scenario generation, and Trust Certificates to pr…
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Ho Quoc Dung proposed expanding cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in artificial intelligence, including joint research and policy exchanges on techno…
Samsung Electronics is investing $1.5 billion to build a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, with commercial operations targeted for November 2027. The facility, located north of Hanoi, will test …