Onapsis appoints Simon Naylor as VP, Asia Pacific
Onapsis announced the appointment of Simon Naylor as Vice President, Asia Pacific. In this new role, Naylor will be responsible for driving business growth in Asia Pacific. “Simon brings a wealth of experience with cybersecurity in the APAC region,.....»»
Heat dissipation in high demand for AI servers
Heat dissipation for servers is in high demand due to the popularity of AI, according to Spencer Shen, chairman of cooling module maker Asia Vital Components (AVC)......»»
ASEAN and South Asia are top choices for new production bases
According to data collected by DIGITIMES, all 949 publicly traded electronics firms in Taiwan generated sales totaling NT$953 billion in 2022. Manufacturers of electronic devices, such as handsets and notebooks, accounted for about NT$500 billion, of.....»»
Dutch and Taiwanese VCs co-invest to bring Taiwanese supply chain into orbiting space factory
Netherlands-based Space Infrastructures Ventures (SIV) and Taiwan-based Infinio Capital have jointly invested to set up "Orbital Outpost Asia" in Taiwan, dedicated to the development of advanced array antennas, heat management systems in space statio.....»»
Taiwanese telecom device makers pushing more production in Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based network device makers Arcadyan Technology, Sercomm, and Accton Technology are all keen on their capacity expansions in Southeast Asia despite the existing economic downturn, according to sources from the upstream supply chain......»»
BYD to make electric vehicles in Vietnam in Southeast Asia push
BYD Co. plans to produce electric vehicles in Vietnam and expects support from the country's government to do so, the Southeast Asian nation said following a May 5 meeting between Deputy Premier Tran Hong Ha and the automaker's chairman and founder,.....»»
Scientists find chemical that stops locust cannibalism
Plagues of locusts that darken the skies and devastate all things that grow have been recorded since Biblical times, and today threaten the food security of millions of people across Asia and Africa......»»
1st lunar eclipse of 2023 dims full moon ever so slightly
Stargazers in Asia and Australia had the best seats for the year's first lunar eclipse......»»
Acer announces 1Q23 net income at NT$515.17 million, EPS NT$0.17; appoints new president
Acer has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. Consolidated revenues reached NT$52.46 billion (US$1.7 billion), gross profits reached NT$5.36 billion and maintained a margin of 10.2%, while inventory was further reduced to NT.....»»
Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together
The North Pacific "Garbage Patch" is home to an abundance of floating sea creatures, as well as the plastic waste it has become famous for, according to a study by Rebecca Helm from Georgetown University, U.S., and colleagues. The paper is published.....»»
Chemical signal protects migratory locusts from cannibalism
Huge swarms of migratory locusts take on the proportions of natural disasters and threaten the food supply of millions of people, especially in Africa and Asia. As the eighth of the ten biblical plagues, the Book of Moses in the Old Testament already.....»»
Thailand, Indonesia to become new shining stars of EV business, says DIGITIMES Research
The EV supply chain in Southeast Asia has grown mature with Thailand and Indonesia becoming the major players in the ecosystem. With Thailand's subsidy policies helping boost local EV sales, many Chinese automakers including Great Wall Motor (GWM), S.....»»
Around 80% of banks in Asia Pacific to increase technology budget, IDC finds
According to a recent IDC survey, Role of Technology in the Banking Industry, 83.2% of banks in Asia Pacific (not including Japan) will increase their technology budgets in 2023, with 14.8% signaling they will increase their budgets by 20% or more......»»
Advantech steps up global deployment
Advantech, an industrial computing device and solution provider, is stepping up its investment in regional factory sites in North America, Japan, and Southeast Asia, according to the Taiwan-based company......»»
Indo-Pacific corals found to be more resilient to climate change than Atlantic corals
In the face of global warming and other environmental changes, corals in the Atlantic Ocean have declined precipitously in recent years, while corals in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are faring better. By describing several species of symbiotic algae.....»»
OSATs, IDMs diversify production bases
Semiconductor OSATs and IDMs are diversifying their manufacturing bases, with a growing focus on Southeast Asia, according to industry sources......»»
Taiwan PCB makers face challenges relocating production to Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are facing challenges as they push forward with relocating production to Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, such as limited land, water, and electrical supplies, according to industry sources......»»
Studying impact of bioluminescent "blue tears" on water quality around Pingtan Island
Pingtan Island is an attractive tourist destination off the east coast of mainland Asia south of the Min River estuary complex. One of its most well-known natural features that draws the crowds are the "blue tears." This natural phenomenon is a blue.....»»
NASA"s last S-MODE mission studies the ocean"s surface
The mission is gathering observations with airborne sensors, a research ship, and autonomous instruments like gliders that skim the upper layers of the Pacific Ocean......»»
Researchers find long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean
I was part of a team that recently discovered human-made pollutants in one of the deepest and most remote places on Earth—the Atacama Trench, which goes down to a depth of 8,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean. The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls.....»»
Human activities have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing population into smaller patches
Despite their iconic status and long association with humans, Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals. Believed to number between 45,000 and 50,000 individuals worldwide, they are at risk throughout Asia due to human activities s.....»»