India is accelerating its electronics manufacturing ambitions through AI infrastructure, semiconductor packaging, rare earth development, and foreign investment, even as regulatory compliance, traceability, and supply chain resilience remain key challenges.

Agentic AI is entering the financial sector, and a future where agents make purchases and manage wealth on people’s behalf is appearing on the horizon – but is the financial system ready for this?

Taiwan’s investment office, InvesTaiwan, under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has approved expanded Taiwan investment plans from four companies, led by MSScorps, which will invest NT$1.5 billion (US$47.4 million) and is filing for the third time. The company plans to add production lines and adopt AI technology at its Hsinchu, Tai Yuen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, and Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) facilities.

Taiwan’s CPC Corporation said Qatari liquefied natural gas shipments could begin arriving in Taiwan from early September 2026, as the US and Iran move toward an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though key details of the arrangement remain unclear.

Semiconductor testing and analysis service provider Hongkang held its annual shareholders’ meeting on June 18. Chairperson Hsieh Yung-fen said the company has begun investing in a silicon photonics wafer-and-chip optoelectronic analysis platform in anticipation of growing demand for silicon photonics. The first system is expected to be installed before August 2026, followed by a second and third system by the end of 2026 and early 2027, respectively.

The National Science Council organized a Taiwan Tech Arena delegation of 95 companies to attend the VivaTech conference in France, presenting an “AI Taiwan” showcase to promote Taiwan’s AI technologies and applications to European buyers and partners. The delegation departed this year to align with VivaTech’s 10th anniversary and its theme “A New Dimension for a New Decade,” aiming to highlight how AI can be integrated into daily life and industry settings.