According to reports from Asahi Shimbun and Reuters, Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida visited Honda’s headquarters on the morning of February 6 and informed President Toshihiro Mibe of his decision to cancel the integration talks. Honda had proposed acquiring Nissan as a subsidiary, but as this proposal was not included in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in December 2024, Nissan concluded that the discussions under this plan could not move forward.
Amid rising US restrictions on China’s tech sector, leading Chinese cloud computing and AI companies are forging alliances with DeepSeek to challenge global industry leaders and expand their footprint in the AI and cloud ecosystem.
China has launched an antitrust probe into Google as its first major countermeasure against US President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Chinese imports. On February 1, 2025, Trump announced a 10% tariff hike on Chinese goods, further intensifying trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
Amid the rapid development of the optoelectronics industry, breakthroughs in Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) testing technology are transforming the global market landscape. Ivy Ko, chairperson of EnliTech, stated that they have successfully achieved profits exceeding the entire 2023 revenue in the first three quarters of 2024 by offering high-performance testing technologies across fields such as image sensor chips, LiDAR, and silicon photonics. The company is expected to see double-digit revenue growth in 2025.
The demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) is expected to increase significantly in 2025, which will provide a boost to major Taiwan-based passive component companies including Yageo and Walsin Technology, according to industry sources.
Taiwan’s 5G adoption rate continues to trail behind Japan and South Korea, primarily due to a lack of compelling applications and high user satisfaction with existing 4G services. To drive greater adoption, Taiwan-based telecos must develop attractive applications, implement competitive pricing plans, and improve the overall user experience.
Taiwan’s total machine tool exports dropped 14.8% year-over-year to US$2.218 billion in 2024, prompting the government to introduce measures aimed at revitalizing the industry. The Industrial Development Administration (IDA) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has included machine tools as a demonstration case in its “Pilot Program for Promoting the Introduction of Generative AI in Various Industries,” aiming to address four major pain points plaguing Taiwan’s machine tool industry.
In January 2025, Qisda’s consolidated revenue reached NT$16.538 billion (approx. US$503.5 million), reflecting a year-over-year increase of 1.6%, but a month-over-month decrease of 12.3%.