Facing challenges in the machine tool industry in 2025, Tongtai Machine & Tool expects to remain profitable primarily due to non-operating income, while actively working to return its core business to profitability. The company currently holds about NT$3 billion (US$95.8 million) in orders and is expanding aggressively into the electronics equipment sector, which comprises approximately 12% of its third-quarter revenue, with plans to increase this share to nearly 20% by 2026.

China’s leading tech giants, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent, known collectively as “BAT”, have committed massive capital expenditures totaling hundreds of billions of CNY to expand AI infrastructure amid strong market demand. Alibaba’s CEO dismissed the AI bubble theory, predicting supply shortages will persist for at least three years.

Following two days of presentations at Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD25), analysts and industry observers focused on one clear theme: Foxconn’s sweeping vertical-integration strategy. From AI servers and factories to electric vehicles, smart manufacturing and smart-city infrastructure, the event underscored what Chairman Young Liu described as the company’s evolution from contract manufacturer to technology platform provider—spanning chips, power systems, cooling, racks, data centers and applications.

China is set to roll out what industry players call the strictest-ever safety standard for power banks. Reports from Sina and China National Radio say the new “Safety Technical Specification for Power Banks” will reshape the sector by removing non-compliant legacy capacity and lifting safety requirements to unprecedented levels.