Malaysia has agreed to invest more than US$240 billion in the US as part of negotiations aimed at reducing tariffs imposed on Malaysian goods from 25% to 19%. The details were disclosed by Zafrul Aziz, Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), during a parliamentary briefing. The agreement involves substantial high-tech purchases and other trade-related commitments over the next decade.

As Samsung Display (SDC) secures its first-ever OLED panel order for Apple’s MacBook, Chinese panel maker Beijing Oriental Electronics (BOE) is positioning itself to target any supply gaps, pushing to become a supplier for OLED panels used in iPads. If successful, this could threaten South Korea’s dominance in OLED technology.

Once the loudest champions of an all-electric future, German luxury automakers are quietly backpedaling. Under pressure from shifting global emissions regulations, tightening US tariffs, and mounting losses in the Chinese EV market, brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen Group are moving away from their previous “all-electric” stance and pivoting toward a more pragmatic, dual-power hybrid strategy.