ODM Quanta Computer will reportedly pay US$7.9 million for a contract violation involving the termination of an order made with a China-based lens module supplier.

A part of the Supply Chain Summit hosted by DIGITIMES Asia on September 27 in Taipei, the panel “From Economics to Politics, a Comprehensive Analysis of the Global Supply Chain Layout” included Alex Capri, research fellow of Hinrich Foundation, Greg IP, Wall Street Journal’s chief economics commentator, and Hermant Barge, vice president of VP of Purchase & Supply Chain at Tata Motors. They exchanged views on how India, ASEAN and emerging economies were positioned in a post-pandemic world bifurcated by US-China rivalry.

An intense competitive battle is starting to take shape in Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle (EV) market between incumbent Japanese automakers and new entrants from China, Korea and domestic players in the region.