South Korea is facing a sharp rise in industrial technology leakage cases, with incidents increasing nearly 50% year-over-year amid growing risks of Chinese attempts to steal proprietary technologies. Key sectors such as rechargeable batteries and semiconductors—where South Korea holds exclusive expertise—are under heightened pressure from increasingly sophisticated, organized, and international espionage efforts.

Taiwan Cement (TCC) has begun to see results from its expansion through acquisitions in Europe and Africa, with the company now holding a 50% market share in Portugal and accumulating more than 2 million tons of carbon credits. Although the EU has postponed the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to 2027, TCC chairman An-ping Chang has stressed that corporations need to prepare beforehand to comply with future regulations.

China’s smartphone sales during the 2025 Singles’ Day period posted only modest growth, and nearly all of the gains came from Apple, according to new market data. The uneven performance has raised concerns that weaker Android demand could force MediaTek and Qualcomm to scale back shipments of their flagship mobile processors earlier than usual.

Trumpf, a key supplier of semiconductor equipment components with close partnerships with industry giants such as ASML Holding and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), officially launched its new regional plasma power technology center in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, on November 28. The facility aims to strengthen customer connections, reduce service response times, lower carbon footprints, and extend equipment lifecycles through refurbishment services.