With military conflicts in areas around the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea easing, Egypt aims to restore the Suez Canal’s former traffic levels to boost its fiscal revenue. However, two major factors continue to deter shipping companies from resuming passage through this strategic waterway, opting instead to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope.

Samsung Electronics is undertaking one of its most significant DRAM expansions in years, aggressively scaling production of its next-generation 1c DRAM as intense global AI demand redefines the memory market. This major capacity increase is poised to reshape the competitive landscape and challenge SK Hynix, which has dominated the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) segment over the past two years.

The US is intensifying its use of four key non-tariff measures—anti-dumping duties, balancing taxes, antitrust actions, and forced labor bans—creating mounting compliance and operational challenges for Taiwanese manufacturers. These tools have become central to Washington’s trade strategy under President Donald Trump and now pose greater business risks than traditional tariff actions, according to insights shared at workshops hosted by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).