Chinese multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) manufacturers—including Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Technology, Chaozhou Three-Circle Group, and Eyang Technology—have rapidly expanded their global market share, reaching an estimated 10% of total revenue in the second half of 2024. That reflects a four-percentage-point gain from 2019 and signals growing competitive pressure on incumbents such as Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco), according to Business Post and Futubull.

A legislator of Taiwan’s opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) Ju-chun Ko has leveraged his position as chair of the Education and Culture Committee to schedule a review of the Artificial Intelligence Fundamental Act (AI Fundamental Act) draft bill on June 11, demanding a clause-by-clause discussion of the bill in spite of opposition from other legislators. The move aimed to avoid a repeat of former KMT legislator Jason Hsu’s earlier attempt, when the bill was shelved due to a lack of a version proposed by the Executive Yuan to allow for comparison.

Amid a sweeping global restructuring that includes the closure of seven plants and 20,000 job cuts, Nissan has notched a rare win. The automaker’s new all-electric N7, launched exclusively in China, secured over 17,000 orders within a month of its April 27 debut—surpassing internal forecasts and offering a modest but meaningful boost to the struggling carmaker.