Strong demand for high performance computing (HPC) and generative AI (GenAI) has helped drive a 75% year-over-year revenue increase in the IC sector across Taiwan’s science parks in April 2025, leading all industrial categories in the parks, according to data from the Science Park Bureaus under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). Science and Technology Minister and Minister without Portfolio Cheng-wen Wu believes Taiwan should leverage its semiconductor and AI expertise through tight integration with the biomedical industry, to foster practical applications of AI in biotech and medicine.

Honda has postponed the launch of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell factory, pushing back the production timeline with no new start date confirmed. Citing reports from Nikkei and Jiji Press, the company now plans to reduce the facility’s annual capacity to fewer than 20,000 units, down from the originally projected 30,000. The plant, located in Tochigi Prefecture, was initially slated to begin operations in fiscal 2027 (April 2027–March 2028).

As Vietnam prepares to roll out its carbon trading pilot program in 2025, TPIsoftware, a Taiwan-based technology firm, announced a strategic partnership with Ho Team Construction, the largest Taiwanese construction contractor operating in Vietnam. The collaboration will see Ho Team become the country’s first construction company to adopt an AI-powered carbon inventory system, laying the groundwork for Vietnam’s full-scale carbon trading regime anticipated in 2029.

Amid significant challenges during the first half of 2025, largely external pressures like tariffs, JPC Connectivity, a provider of connectivity solutions, has made strides by concentrating on specialized sectors such as AI servers and telecom-grade optical communications. The company conveyed optimism during its earnings call on June 27, aiming to sustain robust growth momentum and continuous profit expansion throughout the remainder of the year.