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A cleanroom technician inspecting a glowing silicon wafer in a Hsinchu semiconductor fab

The 2-nanometre race runs through Hsinchu

As the next process node enters volume production, Taiwan's science parks have become the most consequential square kilometres in the global economy.
Robotic welders working over EV battery modules on a Korean gigafactory production line

Korea’s battery giants retool gigafactories for solid-state

The first solid-state pilot lines are running, and the capital rotation behind them is the largest in Korean manufacturing since the memory supercycle.

Building Quality Culture and Workforce Accountability: Why Talent Resilience Matters for Future-Ready Industries

As industries across Southeast Asia navigate digital transformation, evolving customer expectations, and increasing global uncertainty, one challenge continues to surface across manufacturing, technology, and industrial sectors: how do organisations build a workforce…

MIDA’s New Incentive Framework: Why Manufacturers Must Shift from Process Excellence to Product Innovation

As global manufacturing becomes increasingly competitive, success can no longer be measured solely by production efficiency. Manufacturers across ASEAN are now facing a new challenge: how to move beyond process excellence and…

Catalysing Regional Competitiveness: The JS-SEZ Blueprint for Growth

As Southeast Asia accelerates into its next phase of industrial transformation, the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is emerging as one of the most strategic cross-border initiatives shaping the region’s future. At…

At AIM Asia Summit 2026: Johor Reinforces FDI Leadership and Advances JS-SEZ as a Catalyst for Cross-Border Growth

This content is translated and adapted from the original article published by Astro Awani . JOHOR BAHRU: Johor is committed to maintaining its position as the country’s leading investment destination and remaining…

Innovative Manufacturing Digital and Remote Strategies for a Global Impact

At the 2nd Annual Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Week 2025 , Yvonne Keil, Senior Director, GlobalFoundries (GF) Operations in Malaysia and India, GlobalFoundries , shared how the company is reshaping…

Connecting ASEAN for Collective Growth: Cross-Border Exchange of Knowledge, Talent and Technology

At the 2nd Annual Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Week 2025 , the final panel brought the day to a compelling close with the theme “Exploring Cross-Border Exchange of Knowledge, Talent…

Developing a Future-Ready Workforce for the Industry 5.0 Revolution

At the 2nd Annual Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Week 2025 , leaders from manufacturing, human capital, and government gathered to explore how talent strategies can drive the transition from Industry…

The Power of Diversity & Inclusion to Fuel Innovation in Manufacturing

At the 2nd Annual Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Week 2025 , an engaging panel titled, “ The Power of Diversity & Inclusion to Fuel Innovation in Manufacturing “, explored how…