https://www.scmp.com/rss/514980/feed Chin Hsueh is a Master of Science in Foreign Service candidate at Georgetown University. He previously served as a policy analyst at the Kuomintang’s Department of International Affairs and as a corporate affairs intern at the US-Taiwan Business Council. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Malaysia was once the Silicon Valley of the East until Taiwan and South Korea stole its thunder in the chip industry. Now, a newly established semiconductor task force in the country says the time has come to restore that glory. It represents the country’s latest efforts to elevate its chip industry from back-end assembly to front-end manufacturing. The back-end stage of the semiconductor supply chain consists of assembly, packing and testing (APT). APT is an indispensable step after chips are... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3252547/why-malaysia-once-silicon-valley-east-set-strike-back?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3252547/why-malaysia-once-silicon-valley-east-set-strike-back?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:30:12 +0000 On February 28, the US Commerce Department put out a call for applications for US$39 billion in federal funds from the Chips and Science Act passed by Congress last year, with several strings attached. A significant one is the rule demanding chip makers ensure affordable, high-quality childcare for their workers. This is a strategic move that aims to mitigate US manufacturers’ struggles to hire skilled workers. As Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said last month, the US is “in the middle of a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3212513/us-china-tech-war-vocational-schools-could-be-key-fixing-labour-shortages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3212513/us-china-tech-war-vocational-schools-could-be-key-fixing-labour-shortages?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:00:12 +0000 Last year was China’s second-hottest year on average, according to the country’s annual climate bulletin released earlier this month. Average temperatures last spring, summer and autumn were the highest since records began. Releasing the report, National Climate Centre deputy director Jia Xiaolong stressed the importance of remaining alert to “low-probability, high-impact” climate events – such as the 2013 heatwave that pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in at least 40 Chinese cities... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3211002/green-hydrogen-chinas-answer-steel-mill-carbon-emissions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3211002/green-hydrogen-chinas-answer-steel-mill-carbon-emissions?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:00:13 +0000