Manufacturing

China has seized Sony’s television halo

The power of branding still holds for Sony in its television sets, even if its screens are no longer manufactured by it.

Trump launches $15.3 billion minerals stockpile to counter China

Project Vault is intended to help the US auto industry while letting companies keep related risks off their balance sheets.

EU will struggle to secure key raw materials supply, warns report

Wind turbines of Vestas at the Port of Odense, Denmark. The EU is struggling to diversify its imports of the key materials needed for key industries.

Singapore factory activity accelerates on demand for AI products and chips

The purchasing managers’ index - a barometer of the overall manufacturing industry’s health - rose from 50.3 points in December 2025 to 50.5 points.

Asia’s factory activity expands on solid global demand

China’s factory activity expanded at a faster pace in January as export orders rebounded.

Playbook launched for Singapore manufacturers looking to expand into Johor

The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone playbook was launched by Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) president Lennon Tan (fourth from left) and Minister of State for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang (fourth from right) at the SMF manufacturing day summit on Jan 30.

Tech sector may account for larger share of Singapore’s GDP growth in 2026: MAS

A staff member in hazesuit works in the cleanroom of a wafer fab manufacturing facility at Singapore GlobalFoundries in Singapore on September 12, 2023. The world's third-largest contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries opened a $4 billion manufacturing plant in Singapore on Tuesday as part of a global expansion to help ease an industry supply crunch. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

Micron to invest $30.5 billion in Singapore to boost chip production, creating 1,600 jobs

DPM and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong (centre) attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Micron facility on Jan 27.

China’s industrial profits reverse slump after deflation eases

Industrial profits climbed 5.3 per cent in December from a year earlier, compared with a plunge of more than 13 per cent in November.

Analysts cautious on outlook as Singapore factory output sees fourth straight month of growth

The electronics and transport engineering sectors saw the most growth in December.

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