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SemiconductorsTokyo Electron aims to boost US manufacturing to same level as Japan Japan's top chip tool maker says demand, not tariffs or CHIPS Act, fueling expansion Tokyo Electron is aiming to ramp up production in the U.S. [1]

CaixinVietnam attracts global manufacturers despite US tariff increases Policy incentives and role in supply chain continue to lure companies from China. [2]

InterviewEx-Intel CEO says US manufacturing needs long-term 'patient capital' Gelsinger stresses 'consistent, simple' policies when rebuilding supply chains Pat Gelsinger, who stepped down as Intel CEO in 2024, joined venture capital firm Playground ... [3]

YANGON—Myanmar’s garment manufacturers have warned that US tariffs threaten to hobble the country’s recovery from a devastating earthquake, as the death toll rose to 3,645 on Tuesday. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

Trump tariffsChina tariffs will push up US prices in coming weeks, manufacturers warn Trump's trade war hits makers of goods ranging from clothing to highchairs Small American businesses and other companies that manufacture products in China say the ... [5]

TOKYO -- U.S. defense tech startup Anduril Industries is looking at setting up a factory in Japan as well as partnering with local manufacturers to supply equipment to the government. [6]

PHOENIX, Arizona -- Laughter, cheers and applause filled the Arizona Science Center on a rainy October morning as kids ran around a rack of white "bunny suits" in a mock semiconductor clean room. [7]

Henny Sender is the founder and managing partner of Apsara Advisory, a strategic consultancy for financial services companies. OpinionA US private equity firm's challenges in bringing Chinese manufacturing to India ![Avatar]( [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-09 · 75% match

Tokyo Electron aims to boost US manufacturing to same level as Japan

SemiconductorsTokyo Electron aims to boost US manufacturing to same level as Japan Japan's top chip tool maker says demand, not tariffs or CHIPS Act, fueling expansion Tokyo Electron is aiming to ramp up production in the U.S.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-14 · 75% match

Vietnam attracts global manufacturers despite US tariff increases

CaixinVietnam attracts global manufacturers despite US tariff increases Policy incentives and role in supply chain continue to lure companies from China.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-03 · 75% match

Ex-Intel CEO says US manufacturing needs long-term 'patient capital'

InterviewEx-Intel CEO says US manufacturing needs long-term 'patient capital' Gelsinger stresses 'consistent, simple' policies when rebuilding supply chains Pat Gelsinger, who stepped down as Intel CEO in 2024, joined venture capital firm Playground

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-04-09 · 75% match

Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Warn US Tariffs Imperil Quake Recovery

YANGON—Myanmar’s garment manufacturers have warned that US tariffs threaten to hobble the country’s recovery from a devastating earthquake, as the death toll rose to 3,645 on Tuesday.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-27 · 75% match

China tariffs will push up US prices in coming weeks, manufacturers warn

Trump tariffsChina tariffs will push up US prices in coming weeks, manufacturers warn Trump's trade war hits makers of goods ranging from clothing to highchairs Small American businesses and other companies that manufacture products in China say the

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-03 · 75% match

US defense tech startup Anduril eyes manufacturing in Japan

TOKYO -- U.S. defense tech startup Anduril Industries is looking at setting up a factory in Japan as well as partnering with local manufacturers to supply equipment to the government.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-05 · 75% match

US races to train tech workers for manufacturing, but will AI get the jobs first?

PHOENIX, Arizona -- Laughter, cheers and applause filled the Arizona Science Center on a rainy October morning as kids ran around a rack of white "bunny suits" in a mock semiconductor clean room.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-11 · 75% match

A US private equity firm's challenges in bringing Chinese manufacturing to India

Henny Sender is the founder and managing partner of Apsara Advisory, a strategic consultancy for financial services companies. OpinionA US private equity firm's challenges in bringing Chinese manufacturing to India ![Avatar](

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-24 · 65% match

US tariff whiplash hits Asian manufacturers investing stateside

NEW YORK -- For more than 10 years, packaging maker Plascene produced plastic jars and bottles at its Oxnard, California, factory using materials shipped from Vietnam.

[10] MM bignewsnetwork.com · 85% match

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