AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Cybersecurity: Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs says it detected AI-assisted cyberattacks on government agencies from overseas last month, starting July 20, but affected bodies “handled” the incident; the attacks used AI agent-assisted tools and targeted dozens of accounts. Cross-strait Security: Taiwan also reported heightened Chinese military activity, with 18 PLA sorties, 11 PLAN vessels and 3 official ships detected around the island, 15 crossing into Taiwan’s ADIZ. Semiconductor Ecosystem: SEMI Taiwan highlighted how AI-driven chip complexity is pushing testing and metrology to the center stage ahead of SEMICON Taiwan, while Critical Manufacturing will showcase an MES-to-intelligence platform for intelligent semiconductor operations. Foxconn Earnings: Hon Hai posted record Q2 net profit of NT$59.97bn (+35% YoY), with cloud and networking now over half of revenue, boosted by AI server demand. Index Moves: MSCI’s August review left Southeast Asia with no additions to global standard indexes, while removing Sembcorp, Ayala Land and GoTo from key benchmarks. Finance & Markets: Global focus stays on US inflation as Asian stocks track sentiment; meanwhile Norway’s sovereign wealth fund reported a record first-half profit of $184bn, helped by tech gains including Taiwan Semiconductor.
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